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Blue and Pink Bedrooms

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!

bedroom in blue and pink pastels

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.

pink white blue room

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.

floral theme bedroom pink blue

From Country Homes & Interiors comes this next bedroom. Country mixed with coastal blues.
country light blue and pink bedroom

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.

romantic style bedroom

From desiretoinspire.net

What about this wonderful old fashioned light pastel blue bedroom with a few touches of baby pink here and there!

cottage bedroom in blue and pink

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.

blue bedroom decor

With wallpaper from Thibaut comes this unique pink and blue bedroom design.

pink blue and white guest bedroom

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.

From www.coastalliving.com

Pastel Kitchens

The makings of pastel colors involve the mixing of pure colors with white. Due to the common white base in all pastel colors it means that they can easily and harmoniously be combined together. Pastel colors used in a kitchen can create a most striking effect and are absolutely ideal for softening up a room. It can take the edge off most hard-edged modern kitchens. Pastel kitchens can create a look that is quite vintage in feel.

In this kitchen pastel blue and pink are harmoniously combined with the use of much white to help open the space up.

pastel kitchen design

Another example of a combination of pastels creating harmony in the kitchen, this time in blue and pink with pastel green accents!

In this kitchen you can see the pastel pink combining with the contemporary modern white kitchen to give this hard edged kitchen a softer more rounded look. Admittedly the pastel pink enamel Smeg fridge, a replica of those from the 50’s sure helps create the vintage mixed with contemporary vibe.

contemporary white pastel pink kitchen

Above two images from Livingetc

In this next kitchen you can see the adaptability of the pastel hue with blue pastel blending in superbly with stark white, glossy counter tops, black chandelier and bright red cooking pots. This is also a great example of a kitchen that incorporates various different styles in a harmonious way.

pastel blue kitchen

Image above from Domino Magazine

Here is a beautiful retro kitchen with 50’s era chairs and appliances. I very popular era of style to replicate. Pastel colors really come into their own in this decade of style. Mostly white kitchen with splashes of pastel green that give this retro kitchen a fresh and sunny look. Love the accents in red and turquoise.

retro kitchen

A country kitchen with a real vintage vibe with a pastel pink enamel refrigerator and old style stove. Another example here of the harmony created between pastel colors.

pink fridge in a country kitchen

Both images above courtesy of Country Living.

 

The Pink Bathroom

A pink bathroom in your home makes a statement! Love it or leave it, people are going to talk about it. It will have more of an impact on people, whether it is a contemporary, vintage or retro design than if you marbled your bathroom from floor to ceiling! If you want to have a pink bathroom you have to be one with the pinkness of it! for this is something that you shall be staring at everyday of your life and various times a day too!

In order for a pink bathroom to work well and not be an overwhelming experience (especially for the males of the family) the key is to create balance. For a crisp and clean feel choose white and pink, you may also create great contrast with pink and browns. Make the doorframes and window-seal stand out in a pretty dark brown.

Let’s have a look at different examples of pink bathrooms to inspire your creativity!

In this first bathroom idea we have a simple hot pink bathtub as the main feature of a pure white bathroom. This is a great minimalistic look, very clean, crisp and flattering.

bathroom with pink bathtub

Featured in Livingetc

Here is the gentle complimenting color palette for the bathroom above:

Next is a modern pink bathroom with a retro twist. Love the bubbly circular retro patterns in this latest Mimo bathroom design from Laufen. This is a more daring version than the example above with a room more heavily doused in pink. But by confining the use of the pink color to the walls, shower curtain and toilet seat cover this makes it easier and cheaper to change the color scheme later on. Keeping the most costly bathroom items such as the bathtub and toilet in a classic white means you can alter things inexpensively later.

pink walls bathroom

Modern pink bathroom with a retro twist.

The color palette for this bathroom consists mostly of a bright dark pink with white, but you see splashes of orange, blue and green for accents:

Check out this beautiful pink and white bathroom from San Francisco based designer to see how a touch of hot pinks mainly just on the walls can vamp up and refresh and entire bathroom:

pink walls bathroom

From http://www.houzz.com/photos/professionals/6849/tineke-triggs