Picture Perfect: 20 Soft and Sophisticated Blue-Toned Interiors
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Julia Fairley
3 September 2019
Chief Sub-Editor and Writer, Houzz Australia and New Zealand. I love design and architecture that is thoughtful, sophisticated and champions an element of the unexpected. Before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts at UNSW and becoming a journalist, I studied interior architecture. For over a decade I have interviewed inspiring creative minds from around the world to write about design in its many different forms. Recently, I have also become an accidental gardener, to everyone's surprise.
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Around the world, soft blue is celebrated as one of the new neutrals on the block, injecting cool colour into homes without drastically rocking the boat. Meet this colour in its myriad shades, from grey-based hues and the palest of pure baby blues to tones with a toe in the teal family. Which of these 20 soft blues floats your boat?
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
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1. Blue horizons. Coimbatore, India
Designer: Royal Interior
Designer: Royal Interior
2. What’s cookin‘. Toowoon Bay, NSW
Designer: Kyal and Kara
Find a decorator or interior designer near you on Houzz to source the perfect shade of blue to complement your home
Designer: Kyal and Kara
Find a decorator or interior designer near you on Houzz to source the perfect shade of blue to complement your home
3. Tile time. Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Designer: Menzie Designer Homes
Designer: Menzie Designer Homes
5. Blue beauty. Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Berkeley Interiors
Designer: Berkeley Interiors
6. Focal point. London, UK
Designer: Otta Design
Designer: Otta Design
7. Softly, softly. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Jane Cameron Architects
Designer: Jane Cameron Architects
8. Into the blue. Dublin, Ireland
Designer: Maria Fenlon Interior Design
Designer: Maria Fenlon Interior Design
9. Bathtime calm. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Public/Private
Designer: Public/Private
10. Pooch’s place. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Adam Scougall Design
Designer: Adam Scougall Design
11. Two-toned. Moscow, Russia
…Here’s a peek at another blue-toned room in this home.
12. Nougat beauty. London, UK
Designer: Witlof Design
Designer: Witlof Design
13. Bold with brass. London, UK
Designer: Naked Kitchens
Designer: Naked Kitchens
14. Danish dreaming. Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: The Sweet Spot
Designer: The Sweet Spot
…Here’s the light blue cabinetry opposite the bed in a shade that flirts with teal.
15. Powder blue. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Milestone Building
Designer: Milestone Building
16. Tri-toned. Canberra, ACT
Designer: Studio Black Interiors
Designer: Studio Black Interiors
17. Blue swirls. San Francisco, USA
Designer: HSH Interiors
Designer: HSH Interiors
18. Suave and serious. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Amanda Ayres Interiors
Designer: Amanda Ayres Interiors
19. Staggered depths. Stockholm, Sweden
20. Ice cool. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Poly Studio
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Designer: Poly Studio
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Love LOve LOVe BLUE
Thank-you for the inspiration!!!
Love the subtlety of these and I do use softer blues often. However, when I went to colour-match / complement a series of yacht paintings, I was drawn to a deeper blue (Dulux Ocean Trapeze)