Normally, I am not a fan when primary colors are used together in one space. The combination of red, blue and yellow always lacks a certain level of sophistication to me, whether correct or not...much like 1st graders. This Madrid apartment has proved my assumptions wrong by making a primary palette look chic and modern.
With a backdrop of bright white walls, the pops of blue, yellow and red look unified without looking matchy-matchy or juvenile. The living room is dominated by yellow while red is integrated through flowers and pillows. The kitchen is the opposite with a palette predominately of red and blue with minor hints of yellow.
By letting one or two colors steal the show, the room avoids looking like that color wheel of our elementary years. Plus, the metallic cowhide rug, rustic bench and coffee table and Arne Jacobsen lamp undoubtedly up the sophistication factor.
To see more images, including the gorgeous bedroom in shades of green and brown, visit Micasa: Un Piso Reformado con Estilo Cosmopolita (A Flat Reformed with a Cosmopolitan Style).
Images: Micasa; found via desire to inspire
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I love primary colors together, especially when yellow is included.
This place is great! I also don't love primary colours together in a space but they made it work!
I love it- it's definitely not overwhelmingly primary color-ish. The white walls really ground things. I was expecting to see more color but was pleasantly surprise to see only splashes of color.
God bless Ray and Charles Eames. That yellow rocker really does rock.
I LOVE this place. Loves it! I generally like more muted colors but this is so crisp and clean and everything is so well done but not overdone. Gorgeous!
Not a fan of primary colors? Interesting as it seems that many of the featured homes ARE decorated in primary colors. What is life if we all lived in black and white?
Cheerful yet chic--so nice to see how a modern sensibility rests so easily in what appears to be a vintage building. Also impressive: it's impossible to tell the gender(s) of the homeowner(s).
I love a strong blue and yellow combo...in apparel and in home decor. combos like that paired with neutrals as a ground are quite beautiful.
Love the combination of modern with a vintage flair. I wouldn't have thought I would like this color scheme either, but it really works here. Great job.
Hey! Who makes that fake Arne Jacobsen floor lamp?
Lovly
What is that painting with the blue race car?
curious... that first photo you've selected looks somewhat interesting to me and decidedly playful, but most definitely UNsophisticated! i see what you mean in the rest of the photos, though.
I'm a sucka for any room with double doors leading to a veranda, but besides that, I really do love how the colors are used to accesorize the more neutral background. It doesn't come off as "crayola", but as the write said, appears very sophisticated.
Love that yellow cushion! Where can I find one?
"Fake" AJ lamp? Still wondering why we're looked on as primitive at times?
beautiful room that is very stylish w/out looking contrived. the yellow & the metallic cowhide are tre chic. that is not an original AJ lamp though but a copy.
Wow. So nice.
I want that bean bag chair!