PHOTOGRAPH: (ROOM) MICHAEL PARTENIO: INTERIOR DESIGN: KATHLEEN HAY

“Pink is such a happy colour. It’s

really hard to be upset in a pink

room. A pale pink creates a tranquil,

spa-like atmosphere.”

L o ri D e e d s C a rlto n

Purely Pink

“I th in k of p ink as a neutral,” says

U S-based desig n er Lori D eeds C arlton.

“U se it an y w h ere y o u w ould u se w hite.”

W ith th a t kind of p erm issio n , w h y w ait?

L et’s dive right in:

W h e n picking p ain ts to te st,

“keep th e m as close to n a tu re as

possible,” C arlton says. “R ather

th a n thin k in g o f bub b le gum ,

w h ich is artificial, th in k o f a p eo n y

o r a pink rose.”

stra y a little b it from th e p erfect

m atch, b u t n o t to o m uch: “You

d o n ’t w a n t to m ix an orange-y

pink w ith a pale one.”

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“K now y o u r fabric, rugs,

cu rtain s, an d artw ork an d try to

co m p lem en t them ,” C arlto n says,

C olour-m atch a w all to a h u e in

y o u r favourite cushion. You can

Pale p ink looks b e s t in a room

w ith a b u n d a n t n atu ra l light.

“T h en it ca n glow an d ste p

forw ard a n d aw ay fro m th e

n eu trals,” C arlton says. ■