Freshen your home using delicate pastels – they’re a mix of serenity and fun!
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Dora Papas
Pretty sorbet shades offer a desirable vintage vibe yet are so thoroughly modern they’ll inspire you to pick up a paintbrush or switch out your furnishings. Then again, if you’re an all-white or all-grey minimalist, just a flash of this colour duo is enough to rock the trend and make an impact.
As colourful as this living room looks, it still feels serene. What’s its secret? Beyond the white and grey backdrop, notice how the brighter tones are kept low while chalkier, softer shades edge upwards.
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Top up a white wall, above picture rail height, with an unexpected shade of crisp mint.
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Here are three easy ways you can mellow out to the happy hues of mint and pink in your home.
Team players
Partner these pretty feminine hues with white and grey, adding hints of grounding black for an edgier, sophisticated look.
Rock it
These colours sing to a different tune when mixed with mid-century geometric patterns, pale blues, marble and/or metallic accent pieces.
In the kitchen
Show off retro-look appliances in these shades, first made popular in the 1950s, for a space that feels chic and cool.
Dora PapasDora is the editor of Better Homes and Gardens. An experienced and passionate decorator and maker, she loves any kind of makeover from an entire home right through to simply rearranging furniture or creating gorgeous vignettes. Homewares shopkeepers know her by name!
