How to Work With the Colour Plum
Glam or grounding, this luscious, vibrant hue can bring richness to rooms from old-world traditional to minimalist modern
How is plum different from purple? Well, first of all, it is a purple, just a very red one. Think of plum skin and plum flesh. Plum is warm and vibrant, somewhere between purple and magenta. But deeper. It’s regal and classic, and even though it has been all over the runways this year, it transcends trends (although if you care about such things, it is very au courant). It can be very dark or quite bright, earthy or super glam. Plum looks luscious with olive green, chartreuse, marigold yellow, dark beige and grey. Yellow ocher and metallic gold too.
In a room with more architectural details, plum can be used on all the walls. The bright white trim makes it pop and keeps the whole thing from being too dark.
Take a look at more rooms where plum has been used
Take a look at more rooms where plum has been used
This is a beautiful combination that is both modern and warm. I love the mantel that blends in with the wall and all the creamy white against the dark plum.
This vibrant shade is almost magenta and works well with other pops of very bright colours. It looks great in this modern room.
The wallpaper is a subtle way to add a hit of plum to the room. It's a grayer version but still red as purples go.
Decorating with plum
Plum and velvet were just made for each other: rich, soft, luxurious.
Plum and velvet were just made for each other: rich, soft, luxurious.
This lavish plum headboard adds a lot of glam to an already glammed-up room. Notice how well the plum contrasts with the other colours in the room.
All these colors work great with plum: beige, navy, turquoise and chartreuse. This room happens to combine them all.
Yet more plum with chartreuse, blues and pinks.
A spare and modern dining room is made richer by just a touch of plum on the seats of the chairs.
This rich plum headboard seems to glow in this big, white room. Very dramatic.
Nora Purple Shaggy Area Rug
This shaggy area rug seems to glow. It would look heavenly against golden wood floors.
limón
This gorgeous chair adds so much oomph.
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Plum is a rich colour that adds a lot of depth and weight to walls. In modern rooms like this one it is most often used as an accent colour.
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