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I love that purple is becoming more popular. It can be very dramatic, but because it's both a warm and cool color it does a great job of stepping back to tie together more vibrant elements in a room.

i just came back from prague and vienna and purple was definately the main color being shown....not only in fashion. i would however use it in accessories in home decor that could easily be switched out so as not to date any rooms involved.

oooohhhh love it.

Woof. Why pay $3500 for that sofa when you can get the Antoinette Fainting Sofa in Aubergine from Urban Outfitters for less than $600! So cute! So purple!

Obviously, there is a BIG difference in quality and materials between the Urban Outfitters sofa and the Horchow piece. I personally would rather save up for a quality piece.

Speaking of Patrick's Big Window Challenge, where has Patrick gone? We miss his sharp, incisive, witty comments!

And PS: I think it was the lighting in his window that made things look purple---that it wasn't the frames and other objects themselves. . . .

Aulaire--

Thanks for the shout out! I still check in every now and then (and trying to get AT to post a recent interior I just completed!!).

And you are correct, it was the lighting that turned the Benjamin Moore "Wrought Iron" a moon-glow-inspired purple. But I could see this room also working with a gorgeous deep aubergine also.

http://www.athomewith.com/community/patrick/portfolio.esi

Love, love, love purple and everything aubergine / plum / magenta. I always loved it but was never courageous enough to use it. That is going to change very soon and I'll start with my bedroom :
http://lovelivesurvivehome.blogspot.com/2009/10/purple-inspiration-for-my-bedroom.html
Thanks AT for the lovely ideas!