This week it's about PURPLE. We've pulled a diverse collection of purple paints and accents from the House Beautiful archives. Each one above is from a slide show below the jump. Enjoy!
• 1 A Fabulously Feminine New Orleans Home An entire home with purple as the centerpiece!
• 2 Colors to Make You Look Younger — Purple dining room painted with Jack Horner's Plum by Pratt & Lambert.
• 3 Daughter's Bedroom in Amanda Nisbet's NY Apartment — If purple hued paint isn't your thing, look how this cream room was transformed with purple textiles.
• 4 — A colorful and cozy eggplant chair adds pop to the living room. It's upholstered in Carom from Malabar.
• 5 6 Great Shades of Purple — Lavender is pretty girly, but check out the other 5 shades (I like the Caponata AF650 from Benjamin Moore).
(Images: House Beautiful)
Veronica & Keith's Handmade Chic 
Before & After: A Bathroom Goes From Pinky Peach to Sleek and Chic
Good Food to Share 
The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces 
Apartment Therapy Presents 
The Eight-Step Home Cure 
Hunslet Dinner Plate
A Beginner's Guide to Superb Stir-Fry: Quick, Healthy Meals from a Wok
Easy Pitcher Cocktail Recipe: Strawberry Basil Margaritas
Comments (7)
That House Beautiful feature was one of the most gorgeous homes I've ever seen. Anyone who thinks pastels are bland/hokey should be required to see it.
Love the chair from #4. It makes me want to curl up with some classic novel.
Purple is absolutely not my color, but these are very nice!
Emily
If I wanted to paint anything in my house those shades, it would instantly end my marriage, and he'd be right to leave me.
I'm so sorry this combination is absolutely delicious.... I know purple is strong but done well it can be soothing....
WELL DONE!!!
my bedroom is purple, the bottom a very light pastel and the top a medium shade, no grapes but lovely... then all my decorations are teal, brown, and white... i think it's quite beautiful.
Does anyone know where to find the fabric on the chairs of the second picture?