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Mark this year down in your life calendar. The year 2020 will be known as the moment when postmodern interior design slowly began to fade. Neutrals are quickly being dropped for more colourful shades. One of the trends taking hold right now is the replacing of grey with blue. Blue has always been a colour that everyone can enjoy. From the regal royal blue to the industry blue steel, it’s a colour that fits any home. But where did this trend come from? For a long time, a decade really, grey has been the offset to white. Now, however, white is slowly being toppled from the top of the go-to list of colours interior designers choose. Blue looks great whether it’s bright or dull, which means it fits well in any room.
Classy, smokey and chic
Open any interior design magazine from the previous decade and count how many blue sofas you see. Here’s betting that you will probably find one in a hundred. For years leather sofas have been adored in black, grey and white. However fabric sofas are replacing leather and as with any movement in interior design, if you’re going to break away from the norm do so with a statement. A blue fabric sofa would be brilliant for a living room begging for a burst of character. Blue sofas hark back to the Victorian Era, thus they’re classy. They also bring allure and inquisitiveness, so they’re smokey. And yet they don’t look out of place, it takes no time getting used to blue sofas. So they’re also chic. As for the material, this is still up for decision but go with a mixture of cotton and synthetics.
Cooking in a blue sea
If white kitchen cupboards are neutral safe, then blue cupboards are bold sophistication. A navy blue kitchen is a smart shade that gives the cabinetry it’s own style as pertains to the rest of the property. If you’re not so sure of yourself and need expert advice on how to implement such a brave move, contact Residential Architects that have a wealth of professional knowledge and expertise. Take a look at their case studies, this sought of the challenge is their bread and butter. It’s not as simple as painting the cupboards, the design of the room is important to get the most out of the blue tone you pick. Spacing, lighting and shapes all come into consideration when introducing a dominant new colour.
A practical continuation
Taking this new love affair one step further, your cutlery and plates may also be happier in blue. Blue has often been used for royal events as it’s seen as an elegant, powerful and wealthy shade for one’s dining apparatus. Give your home a more sublime appeal but having more blue on the table. Forks and knives, china patterns, kettles and flower vases in different yet complimenting shades of blue would practically continue the theme from the kitchen to the dining room.
Move over grey, there’s a new sheriff in town. It might be a breakaway moment for your home. Be the first in your groups of friends and family, to implement a more sophisticated touch of blue in your interior design.