Colour Palette: Turquoise, Yellow & Orange

BHG

Summer feels like it's slipping away fast here today (it's due to hot a bit over the weekend, though - fingers crossed!) so I wanted to share this delightful sunroom from Better Homes & Gardens. This is a great example of how to work with three strong hues in the same space: turquoise, yellow and orange are all powerful colours but used carefully they can work together. Here we see how orange is primarily used in rugs, which serves to ground the scheme, whilst the light turquoise colour block ceiling lifts the space, drawing the eye upwards and adding visual interest. Meanwhile, the graphic yellow stripes, buttercup-coloured blooms and patterned textiles all serve to break up the blocks of the two hues. The perfect retreat after a long afternoon of tennis!

Cabbage & Roses' Latest Collection

Cabbages & Roses

Pour yourself a cuppa, folks, because this latest collection from British brand Cabbages & Roses couldn't be more, well, British. Founded in the year 2000, the brand encompasses British heritage and takes that to the heart of it's products, all of which hold a sense of British eccentricity. Country-style patterns adorn many of their fabric designs, which are available to buy by the metre or in ready made cushions, tablecloths and more. Whilst an overly country-inspired scheme wouldn't be my choice for an everyday space, the idea of having a weekend country escape decorated in such a way most certainly does. Anyone for high tea?!

One Room - Four Different Colour Schemes

Real Simple | Photography by Gentl & Hyers | Paint Palettes by Eve Ashcraft | Styling by Jeffrey W.Miller

For the August edition of Real Simple, Eve Ashcraft, author of forthcoming book The Right Colour, pulled together four different colour schemes for the same room. The beautifully styled story illustrates how you can work a palette of multiple hues into one room to great effect. I've named the schemes: Colours of the Sky, after the first room's gentle blue and grey hues; Sun-soaked Yellow, for the second room that shows how one step up from a standard beige can make an invigorating difference; The Colours of Nature, a name inspired by the moss green walls and rich green trim of scheme three; and, lastly, Powerful Passion, where a variety of deep, dark red tones are combined with dramatic results. The Colours of Nature takes my vote - there's a secret garden feel about the palette that makes the room feel romantic and calming. Which scheme has you reaching for the paint brushes?