Another favorite color combination of mine is blue and red. I like a very light, almost ethereal blue with a brash pop of red but other tones and hues work just as well too.
I like the contrast between them — with blue being calm, peaceful and even moody and red being strong, confident and bold. I am still sometimes surprised by how well they can go together.
(Images:1 Venice Beach Eco Cottages, 2 Tim Corrigan, 3 Elizabeth Dunker via Design*Sponge, 4 Ideal Home, 5 Stylish Thought)
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I have noticed that blue and red is a combination you often see in Great Britain, but not here, for some reason, though it is the color combination in both our flags.
I tend to love neutrals and sedated, moody decor yet I love these, esp. the French Chateau Bedroom.
This is definitely my absolute favorite combination of colors.
OMG! where is that chair from?? I must have it!
My kitchen will be Martha Stewart Vintage Map, and I already have a red microwave. I can't wait to see it finished after these inspirational photos!
I like how the Gramercy Park Hotel does red and blue. Check out the third image on this link...
http://alittledabble.blogspot.com/2008/07/grammercy-hotel.html
all these spaces are beautifully styled. red and blue marry really well. a few years ago i tried to persuade a client to combine both colours in her beach flat, but she was too afraid if it was too much. i wish i had these beautiful shots to show her!
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I'm so glad you made this post! I found the red desk in the second picture at a garage sale and that is what got me started on our red and blue bedroom :) Still need to paint the side tables white, and find a new blue comforter/duvet/quilt/coverlet/whatever, and get more things on the walls, but some day it will be finished!
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Thank you for posting these--they're all knock-outs.
Red and Turquoise were our wedding colors. Great combo!
And the first picture totally has custom red and blue modgreenpod wallpaper in the bedroom. Awesome.
A few weeks ago someone commented on a post, saying that they were planning to do their nursery in aqua in red, and I've been obsessed with the idea since then. I don't have kids, nor am I pregnant, but I can't get the idea out of my head. These pictures gave me some other great ideas with alternatives to aqua. I love that first pic, and the butterfly wallpaper makes my head spin in the best possible way.
Doggie looks like a little queen in the birdcage...how cute! First space looks so whimsical, second room is simply "gawjus".