Comments on: I Heart… Purple in Design

By: Anouska

Anouska — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:40:47 +0000

I’m starting to think we were separated at birth XD I’ve never been a girly girl either but have recently fallen in love with pink and purple touches to my room. I’m not too fond of the all-purple room, but those with purple touches are just absolutely stunning! I can’t wait to see pictures of your room ;)

By: Alice

Alice — Sat, 23 May 2009 10:08:15 +0000

That’s a whole lot of purple! Some of it I like but some of it doesn’t feel too appealing. But I’m not a huge purple fan. I think the best one is the picture of the deep purple wall and the chandelier. I think as a feature purple can look good but I wouldn’t want it as the major colour of a room if that makes sense? In a white to purple ratio I’d want 80% white 20% purple. That way the purple stands out and looks rich.

Actually the last picture is also good because the purple is minimal lol

Good luck with convincing your mum!!! I think the last one would be a good one to go with?

By: Manda

Manda — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:22:43 +0000

I’ve never really thought of purple as a color to use in decorating. My mother dislikes it, and it clashes with a lot of my home decor (purple is not a color that goes very well with Chinese furniture, particularly when red is such a prominent color in Chinese culture). But I do like the photos you posted! Purple is the color of royalty ;)

By: Midd13m4n

Midd13m4n — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:22:17 +0000

The last pic of the bedroom with the exposed brick and purple bedspread seems to be one design where you could get the most bang for the least buck… Painting walls is a PITA, IMHO, but changing the color of furniture and/or adding an area rug (even if there room already has carpet) are relatively cheap and the design can be quickly reversed. Add some wall-hangings, and you could be pretty much done.

In a previous house, we went with a somewhat monochromatic aproach: light nearly pastel blue for the walls, a deep navy for the trim, and heavy blueberry-colored velvet drapes. It made for a VERY relaxing room.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:43:04 +0000

Oh I love your blog– it makes me so happy. I could look at design all day, and purple themes? Gimme gimme gimme!!

I’m 1) so jealous that you get a whole room to work with and 2) hoping that you will show us that fun things that you have done.

Purple is gorgeous… I just love that it can take on so many different vibes. Dramatic, crisp, clean– it’s such a versatile color to work with.

Good luck to you!
P.s.: Do you just search for these images or do you have an entire stock of gorgeous interior design photos somewhere?!

-M.