Thinking Pink: Pink Sofas

[ Photos from Snoopy126's Flickr, Absolutely Beautiful Things, and design*sponge ]

"And last week I saw Cameron Diaz at Fred Segal, and I talked her out of buying this truly heinous angora sweater. Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed..." -Elle Woods

We're not the biggest fans of pink, but damned if we're not going to admit that we are loving these pink sofas! Pink is one of those colors that scares us: too bright, and it looks like a hair extension from the Avril Lavigne collection. Too muted, and we're sipping tea at Grandma's. Too..pink, and we're suffering from heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, and...well. You know the rest. After taking a look at these sofas, we're thinking maybe the secret to pink is using it in bold graphic textile patterns to diffuse the prissy factor...

Comments (8)

I heart pink :-) Makes me happy.

posted by Julia at Living Luxely on January 10th 2008 at 9:05am
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I'm a pink kind of girl - anyone know where that lamp came from?

posted by 30katie on January 10th 2008 at 9:25am
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Props for the Elle Woods quote!!!! And that houndstooth sofa would be amazing if it weren't for those dowdy flower pillows.

posted by sparkle on January 10th 2008 at 10:04am
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I'm thinking pink is looking pretty bad ass. Now if I could only convince my husband…

posted by theblt on January 10th 2008 at 10:06am
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I love a nice pale pink.

posted by LaDonnaNichole on January 10th 2008 at 11:10am
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I prefer pink to red 9 times out of 10, and I'm totally okay with its prissy/preppy connotation. Also, hot pink is totally rock-and-roll, and it seems like more men are embracing it.

And yes, I have a pink couch, and when its upholstery dies I will reupholster it in more pink. :D

posted by mmadden on January 10th 2008 at 12:08pm
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I had a pink mohair chesterfield...

sniff sniff

I miss it...

posted by I Love Upstate on January 11th 2008 at 6:11pm
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I love "ballet slipper pink." And that pale pink sofa on the left of the photo trio above is calling my name.

I have a very old dressing table with a big moon mirror that was "antiqued" forty years ago. I am seriously thinking about painting it pale pink, with some bits of gilt along the edges.

posted by Fontessa on October 29th 2008 at 5:42am
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