January Blues: Navy

<br />It's January, and with January always comes the return of blue. Why is this? Perhaps in response to the glut of red we've just surrounded ourselves with for the holidays, perhaps because of the yearning for the warmer days and the sea… I'm not sure, but whatever the reason, blue is the colour of January.<br /><br />Feeling inspired, thought I may put together a few design boards based on nautical blues, island blues, you get the drift (pardon the pun, couldn't help myself!)…<br /><br />The painting by Jennifer Latimer got the board started. Such gorgeous texture! Generally, unless you have a space drenched in warm light, navy and pure white are too harsh a combination. Navy works beautifully with soft whites, warm woods and grieges, and that's where I took this space.<br /><br />The humble rattan chairs are so sculptural that they can hold their own against a Milo Baughman sofa and brutalist sconces. That carpet provides a much needed textural element against all those sleek surfaces. Imagine a wall of glass behind that sofa, graced by flowing linen panels...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJey2p0tOR_P1Dcfmt3wA0DIWK4I6Uawyi8XkCrIbUgTAKYZlwuiBi0TSE35yvRHEjb_WVctuVHXOOc7N1URv-8xW6QqgeEI8bpw0Owt3je4jWnp36m56VZ3MhXEa020OC9GerwsD9YM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+7.05.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJey2p0tOR_P1Dcfmt3wA0DIWK4I6Uawyi8XkCrIbUgTAKYZlwuiBi0TSE35yvRHEjb_WVctuVHXOOc7N1URv-8xW6QqgeEI8bpw0Owt3je4jWnp36m56VZ3MhXEa020OC9GerwsD9YM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+7.05.32+AM.png" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.onekingslane.com/product/48264/2585123?cat=72" target="_blank">1</a> <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-furniture/32100224.jsp#/" target="_blank">2</a><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/sofas/blue-leather-milo-baughman-cantilevered-chrome-bar-sofa-circa-1970s/id-f_1355328/" target="_blank"> 3</a> <a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/storage-case-pieces/sideboards/1970s-belgium-sideboard/id-f_1558123/" target="_blank">4</a> <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-rugs/32317539.jsp#/" target="_blank">5</a> <a href="http://www.popsugar.com/home/Jonathan-Adler-Lucite-Table-14538117" target="_blank">6 </a><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/lighting/sconces-wall-lights/pair-of-brutalist-hammered-brass-wall-sconce-tom-greene-feldman/id-f_783661/" target="_blank">7</a> <a href="http://www.nest.co.uk/product/diesel-with-foscarini-pipe-floor-lamp-white" target="_blank">8</a><a href="http://sanderellascrochet.com/alpaca-pillow/" target="_blank"> 9 </a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Does this combination of navy paired with soft, warm, neutral layers appeal to you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">x am</div><br /><br />

January Blues: Navy

It's January, and with January always comes the return of blue. Why is this? Perhaps in response to the glut of red we've just surro...

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