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What’s inspiring bossy color this week? Light blue and coral

Annie Elliott | September 28, 2014

You already know that we’re completely taken with Duralee’s Bailey & Griffin fabrics. Right now, their Paradise Toile in blue and coral has become an absolute obsession.

Bailey & Griffin, Paradise Toile
Bailey & Griffin, Paradise Toile

So I’ve been looking for examples of blue and coral  — Robin’s egg blue and orange, really — to inspire us as we build some design schemes in this palette. Here’s what we’ve found.

Tobi Fairley
Tobi Fairley
Apartment Therapy
Apartment Therapy
Blue and orange wallpaper Chinoiserie
Thibaut, Orange Sheffield wallcovering
Designer unknown -- can you help?
Designer unknown — can you help?
Cowtan & Tout, Hurlingham toile
Cowtan & Tout, Hurlingham toile
Apartment Therapy
Apartment Therapy
F. Schumacher, Chiang Mai Dragon wallcovering and fabric
F. Schumacher, Chiang Mai Dragon wallcovering and fabric
Lisa Romerein
Lisa Romerein
Henri Matisse, Goldfish and Sculpture, 1912
Henri Matisse, Goldfish and Sculpture, 1912

Of course, Robin’s egg blue and RED is another of my favorite color combos right now…

Apartment Therapy
Apartment Therapy
Better Homes & Gardens
Better Homes & Gardens

…but that’s a blog post for another day.

Bossy color | Annie Elliott interior design is a full-service design firm in Washington, D.C. We create outrageously beautiful homes for fascinating people.

Category: Bedroom, Color + paint colorTag: Bailey & Griffin, color palette, Cowtan & Tout Hurlingham, Duralee, light blue and coral, Matisse Goldfish and Sculpture, orange and turquoise, Paradise Toile, Schumacher Chiang Mai Dragon, Thibaut Orange Sheffield

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