This nautical color palette with it’s vibrant blue, cheerful red and lots of white screams summer!
Look to the water. If you have spectacular ocean views, let the water replace interior blue hues and introduce extra hints of red for contrast.
A lovely porch perfect for seaside living with a white, blue and red color scheme.
Red is an intense and aggressive color, so it works best as an accent.
Reds will dominate and come forward and blues will recede. With a combination of stripes and patterns you can create the perfect lively nautical themed living room that is a pleasure to be in.
Consider using your boldest hue (in this case red) on an accent wall. When you’re working with several shades, the brightest color will showcase the wall with the most interesting features.
A playful nautical themed guestroom with the theme taken quite literally.
A kids bedroom in bold blues, red accents and strong nautical theme.
This is the stunning living room of Erin Featherston in New York. It can be described as a modern french style with a touch of whimsy. I am totally in love with this place, when can I move in? lol
I love the pastel natural colour scheme in the pastel blue and beige, the amazing French pieces and the high ceilings and tall windows.
Light blue and white is a very popular color scheme. It can be incorporated into any room in your house and helps create a wonderfully spacious, airy, serene and tranquil environments. It is an excellent color choice for your home bathroom, let’s take a look at some inspirational bathroom ideas in white and pale blue.
The following bathroom images all come courtesy of bhg.com. In italics is a quote from bhg with their description of the room.
Two vanities, each with a sink and a mirror, or one long vanity equipped with two sinks is a common design element for today’s master baths.
Above-counter basins and vessels are today’s hot choice for adding elegance to otherwise ordinary vanities. These sinks work equally well in master bathrooms with contemporary, traditional, Asian, or eclectic styles. Note that vessel sinks may require tall or wall-mount faucets.
The use of blue is kept to a minimum with just the walls painted in blue but the effect is wonderful with the walls reflecting off the mirrors which helps to open up the room adding another dimension to an otherwise pure white bathroom.
Cottage Bath with Twice the Style – Matching pedestal sinks, clear-glass shelves, and mirrored medicine cabinets separated by a simple storage unit offer a symmetry that’s pleasing to the eye without taking up much space in this modest-size bathroom. The placement of the sconces on each side of the mirrors means they can do double duty, providing both task lighting and ambient lighting.
This gorgeous cottage bathroom is completely white except for a few well placed touched of Caribbean bay blue, a beautiful blue that makes an impact and never lets you forget it’s there! It is highly vibrant and automatically gives the room a beach and seaside atmosphere.
Bathroom Bathed in Natural Light -White wainscoting and moulding form the basis for the structure of this cottage bath, but the placement of windows really enlivens the room. The combination of a skylight with a pair of windows above the vanity more than doubles the amount of natural light that enters the room through what otherwise would have been blank wall or ceiling space…. ….Sky-Blue Bathroom – Sky-blue walls welcome the sun through skylights and windows in this top-of-the-house setting for a master bath. Crisp, white Craftsman trim and vintage-look wainscoting help recapture this bungalow’s historic charm. Marble countertops complement the simple color scheme, while period-appropriate faucets and hardware add character.
Today’s bathtubs come in a multitude of styles, shapes, sizes, and materials and boast innovative features you’ll fancy. Here a claw-foot porcelain tub boasts vintage style and modern comfort, including soothing water jets. The tub’s graceful swan neck provides a high resting place for a weary back, neck, and head.
This beautiful claw foot bathtub is set in front of wonderful pale blue and white striped wallpaper white adds to the elegant, sophisticated and traditional feel of this room.
Bathroom Storage Solutions –
Though they can be more expensive than store-bought bathroom cabinets, built-ins offer custom storage options. In this room, a wall of built-ins, including a linen press-style cupboard, transform the space into a charming, functional bath without taking up much floor space.
Sea-Inspired Bathroom –
Soft white cabinetry with beaded-board accents and a sea-inspired blue backdrop create cottage style in this master bath. Old-fashioned touches include a scalloped sink, clear-glass knobs, and a framed mirror. Rustic pine flooring adds a country feel.
Inspired by the absolute gorgeousness of this amazing bedroom I decided to centre today’s blog post around the idea of pink and blue bedrooms (mixed in with some white an creams of course).
With stunning white and pink paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling, the china blue bedspread and assorted pink trimmed pillows even the wooden panelling looks romantic and welcoming. This is the source of my inspiration!
Following on from above we reverse the roles with a light pink bedspread and wonderful china blue details in the pillows and all over the room. Furniture in white like in the picture above for that vintage chic feel.
