Renewed interest for last century’s colors.
I do many color consultations and in the last few years because of HGTV and other media I am seeing a renewed interest in certain eras’ colors.
In the next few months I will be blogging on the different decades of the 1900’s that still influence us today in style and color.
The 1950’s-Clean Cut and Pastels
The Palette of the 50’s was far removed from the drab colors of the war years. Millions of Americans were fleeing the cities for more suburbia and rural living. Comfort and Leisure was a high priority for most.
Gardening was the number one hobby so floral patterns were in full swing. Automobile manufacturers and even Tupperware were embracing clean-cut colors which included pastels. Colorful Melamine and Melmac dishware and bowls were seen at most dinner tables. Pale pink, pale blue, lilac, seafoam green, sunbeam yellow and peach were popular colors and were sometimes contrasted with a hot pink.
Pink was a popular color for bathrooms. Today, many retro enthusiasts are on a crusade to “save pink bathrooms from the 50’s” and not “replace” them but rather “embrace” them. In bedrooms the matched look was typical-curtains usually matched the bedspread, which matched the wallpaper, etc..
Designer Charles Eames had revolutionary designs with laminated plywood furniture that had very clean lines bent into comfortable curved furnishings. Fashionable and durable were chrome and vinyl chairs paired with chrome legged tables that had Formica tops. Fruit and flowered patterns were popular on drapery, tablecloths and aprons. These were in more bold colors such as primary reds, blues and yellows; with some secondary colors of greens and oranges.
Fruit and flowered patterns were popular on drapery,
tablecloths and aprons. These were in
more bold colors such as primary reds, blues and yellows; with some secondary
colors of greens and oranges.
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The 1940’s-the War Years AND the Post War Years
War Years-The American Textile industry was closely
monitored by the US. Government War Production Board and color in essence was
rationed. There was limited access to
metals, leather and fabrics so that they could be used for military uniforms if
necessary. The plentiful colors that
were typically seen were khakis, olive greens, and patriotic reds and
blues-gone were the bright Deco inspired colors of the pre-war years.
Post War Years-In 1947 Christian Dior started utilizing more
fabric, making dresses more full (flute-pleated tweeds and evening gowns) and
was able to appeal to previously suppressed appetites for more color. Pink was making a comeback. The drab was
being replaced. Pastels expressed
affluence since they were considered higher maintenance as they were more
easily soiled. Grays and Blues were the
neutrals.
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The 1930’s -Shocking Pink.
Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli became known for her vivid colors and unconventional designs in the 30’s and was influenced herself by the Cubists, Dadaists (creating buttons in the shape of lips), and Surrealists. She became known for signature mouths, padlocks, mermaids, butterflies and lobsters on her garments. Schiaparelli actually is still referenced today for creating a combination of magenta and pink called “Shocking Pink”. In 1932 she introduced an ice blue, wet moss green, rose lavender and sunlit gold which of course gravitated from fashion to colors and patterns in the home.
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The 1920’s-Neutrals and Bright colors.
Beige was the distinct direction made by Coco Chanel in Paris supposedly to use up army surplus from World War I. In 1922 she featured tailored skirts woven in pale shades of beige with flesh colored stockings and bright colored jewelry-this preceded (and influenced some would say) the Art Deco palette 3 years later.
Evening gowns made of silk, satin crepes and taffetas appeared in white, bright white (containing more blue) cream and ivory, accented with jewelry made from gold silver and platinum set with diamonds, crystal or onyx. Black and white was introduced later and usually combined with the bright colors of bold purple/violets, red, blue and some yellow.
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1900-1920 Bright colors of the French artists and the Russian Ballet displayed growing freedom of society and dress (women were being freed from the confining corset) during and after the First World War. Yellow, Gold, Blue and Greens were exotic, bold expressions of color for this era. Silver and Gold were used in embroidery for surface decorations on Asian-inspired tunics, etc. What these colors meant to the early 1900’s was a generation’s desire to be vibrant and alive.
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Permission granted-Go Bold!
Bored with your color palette? Why not change a few things and add some bright colors to the mix?
