Farrow & Ball: Decorating with Colour

This post has taken me some time to complete because I was working my way through the amazing book by Farrow & Ball that was recently sent to me by the publishers (thank you for that).

This book follows on from three books ‘Paint and Colour in Decoration’, ‘Living with Colour’ and ‘The Art of Colour’ which dealt with how colour can be used to create atmosphere, character and charm in any home, something which my regular readers will know is a subject I’m quite fond of. (See ‘Colour Theory‘). This book tackles the tricky subject of how to decorate your home with colour.

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For transient renters, such as me, the dull dirty-not-even-magnolia-anymore magnolia that adorns the walls of my apartment fill me with sadness, so I was delighted when our landlady allowed me to decorate one wall in the bedroom with Cook’s Blue from Farrow & Ball. Of course I wanted to go further, but one block of colour is enough to break up the greige.

As the authors state “a book to delight any home decorating enthusiast.” For those of you making assumptions that Farrow & Ball’s traditional paint colours and heritage work primarily in traditional homes will be pleasantly surprised by how many mid-Century and modern homes are represented in the book. I especially like the kitchen with burnt orange walls with white paint drips drawing attention to the height of the room.

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If you’re planning a Spring clean, then freshen those walls with some paint, and pick up this book for some great ideas of how colours work together in different interiors – I promise you will find something you like.

Farrow & Ball: Decorating with Colour
Price: £35

Daniel

Having worked in design for the past decade, Daniel started ateliertally.com as a discussion of timeless, modernist product design. Trained as a graphic designer, he also has an avid interest in typography. You can follow him on Twitter @ateliertally.

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