I'm sure I'm the very first visitor to Paris to notice that many of the doors there are painted in various shades of blue: moody grey-blues, stormy ocean blues, even a cool turquoise here and there. Maybe it's the unique Parisian light, but these blues had me bitterly regretting the heretofore-luscious teal I'd chosen for my accent walls. Does this Parisian inspiration have you pulling out the paint chips?
Which is your favorite Parisian blue?
Images: 1. Anna Hoffman; 2. Your Color Coach; 3. Little Brown Pen; 4 & 5. Verenas Paris Blog
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mmm, nice. They work especially well against the rough grey stone back drops.
Those doors are beautiful and so are the blue doors in Santorini island i saw vacationing there 2 yrs ago.
That third image is just GORGEOUS. I'm reading The Paris Wife right now, and I imagine Ernest Hemingway wandering streets that look just like this....
I love those doors. The colors, the style, the magnitude, amazing. Sad someone would graffiti over them.
My wife, Wendy, has been on a serious blue kick lately, and this has resulted in our new front door becoming a beautiful shade of blue. We finally got to the point in our salvaged door project where we started painting. You can see our blue door color here: http://www.oldtownhome.com/2011/8/22/While-the-Cats-Away-the-Mice-Will-Play/index.aspx
Let me know what you think.
Breathtaking. OTH, what a slick door!
Irony much? :P
I have always loved cerulean and peacock blues from before my visit to Paris this spring, but I was much more inspired after seeing how well these colours worked not only with neutral greens but warm shades as well. There were just as many fire-engine and cherry red doors across the city of Paris, as well as the blues you've mentioned.
Totally! I framed a picture of my favorite Parisian blue door---at Ralph Lauren of all places--and it's hanging by my front door! I love our turquoise door, but I kind of wish we'd gone with the Paris Blue. You can see them both here:
http://thenestinggame.com/2010/12/17/enter-sageman/
If you like Parisian blue doors, just google "Essaouira blue" and eat your heart out--- breath taking!
Nice post! Once I spent an entire day taking photos of doors in Paris.
I think the blue doors go really well with the grey walls because they have a hint of yellow in them. But I like teal better when the surroundings are white.
It's the double-centenarian stone buildings that make the blue. Can't imagine it working alongside modern finishes.
You focused on blue. I haven't been their since the 90's, so I don't know if people have moved on to blue. When I was there, I noticed various shades of green. I love the green at L'as du Fallafel.