You do not have to change everything in your home in order to brighten it up. Start with accessories like throw pillows, vases, candleholders, and small chairs-then go from there. Accessories are least expensive to replace when freshening up your color palette. Even a wall can have a bold colorful wallpaper pattern for a “Focus Wall“ effect and then if you get antsy a few years down the road it is just “one” wall that would need to be changed.
Start with your neutral sofa (black, gray, brown, tan, white) and add bright colors for that BOLD look by adding variations of Pink, Green, Blue, Red, Purple or Yellow throw pillows. Or maybe that wood-toned desk is crying out for a fun, bright chair to tuck under it. Who knows where that might lead-the sky is the limit!
Go ahead-you have permission to GO BOLD!
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Brighten up your New Year with silver or gold-either one will accent your existing color palette. I am not talking bright brass or chrome (although those versions really do have a place), but instead throw in some mercury glass, which is plentiful right now in both antique silver tone and antique gold tone. You can find tea-light holders, candleholders and lamps in mercury glass in most home furnishing stores or online. I can help you accessorize!
This beautiful illustration of silver and gold comes straight from nature
(Photo-compliments of Colorado Nature Photographer D.J. Hannigan
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Nature gives us inspiration for design.
The next time you step outdoors take a look around you, breathe in the fresh air and see-really see the colors around you in nature. Do you see the array of colors that bring life to your surroundings? Those colors from the outdoors can be brought to the indoors and bring your space to life.
Try white bedding, beige and pale yellow accents for a soft and relaxing bedroom.
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Orange and Blue are not just for the Broncos.
The Broncos sporting their distinct orange and blue played yesterday (and won!). So when most of us from Colorado think orange and blue, we immediately think of the orange and blue that the Broncos wear.
Not so! Since orange and blue are complimentary colors we can use different combinations of oranges and blues to bring a room to life.
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Paisley can fit all styles.
Paisley, a town in Southern Scotland was the center of the 19th century cotton industry. It gave its name to a fabric design that Northern India took and ran with. The distinctive teardrop motif is based on a Hindi flower and in the early 1800’s was woven into Kashmiri shawls which became a fashion necessity for the very wealthy English. In fact a fine shawl could take 5 years to make and cost as much as a London town home. But over time Western designers became involved and developed the paisley pattern with changes to its shape and size and then expanded its colors from deep red, rust and maroon to include pink, blue, orange, yellow and green. The traditional colors and pattern of paisley fit best in a setting with more traditional furnishings. If the paisley pattern is “opened up” with more background showing and with a larger looser teardrop pattern it can be considered “transitional”-meaning it can go into either setting of traditional casual or contemporary and even modern.
Traditional Paisleys:
Transitional Paisleys
Contemporary to Modern Paisleys
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Now that we are off of Daylight Savings Time and it's getting dark earlier in the day, if you are thinking of painting any rooms in your house it is important to view the colors in the daylight hours without shadows and impending darkness. This means if I was coming to give you a color consultation I would want to be there before 3:30 pm in the months of November and December. It is also important to paint a sample on a piece of foam core (most Benjamin Moore paint stores have small sample boards for sale and sample paints that you can buy for around $3 a bottle) and take the painted boards around your house to view them at different hours of the day to be sure you like the colors at all times during the day since you have to live there!
Do you want a splash of Autumn color in your home? Buy an inexpensive bag of colorful gourds (available in your local grocery store) and put them in your fruit bowl on the counter with your fresh fruit on top of it or throw the gourds in a basket to put on your hearth-this a great way to warm up your home for the Autumn season.
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Do you notice that when you walk into a room and see the color on the walls you react to that color in a positive or negative way? That is because there is a real psychology to color. Color is subjective and each person reacts to color differently. That is why it is important to choose a color palette that is right for you. I prefer Benjamin Moore paint because it quality paint-but also because I am a color specialist and I need for the paper paint decks that I use for my consultations to be perfect representations of the paint color that will be painted on the wall-I can depend on that with Benjamin Moore more than any other manufacturer.
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