Inspiration: Dark Blue Walls

Dark blue is one of those colors you don't always see in decorating, but when it's used well, it's great. We've seen it put to good use in small spaces and large ones alike. It works really well with a bright accent color like red or yellow, and gets even better when you add some detailed wall molding...

FIRST ROW
• 1 Notting Hill Apartment by Ilse Crawford
• 2 Todd Alexander Romano
• 3 Jeannine and Edwin's Downtown Penthouse
• 4 Melissa and Matt's Design Lab
• 5 Matt and Kevin's Dark Saturated Colors

SECOND ROW
• 6 Markham Roberts
• 7 Zooey Deschanel's Blue Studio
• 8 Love Home
• 9 Jon's Contemporary Hybrid
• 10 Anemone Cocoa Rug from the Rug Company

(Photos: StudioIlse, Todd Alexander Romano, Gregory Han, Evan Thomas, Matt and Kevin, Fernando Bengoechea / Markham Roberts, Domino, Love Home, Jon, the Rug Company)

Comments (7)

This post has perfect timing! We're painting our front parlor dark blue right now, and I needed a tad bit of inspiration.

posted by cassielynn on July 25th 2009 at 9:51am
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These are fab rooms - My bedroom is Ocean Blue w/ Navy velvet drapes right now...
...but I think that the next color is going to be Dark Blue.

posted by bepsf on July 25th 2009 at 12:52pm
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Nice, but the first and last rooms' walls are definitely not dark blue, or at least, not in these pictures.

posted by slowdown on July 25th 2009 at 2:15pm
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I want to do my bedroom in a darkish blue, but I'm wondering about how to make it feel cozy in winter. With white curtains I think it would feel cool and refreshing in summer, but I need to figure out a way to warm it up in winter.

posted by Julia Wise on July 25th 2009 at 8:16pm
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Bold wall colors are amazing--- some are so hesitant to make the commitment for fear they won't like the result! But as you can see here, it really works.

posted by thecondoist on July 27th 2009 at 2:33pm
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Damn, now I need to rethink my plans to repaint my living room dark navy blue...

posted by dn on July 27th 2009 at 4:58pm
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For anyone who may see this, I'm hoping for some blue bedroom wall advice . . .

I'm moving to a small home with normal height ceilings (I'm used to far more character than this), hardwood floors . . . and I only have a budget for paint.

I'm wanting to use a lot of blue paint, different shades, throughout the house. The bedroom is serving as the greatest obstacle. It might not work.

I have this duvet: http://www.blisslivinghome.com/categories.php?cPath=152_826

and a vintage chair that is sort of the peach color from the leaves on the duvet

So given those colors, is there a blue in the world that would work, if I were to work it in some of the decor as well or I am stuck with a neutral?

ALL ideas welcome.

posted by lij on October 29th 2009 at 10:46am
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