Ode to My Deco: Passionate Purple.
I was in a mood for something soothing tonight and the thought of pale purples came to mind, so I lit a few lavender candles. Maybe when you smell lavender or lilacs those calming colors begin to float through your mind, too. So, in Numero Fourteen in my Ode to Domino's My Deco Files, we're visiting the color purple. The color wheel defines purple as 'any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red' and as a 'symbol of royalty or high office.' Historically, the color purple has been associated with royalty and power, so let's take a look at the most regal of colors - purple, and see how we feel about it. Domino's My Deco Files were overflowing with all kinds of passionate shades of purple, from small sweet statements, to bold and dramatic flair-filled rooms, so let's take a look at what Domino had stored up for us.
18 comments:
From soft lilac to deep aubergine -- the spectrum of "purple" runs deep -- and there is so much possibility with it!
oh how i love purple. i re-did the cushions on two old ethan allen couches - all purple. i can't tell you how many compliements i've been given about the purple couches.
I love the room with the vintage white sofa and the picture of a flower pot above it. The swing is cute too. I wish I had one like that.
xo
~dee
This post is so refreshing. I love Domino magazine and am tragically upset that they have stopped producing prints. Thank you for sharing this.
P.S. I love your blog - huge fan.
-Sam
Purple is not a good color for me personally (bad memory associations) but I love to see how other people use it as it is one of those colors that varies intensely by shade. Beautiful.
interesting--i have always thought that i did not like purple or lavender at all, but some of the rooms shown above happen to be on my "favorite domino rooms of all time list." maybe i like it, after all...
I love purple and I swoon over that eggplant dining room!
Purple isn't a color I've ever used in decorating my home, but these pics make it look so sophisticated and peaceful. Thanks for broadening my spectrum!
i have never really gravitated towards purple {or any incarnations of it} but these rooms are gorgeous...thanks for helping me re-think purple.
thanks. i feel very soothed now.
I had never thought of purple before...now you have me thinking of it a lot...wow! xo t
I LOVE purple! Amazing collection of images. I recognized many of them from our beloved Domino (those eggplant walls are AMAZING). Another memorable favorite purple image of mine is the cover of the March 2008 Elle Decor. Check it out! http://www.zinio.com/pages/ELLEDecor/Mar-08/242033481/pg-148
and thanks for posting these!
the soft colors, purple, really work with both light and dark furnishings. they really got it right.
I love purple beyond measure. A lot of these were already in my decor file on my computer, and now there are even more. Thank you for finding all these wonderful purples :)
~Amanda @ OneHappyPanda
Thank you for sharing these beautiful and inspiring pictures! I LOVE Domino!
Oh my.....yes. I have been dying to paint our bedroom a calming shade of lavender for a long time now. So beautiful, so peaceful. And that rug(in the third shot) and that dining room(in the fifth shot)? Swoon.....
Thank you for this!
xo
Melis
Did anyone notice that the same painting is used in 2 of these rooms? Must be a popular set prop! I love finding those kind of things.
i wore purple for like a year in the eighties - non stop, so i was quite sick of it. but it's growing on me again!
and good eye, katy! i had not noticed that - a stylist faux pas, perhaps!
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