Magenta Enchantment
Playful, vivid and by no means shy, this vibrant pink adds drama wherever it goes
Samantha Schoech
18 February 2012
Houzz Contributor. I am a former magazine editor specializing in travel and design. I just completed my first remodel, turning my crumbling 1941 kitchen into a beauty of grays, whites and natural wood. If I could, I'd sleep on the countertop. That's how much I love it.
You can also read my parenting blog on Baby Center http://blogs.babycenter.com/author/sschoech/
Houzz Contributor. I am a former magazine editor specializing in travel and design.... More
I have a thing for pink. Not the pale, girly pink of a baby's room. The vibrant, hot pink of tropical flowers, and Indian saris, and pinup girl lipstick. I have a thing for magenta.
There is a magenta pouf from Morocco in my living room, and although it's quite small, it is very powerful. I have made a lot of decorating choices around my magenta pouf. Magenta makes a statement. It is not to be taken lightly. But neither, under any circumstances, should it be avoided.
There is a magenta pouf from Morocco in my living room, and although it's quite small, it is very powerful. I have made a lot of decorating choices around my magenta pouf. Magenta makes a statement. It is not to be taken lightly. But neither, under any circumstances, should it be avoided.
A single spot of color in an otherwise neutral room is arresting and beautiful. It's the way to go if you're not prepared to go crazy with color.
The pouf that launched a thousand decor decisions. I've kept other things mostly neutral and blue. But I also have touches of lime green and gold in the room. There is almost nothing it doesn't look good with.
This magenta bed is such a drama queen, everything around her shrinks in comparison.
Charcoal and magenta have been married a long time, and they are still lovely together. Magenta adds playfulness, while charcoal keeps everything grounded.
Magenta and blues — whether turquoise, navy or teal — always work well together.
A touch of magenta can function as a room's exclamation points.
If you are a big color person, let magenta be your friend. It goes with blues, yellows, greens and neutrals. It's the rainbow dater of the color wheel.
Magenta chairs bring high glamour to an otherwise muted room.
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