A LL A B O U T C O L O R
1. Wall paint, Honest Blue
6520; sherwin-williams.com
2.
Dansk Topos mug $13;
and dinner plate, $17,
dansk.com
3.
Lauren Home Biarritz
Floral throw pillow (i5 "x
20"),
$50; Bloomingdales;
888/475-7646 for Ralph
Lauren customer service
4. Letter Perfect Hooked
Rug
(XM8000), $48;
shadesoflight.com
5.
Better Homes and
Garden f J
accent chair
(shown in Bircham-23
fabric), $600;
bhgfurniture.com
SINGING
THE BLUES
In her design w ork,
Little R ock-based
decorator Co rtney
Singleton believes
blues never go out
o f style. “A blue
co lo r palette is
classic,” she says.
■ French accent
G et a French
C o u n try look w ith
blue and su n flo w er
yello w , C o rtn ey
says. “ P ain t w a lls
a so ft blue and add
to u ch es o f ye llo w
in a cce sso rie s, or
do the reverse w ith
ye llo w w alls.”
p Clean sweep
C o rtn e y recen tly
freshened a hom e
o ffice w ith b lu e -
g ra y p ain t (R ain ,
6 219 , by S h e rw in -
W illia m s) an d w hite
w ith accen ts o f
satin nickel m etals
and ch o co la te -
stained w oods.
p True blue
“ D enim is a
g rea t option fo r
u p h o lstery fa b ric
because it w ears
like je a n s,” C o rtn ey
sa y s. For an a ll-
A m erican
lo o k, use
denim
slip co ve rs
and red
accen ts. Й)
D e n im
blues leave a
room feelingcalm and
composed. Take cues
from your wardrobe
when mixing denims
with other colors.
For crisp and tailored,
white is right. Brown
and tan warm cool
blues. Pump up
the intensity with
contrasting hues,such
as orange, pink, o r red.
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AUGUST 2008 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
PHOTOS: (ROOM) GORDON BEALL; (PORTRAIT) ALISE O ’BRIEN; MARKET EDITOR: APRIL HARDWICK
