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A Cheerful Palette to Fall For
Mix orange with periwinkle and lime for a surprisingly perfect autumn color combo
Fall makes me think of orange and all the colors I can pair it with. While searching for orange and purple, an unconventional color combination, I discovered orange and periwinkle. Periwinkle, a blue lavender, is a calming counterpoint to the boldness of orange and the combination is cheerful and sophisticated. Add a touch of lime and you have a very pleasing palette.
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| What a fun space! The periwinkle fireplace is the focal point of this room, and the orange walls really set it off. The chair and ottoman bring pale lime into the mix. |
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A dark periwinkle wall provides a dramatic backdrop for this abstract wall art. The small orange pillow is the perfect finishing touch in this bedroom vignette.
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In an outdoor patio garden, a wall done in a dark shade of periwinkle showcases a beautiful composition of Japanese bloodgrass and rosemary.
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Similarly, this container garden looks stunning against the color of the house siding. Notice the small pot of lime-toned succulents?
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A painting of irises is eye catching surrounded by dark periwinkle.
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In this kid's room, we have a pillow in each color: orange, periwinkle and lime.
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| A contemporary periwinkle fireplace surround, modern orange chairs, and a green area rug with orange stripes make a vibrant living room. The art on the mantle pulls in all the colors. |
Periwinkle posts and trim look striking against a rust-toned home.
| Here is the colorful deck of the home shown in the previous photo. The wood and railings are painted the same periwinkle. I love the lime Adirondack chairs! |
| It's not fall yet in the San Francisco Bay Area, and we can usually count on many warm days in September and October. This lovely periwinkle picnic table set with orange napkins and lime tumblers encourages us to dine al fresco while we still can. More: Playing with Periwinkle How to Pick the Right Blue Paint How to Pick the Right Green Inspired by Fall: Reds, Oranges and Browns at Home |
Ideabook published on Sept. 16, 2011.
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I love any blue and especially Periwinkle. It is in my logo.