Plush Palate: Could You Be So Bold?

August 20, 2009

Could You Be So Bold?

And do a red room like these? Or more importantly, could you live in a red room like these?

If you had to do a monochromatic scheme, which color would you choose (white doesn't count!)?

*images via Marie Claire Maison

20 comments:

Dana Tucker said...: I would choose robin's egg blue. I can't get enough of that color.; Thursday, August 20, 2009
clare @ the pretty walrus said...: ooh love the one before last. i might go for a teal. my sis has a bright green room - makes me dizzy whenever i walk in there!!! o_O; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Mise said...: Well, I couldn't live in any of these rooms, but I think that's a prime function of hotels: to have décor that will delight and dazzle us for a few nights and then allow us to return to the comparative serenity of our own houses. As hotel rooms, I'd really like these.; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Jess LC said...: Oh man, I don't think I could do those hues. They are beautiful to look at though.; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Anonymous said...: The red rooms look pretty in these pictures, but I could never live in one. I love the color, but I'd rather have a blue or yellow room! =) It'd be a bit less intense.; Thursday, August 20, 2009
FROM THE RIGHT BANK said...: Red would be too intense for me. If I can't do white, I would have to go with gray!; Thursday, August 20, 2009
style odyssey said...: great question, lovely pics! if i had to choose, it would be gray.
i could live with red, if it was only on one wall...or in a chilly climate.; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Simply Colette said...: Thanks for stopping by! Hmmm... if I was going to be bold, I would do Jade with white accents.; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Crystal @ Plush Palate said...: @mise: great point...a hotel room would be just the perfect place to experience this kind of color.

If I had to choose just one color for a monchromatic room....I think'd I'd go the safe (and boring?) way and choose grey.

Although I MIGHT be able to live with a blue room, too :); Thursday, August 20, 2009
monica said...: i thnk a red room would be a bit too much to live in, altho i would love a "closet room" painted red with leopard print and mahongany accents.

they certainly are bold; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Unknown said...: Oh, yes, I could! If I had my way, I'd paint the entire house red. These rooms are just too fabulous for words.

Cheers.; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Anonymous said...: I have an intense tangerine living room, and I love it, but frankly, I am really looking forward to repainting it after 5 years. But, hey, it lasted that long, which is pretty good! If I went monochromatic, I'd love to do a grey color scheme.; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Mademoiselle Deva said...: ahhh the 4th pic looks lovely... I might consider this one...; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Jo said...: Absolutely luxurious colors! These photos make me want to go shopping for some paint!! :); Thursday, August 20, 2009
Pamela Terry and Edward said...: I would choose green...there are so many delicious shades. But I would have to have some pattern. Probably lots of William Morris!!

Thanks for the sweet comment about Edward and for leading me here to your beautiful blog!!; Thursday, August 20, 2009
Sarah Klassen said...: OOoo! Very bold. Ok, I admit, right off the bat, if I had to choose a monochromatic scheme, it would be gray, of course. I never, ever tire of gray...

However, I was thinking about one of Tricia Guild's first books, "White Hot" -- she had featured a space that consisted of saturated blues, aquas and purples. They looked lovely and cool together...so perhaps something like that could work well. Although, I do like the bedroom in image 03!

Also, thank you SO much for your sweet comment on my latest post -- I only wish to be as wonderful as Audrey :) You are such a kind person, Crystal!; Thursday, August 20, 2009
bananas. said...: i think i could live in those rooms. the red is great but i'm afraid i'd get sick of it. if i had to choose a color, i choose turquoise. it makes me happy.; Thursday, August 20, 2009
TIG said...: Love the vibrant energy of these rooms! The third would make a wonderful guest space.

Hope you're having a great week,
xo; Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Peggy said...: Pink, of course!; Thursday, February 11, 2010
Kate said...: I moved into an apartment in 2008 in which my bedroom was awash in vibrant red. I tried, but I couldn't handle it. It was unsettling, so I repainted it a lovely moody gray-violet.; Wednesday, May 05, 2010