Pretty pastels

Well, it's September 1st, and at least calender-wise, spring is here! Our colour inspiration for the week is pastels. We're thinking soft green new leaves and delicate pink buds and the gentlest yellow rays of sunshine against pale blue skies.

Like the little black dress, pastels just never go completely out of fashion. Good enough to eat, it is such a happy palette.

 

Pastel colours and spring flowers just belong together!

Cath Kidston bedding

Lighthearted and happy, pastel colours are perfectly suited for a girl's bedroom.

 

 

Clean lines and unfussy designs makes for a modern interpretation in pastel.

 

While pastel shades are ultimately suited to girly rooms and romantic settings, it can work equally well in a more sophisticated and even glamorous setting, depending on what you combine it with. Here, lilacs and lavenders are off-set against a neutral taupe wallpaper and paired with glamorous silver headboard for a very grown-up look.

A little bit of grey thrown in, and an unexpected touch of hot red, prevents the pastel colour scheme from becoming sugary sweet.

Fabulously feminine

We celebrated Women's Day earlier this month, and actually like the idea of dedicating the entire month of August to all the fabulous women out there. Is it not amazing that all the opposites you can think of apply in equal measure to most women you know ?  Soft, strong. Gentle, forceful. Demure, Sexy. Calm, passionate. Tolerant. Stubborn. Wilful. Giving. Playful. Kind... endless adjectives.

So what is your idea of a feminine bedroom? Is it soft, romantic drapes? Pure white linen? Crisp cottons or sexy silk? Or lace, frills and flounces? Florals? Girly pink or femme fatale red? Here are just a few examples of what we consider feminine bedrooms!

It hardly gets more girly than this: soft blush pink and oodles of flounces:



Soft pastels and florals against crisp white makes for a fresh, wholesome look.

Laura Ashley

 

Pink and grey silk pillowcases embellished with lace and embroidery are placed on gently "crushed", textured pure linen for an unconventional bed setting:

Bella Notte Linens

Ange ou demon? Demure white pillowcases with cotton crochet border and Victorian embroidery or sexy, sultry red silk!

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A lush drapery above the bed, coupled with layers of softly frilled pillows in gentle, winter white, creates a romantic hideaway:

Bedding by Ralph Lauren

Which is your favourite or depicts you best?