In a slightly darker shade of blue and deeper shade of pink. Playing with florals, pure white walls and painted furniture comes this wonderful bedroom from Fiona of Blue Bell Gray.
From Country Homes & Interiors comes this next bedroom. Country mixed with coastal blues.
Another country style home with light blue walls and a feature wall in soft floral wallpaper. Again white painted furniture seems to work a treat when combined with pastel pink and blue bedding.
From desiretoinspire.net
What about this wonderful old fashioned light pastel blue bedroom with a few touches of baby pink here and there!
From betterhomesandgardens.com
And now let’s take this idea up a notch and match the chequered headboard with the wallpaper and just about everything else! Intense room but nice combination of patterns.
With wallpaper from Thibaut comes this unique pink and blue bedroom design.
A large coastal print gives the room personality, while the addition of a third window allows light in and takes full advantage of the beautiful outside view.
Pale blue and white are extremely popular color combinations for bedrooms. This color pairing reflects the white clouds and blue skies of the great outdoors, the tranquility of nature is harnessed to create a soothing, relaxing and serene environment that is perfect in any home but especially for those that dwell in the city.
This color scheme works well in many different styles and situations, the charm of blue and white always appeals!
A small and dark space will respond well to the freshness and airiness that soft and pale shades of blue bring. Painting a room in white or a very pale shade of blue will instantly open up a room and expand the space.
To add a beachy-vibe to her crisp, white bedroom, designer Carolyn Espley-Miller hung an old sea-foam barn door above her bed. This room has a lovely airy and beachy feel to it with the pale blue divider behind the bed and the crisp white linen.
photo credit: David Tsay from housebeautiful.com
To create a tranquil retreat for the home owners, designer Eric Cohler designed this master bedroom with a creamy blue color palette. Here you can see quite clearly how the blue and white work in combination to create a soothing, harmonious environment.
photo credit: Roger Davies from housebeautiful.com
Play with different patterns and textures. Use florals to create a more homey country vibe.
photo credit: Don Freeman from housebeautiful.com
This is a traditional blue bedroom. perfect for introducing a sense of occasion, Italian strung curtains have a beautifully soft, draped look. When lined with a contrasting fabric, they reveal a subtle flair of colour once they are opened. Here you see how well the color scheme of pale blue and white works in a traditional setting.
From housetohome.co.uk
Another example of a traditional bedroom decor with a pastel blue and creamy white.
French Style bedroom with white-painted furniture which looks great against pale blue walls in this fresh and light country-style bedroom.
From housetohome.co.uk
Another French style bedroom in white and light blue. Blue toiles and checks, distressed and painted furniture, and a delicate lace bedspread exude classic French charm.
from housetohome.co.uk
A relaxing sitting area in a master bedroom consisting of a gorgeous comfy armchair and ottoman in pale blue with a white bookshelf. This room also incorporates the serene color scheme making it a perfectly relaxing place for reading.
Shades: Camilla David Textiles Nandini in Powder Blue (Interior Design: Heather Safferstone of Sally Steponkus Interiors, Photographer: Angie Seckingerer) from freshome.com
A romantically decorated bedroom in light blue and white with lots of draping curtains in a white mesh.
Seen in elledecor.com
A modern and contemporary style bedroom featuring lost of pale blue with white creating a clean, airy and vastly open space.
Photographed by Vicente Wolf in elledecor.com
Calming blue bedroom featuring a silk blue throw and embroidered cushions giving this serene bedroom a sophisticated look, while the wrought iron bed makes a stunning feature set against the pale blue wall.
From housetohome.co.uk
Cool floral bedroom that mixes pattern and scale in a classic way to add depth and impact to a room. A palette reminiscent of delicate porcelain keeps the look fresh and uplifting.
From housetohome.co.uk
Create a soothing yet bold look with a monochromatic color scheme. Here, a cream floor rug and bedding are the perfect complement for a sophisticated gray-blue wall color. Blue hues create a sense of calm, making this bedroom a peaceful oasis to escape to at night.
From bhg.com
Use a metallic color to dress up an ordinary bedroom. Here, the combination of matte blue-gray walls and the metallic blue-gray bed skirt, wall art, and bedding details creates an unforgettable look. Add silver accessories to play up the metallic pieces.
I am Pandora. A lover of interior design, decorating, homes, gardens and all things stylish!
I have been studying interior design as a side project for a few years on and off and decided to make this blog where I jot down my ideas and inspirations in the hopes that they will help or inspire others.
I am particularly in love with devising new color schemes an will try to add some of that here too.
This home and decorating site is a work in progress for me so come back often to see new ideas!