Blue and White Vintage Chair |
I just picked up a Colefax and Fowler (all things English) "coffee-table" book illustrating the work of one of their premier designers of the 90's - Roger Banks-Pye. He LOVES this color combination "happily admits to a passion bordering on fanaticism" and features it throughout the book which became the inspiration for this series.
Banks-Pye offers these cautions about the use of blue and white (after saying they fit any decor and any room and any period):
- dull northern light (exposure) will dull many blues - may need a red-blue
- blue dyes are unstable and will fade quicker than others when placed in direct sunlight
Blue Floral |
He does suggest adding blacks in small doses when using very pale blues. He also believes you can just keep adding different shades of blue almost forever "there is a danger of disastrous clashes only when just two conflicting blues are used in juxtaposition" - in other words, the more the merrier!
Multiple Shades of Blue |
Blue and blue and white pieces are and have always been my best sellers! All chairs illustrated are sold.
Blue and White Slipper Chair |
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