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Interior Design, Architecture & Interior Decorating eMagazine
The multi-coloured vintage bentwood dining chairs set the tone for this beautiful home design by Anna Spiro. Colourful cushions with a variety of patterns mix well against an all white canvas. This fun and cheerful modern interior design creates a casual summery atmosphere.
Finnish interior designer Eero Aarnio, well known for his plastic and fiberglass chairs, has furnished his home with colourful plastic furniture, including his famous ball chairs. The colourful plastic furnishing highlights the white canvas with a modern touch. The colours are cheerful without being overwhelming.
These beautiful modern living room designs by Colombini use colours to highlight the plain white background. In each modern design, colour is used with economy.
Blue, pink, orange, purple and various shades of pastel palette dominate the rooms of this high rise apartment in New York. Interior designer Jamie Drake used bold colours to create an inviting look. The children’s room is rich with bright colours. The interior design is a mix of modern with retro influences that create a sense of freshness.
Pantone named Honeysuckle (PANTONE 18-2120) colour of the year for 2011. This reddish pink colour is an uplifting dynamic colour that gives any room a burst of energy. You can use Honeysuckle to add intense elegance to a living room, or make a statement with it in the kitchen. This powerful and upbeat colour provides interior spaces with a lively flair.
Red is a colour that some people find too overpowering for their living rooms. But it can be a very contemporary and elegant colour scheme against a white or light beige background. These living room designs give you some ideas on how to use red effectively.
Yellow can be a powerful yet soothing colour for a living room. You can use it to highlight a white background with cheerful results, or use it against black to enhance the elegance of a room. It also goes well with purple, or you can use it with light green to create a sunny atmosphere.
Rooms with bright happy colours will not only keep children entertained, but they are also expressions of their personalities. These colourful cheery children’s bedrooms by Italian company Colombini are practical, fun and expressive all at once.
