Gorgeous Blue Bedrooms, Baths, Living Rooms & In-Between Spaces
Aqua to sky, teal to icy blue, deep indigo to periwinkle, and more ... see how different shades of blue affect spaces
If you love blue, chances are you will always find yourself spoilt for choice. Blue, when mixed with black, green, red, yellow or grey, creates an array of tones and each affects a space differently – some to create a moody interior, some a vibrant or a playful one. Here’s a look at a few tones of blue; take your pick, bookmark and share.
Turquoise
Turquoise is a pick-me-up colour that injects vibrancy in this bedroom. The herringbone hardwood floor adds warmth to the overall cool blue scheme and ensures the bedroom is an inviting, cosy space.
Tip: Turquoise is neither light blue nor teal (although it is a close cousin) nor aqua – it’s a mixture of light blue and green. Many vibrant, warm turquoises contain yellow tints as well.
Learn how to work with turquoise
Turquoise is a pick-me-up colour that injects vibrancy in this bedroom. The herringbone hardwood floor adds warmth to the overall cool blue scheme and ensures the bedroom is an inviting, cosy space.
Tip: Turquoise is neither light blue nor teal (although it is a close cousin) nor aqua – it’s a mixture of light blue and green. Many vibrant, warm turquoises contain yellow tints as well.
Learn how to work with turquoise
Periwinkle
This light shade of blue has purple undertones to it and is a lively and playful hue. Here, contrasted with white, it creates a rejuvenating atmosphere.
Note: Due to differences in how interiors are lit and photographed, and the brightness settings on different computers and handheld devices, the colours you see in these photographs may differ slightly from the actual colours. When deciding paint colours for your home, it’s always a good idea to view swatches from the manufacturer or evaluate a colour sample personally before making a selection for your interiors.
These sofa colour combinations can be blindly trusted
This light shade of blue has purple undertones to it and is a lively and playful hue. Here, contrasted with white, it creates a rejuvenating atmosphere.
Note: Due to differences in how interiors are lit and photographed, and the brightness settings on different computers and handheld devices, the colours you see in these photographs may differ slightly from the actual colours. When deciding paint colours for your home, it’s always a good idea to view swatches from the manufacturer or evaluate a colour sample personally before making a selection for your interiors.
These sofa colour combinations can be blindly trusted
Sky blue
This bedroom with sky-blue walls and bedding paints a clean and relaxing imagery, where the other lighter tones of grey and white add layering to the overall soothing palette. To set off the subdued solid-toned palette is the patterned carpet.
Tip: Sky blue is a versatile neutral that matches well with both the warm and cool ends of the colour spectrum. Consider pairing it with a stark red or a moody grey, where both will create an eye-catching look.
This bedroom with sky-blue walls and bedding paints a clean and relaxing imagery, where the other lighter tones of grey and white add layering to the overall soothing palette. To set off the subdued solid-toned palette is the patterned carpet.
Tip: Sky blue is a versatile neutral that matches well with both the warm and cool ends of the colour spectrum. Consider pairing it with a stark red or a moody grey, where both will create an eye-catching look.
Teal
Teal has inherent modern chops and can inject a sophisticated, luxurious tone to a space, like in this living room. Against the teal couches and carpet, the metallic hues get highlighted and make the space look crisp.
Tip: Teal is a mixture of blue and green. It can be mixed with white to make it lighter or with grey to make it darker. It is very close to turquoise, and at its most muted, it resembles green.
Is gold and teal the best colour combination?
Teal has inherent modern chops and can inject a sophisticated, luxurious tone to a space, like in this living room. Against the teal couches and carpet, the metallic hues get highlighted and make the space look crisp.
Tip: Teal is a mixture of blue and green. It can be mixed with white to make it lighter or with grey to make it darker. It is very close to turquoise, and at its most muted, it resembles green.
Is gold and teal the best colour combination?
Aqua
This tropical hue has a fun flair to it and uplifts and rejuvenates the ambience of this bathroom. The marble sink is wonderfully offset against the aqua walls, and the result is eye-catching.
This tropical hue has a fun flair to it and uplifts and rejuvenates the ambience of this bathroom. The marble sink is wonderfully offset against the aqua walls, and the result is eye-catching.
Blue-green
Some would call it green, some aqua blue – what do you think this wall hue is? This vibrant, peppy wall colour, complemented with green steps and dainty, hand-drawn flowers, conjures up an energetic atmosphere.
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Surprising Ways to Use Blue in Your Home
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Which shade of blue is your favourite? How have you used it around your house? Tell us in Comments below.
Some would call it green, some aqua blue – what do you think this wall hue is? This vibrant, peppy wall colour, complemented with green steps and dainty, hand-drawn flowers, conjures up an energetic atmosphere.
Read more:
Surprising Ways to Use Blue in Your Home
Tell us:
Which shade of blue is your favourite? How have you used it around your house? Tell us in Comments below.
The deep-blue indigo hue creates a smart and sophisticated interior and contrasts well with the lighter tones in this room. The white linen and ceiling, and the grey headboard and adjoining wall look luminous against the saturated indigo wall – an arresting matchup.