Cool. Blue. Glam.

By Erika Brechtel @smallshopstudio

Freshen up your neutrals with light blue walls

If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know I am in a constant battle with myself; the warzone: our living room. At this point the husband just tries to stay out of the crossfire of countless pillows, artwork and accessories that I’ve thrown around and tossed out. I’ve been slowly coming to the realization that neutrals work best for me, but because we have a lot of warm hues (walnut floors, wood furniture, tan and brown walls) it has all felt…BLAH. But, I have recently discovered that the barrage of light blue/gray walls I’ve been seeing lately have worked really well when mixed with all the black, white, gray, gold and chrome that I have amassed. I may not be able to repaint my walls, but the thought of brightening up the scheme with this airy tone has gotten me all riled up again and ready for another campaign.

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What do you think? I feel as if to be successful, it has to be very light, and very gray, to work.  I’ve got a few ideas on how to incorporate the color without painting the walls…I’m excited to go full speed ahead again on this one, even though the husband already considers it a victory that the current pillows have survived as long as they have. LOL.

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