Accent Light-Blue: Home Interior Design

Today's all about light blue. It's an amazing range of tones. All excessively calming. And they carry a multitude of associations. You can imagine a setting in Greece, something coastal or beachy, some old distressed blue wooden furniture found in a country barn somewhere, or even something South Western towards the turquoise end of the range. It's very versatile thematically, isn't it. As with most color, I prefer injections of it. Not all over the place, but just a pop of light blue here and there. And fortunately it's the perfect color for that. Where red for instance may be too powerful even in small doses. And green may get minty or look too deliberately chosen. Light blue has a funny way of seeming natural and acting neutrally even though it's not neutral at all. Perhaps it's the universality of it. Sea, sky, etc.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. I love this blue chair. This image so perfectly demonstrates how just a little touch of blue changes everything and enlivens a room.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. Here's another blue chair. This time an old wooden one. These chairs immediately bring character to an otherwise neutral space.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. Think I want this table. Love it. It's kind of antique in shape, but the blue punches through a little bit of modernism. It's really nicely proportioned as well. The color fits beautifully in the space I think.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. Another shot of the table.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. Some light blue on the wall would also be great. At first I thought it was art, only to realize it's a chalkboard. Either way I love the use of this color in big patches on the wall.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. Another way to go is to use the color sparingly here and there in the details. This image I really love because it's so subtle, yet here and there you can pick up the light blues. In turn they create a kind of latent subconscious tonality within the space.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. Some light blue accessories now. Blue chandelier and blue lightbulbs. It doesn't take much to activate these spaces in the mood of the color. And anyone can pull this off on short notice or with a minimal budget in their own space.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. You could also just use a light blue centerpiece. This one is gorgeous. It's actually white but with that Tiffany blue ribbon it becomes subsumed in the tone.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. A blue pillow is another easy thing to add quickly to bring some life into your space.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. Who doesn't love old wooden country boxes? This one is perfect for the theme.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. Now, if you're feeling a little more adventurous. Go find an old piece of furniture and get the paint out. This cabinet would look great in most situations.

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Home Interior Design With A Light Blue Accent Color. Even patterns look great in light blue. I doctored this rug pattern a little, but it would be a great one to throw on the floor in your living area. Particularly on a dark or black floor I think.

Big: The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories

Self-explanatory, isn't it. Less clothes, bigger accessories.

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Big jewelry to start off with.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Big jewelry to start off with.

More big jewelry. Note the big hair.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. More big jewelry. Note the big hair.

Big ornate shoes.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Alexander McQueen, Spring Summer, 2011. Big ornate shoes.

And a big belt.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Alexander McQueen, Spring Summer, 2011. And a big belt.

Another big belt.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Alexander McQueen, Spring Summer, 2011. Another big belt.

Why not, another big belt. Or corset.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Alexander McQueen, Spring Summer, 2011.

Some big sunglasses.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Tom Ford, Spring Summer, 2011. Some big sunglasses.

Can't forget the big hat. This is classic.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Can't forget the big hat. This is classic.

Will most likely need a big bag for all of this. On your big getaway.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Will most likely need a big bag for all of this. On your big getaway.

Maybe an old one as well, for the city.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Maybe an old one as well, for the city.

Maybe a new one as well, for the city.

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Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. Maybe a new one as well, for the city.

And lastly, it wouldn't be summer without big flowing sleeves, would it. Very sexy.

Fashion, Big, The Summer And Oversized Fashion Accessories. And lastly, it wouldn't be summer without big flowing sleeves, would it. Very sexy.

Elegant Outdoor Summer Table Settings

Since most of us will be spending some time outdoors and out of the city or at the beach these next few months, here's a great few outdoor inspired summer table settings. For everyone's little get togethers. Though some of these could also be appropriated for weddings equally as well I think. The concept is simple. Keep things bright, light, airy, and white based to allow the strong effusiveness of the summer light. Natural and textured beige or wood can be mixed in to create a tonal and textural range and to give some feel. With the incredibly vibrant spring and summer bloom colors of floral and foliage to accent powerfully.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. A gorgeous table setting on the beach. You can think of these as background, middle ground, foreground. The little white table as a backdrop, natural placemats in the middle range, and a powerful floral centerpiece with deep vibrant and iridescent greens in the foreground. Love the lanterns here as well.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. A gorgeous table setting on the beach. You can think of these as background, middle ground, foreground. The little white table as a backdrop, natural placemats in the middle range, and a powerful floral centerpiece with deep vibrant and iridescent greens in the foreground. Love the lanterns here as well.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. A gorgeous table setting on the beach. You can think of these as background, middle ground, foreground. The little white table as a backdrop, natural placemats in the middle range, and a powerful floral centerpiece with deep vibrant and iridescent greens in the foreground. Love the lanterns here as well.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. From the beach to the garden. This is even simpler than the beach example. Everything white. Really allows the green to explode beautifully.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. This is actually inside but it's got the right feel. I could see bringing all of this outside for the day. Old white wood table with just a touch of color here and there. Really simple, casual, and elegant.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. Inside again, but I chose it because of these great chairs. If you're going to deviate off of the white scheme, you can see how this old wooden set would be a great option. Maybe in a sun room, screened in porch, or covered terrace. There's something about the summer which is inherently nostalgic I think, and which is why old pieces seem to work well.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. Getting a little more detailed now. A simple old piece of wood looks great. Just some white candles, and again the powerful floral piece to finish everything off. I should say also, glass and in this case metal or any clean reflective material for that matter is great as a container for floral centerpieces in the summer.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. This is a product I found recently which I think is perfect for this discussion. I love that it's loosely woven. Thus, not solid and heavy looking. It's natural and neutral. It's the perfect table runner for the summer season.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. Just a little detail here. Some ideas you can explore with the plates.

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Elegant And Chic White Outdoor Summer Table Settings. And some last details. Love this image. It's a microcosm of the discussion I think. Effusive, light, some natural wood textures mixed in. Just a touch of color in the stripes, and very subtle glass. Gorgeous.