Color Play: The Power of Purple
Go Bold, Soft or Glam With Shades from Grape to Lavender
The power of purple is turning heads in home design. It is a fun color that can look very grown up and chic when infused into adult living spaces. Purple is associated with royalty and nobility. Some think is has mystical powers to calm and sooth you. There are so many shades of purple between magenta and violet that you can go as bold or as slight as you like, picking from the more pinkish tones to the blueish. Here are some ways to add purple to rooms in your home.
Add a dose of purple love through an accent chair upholstered in an eggplant shade — and in leather, now that is glam. Purple works really well with shiny tones. The chairs in front of this shimmering wallpaper create a very rich feel.
Warm up the floor in purple using a Madeline Weinrib Atelier Grape Otto Rug. I love saying "grape."
Apply a light or deep tone of a more pink-purple violet shade on the wall behind a built-in. Wall color is an inexpensive change you can make again and again.
Work in purple through the trim work. This bedroom is all about the gold and a wisteria shade of purple. Painting the trim adds to the Old World charm.
Adding purple in your bedroom can be as simple as changing out the pillows. You can also paint the walls the slightest lilac color for a relaxing look.
Add purple simply by draping an eggplant shade throw over a chair. It is such a regal color in its boldest form.
Purple works with all styles including this French-country scene-stealing bed.
Turn a bathroom into a romantic retreat using a blue purple wisteria shade on the walls.
Another kitchen using a wisteria shade in a more traditional kitchen setting. Very bright and cheerful.
An inexpensive way to change the look of a dining area is to refinish the chairs. These benches now become pretty focal pieces in a coat of purple.
Another deep shade of purple. And used with reds! Together they create a very warm dining area.