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In small doses, though, please. Not a whole housefull.

Purple and I are permanently separated. We did a trial split, but we just have nothing in common. It's a suitable symbolic color for death, but beyond that, I have no use for it. If the lavendar shown here were bluer, then maybe we could talk.

I agree, very small doses. I love the fabrics shown above and a few cushions or curtains in that would be nice.

no way

The other problem/challenge with purples is its relationship to incandescent light. The yellow in the incandescent combines with the purple, which tends to cancel out the purple and just make an area look dirty/dingy brown.

A drop is all anyone needs. My neighbor used to get every new car she bought re-painted lavender. ???

While I personally like shades of lavender, I restrict myself to using it with accessory pieces. That way, when the fad is over or I'm tired of it, I can change it out.

Sounds like it is time to dig out those accessory pieces. Is it too soon for 80's nostalgia?

nope! lavender conjures up images of teen rooms and country-style cheapness. can't do it! as elegant as the above items are, i just see a blur of 'no-ness'.

Maybe a small dose, but a less lavendary lavendar, if at all. For anything large or important I think this is a color which will age badly. Yes, there a tinge of age and death to it.

I tend to prefer true purple, but I think a little lavender can play up that purple, if done properly. (Note: I'm not sure if I'm there yet or not, but I'm trying!)

Bleck! Unless it's in the form of a few drops of lavender oil in the tub....

Only if you're a Unicorn and want to pledge your allegiance to Lila.

unicorn, LOL!!!

My bedroom is lavendar, but I have to find the right light bulbs to keep it from look funky (the BAD kind of funky).

But done RIGHT, lavendar can be nice. But please don't try to mix it. Purple and lavendar are not shades that you can easily mix around. Find one shade of either and use it in SMALL doses.

Not so much lavendar, but I am partial to a plum purple because plum, chocolate brown, and gold were the colors for my wedding design. So...I'm in the process or incorporating purple ACCENT colors into our bedroom. It's a sentimental thing:)

I have a fondness for BM Tropical Dusk and the lighter Spring Violet. They are much more muted than your stereotypical lavender, found in the gray section of the store. I have Spring Violet in my kids room, with turquoise, navy and white and it's a lovely soothing room. And we have Tropical dusk in the livingroom which doesn't get much light, and it is warm and cozy and great for movie watching. I like intense colors though not bright ones.

Perhaps when I'm old enough to join the red hat ladies. Till then, not so much.