The sun is starting to shine and thoughts are turning to the
warmer days of summer. This summer a key trend is going to be using
sugary pastels, think ice-cream colours of pistachio green, strawberry
pink, lemon yellow and pale blueberry. These are all calm colours which
can be used in any room and will instantly create a relaxed feel to your
home. Pastel fabrics can be found in many designs from spots and
stripes to elegant florals.
You can either use a palette of all of
these colours, for instance this would work well in a kitchen. Look for
a striped fabric which could be used as a curtain fabric or for blinds
and cushions. Quirky fabrics with a retro feel in pastel shades could
also be used either for curtains or as a tablecloth. Look for
accessories in these pastel shades to add as a finishing touch.
In
a bedroom limit your colour palette to one pastel colour plus white.
For example use pale blue with white. Furniture could either be painted
wood or oak. This will also give a nautical feel to your room so you
could accessorise with natural materials such as driftwood or frames
which appear to have been salvaged from the beach. Beds should be piled
high with cushions and a throw added to dress the bed and to add texture
to the scheme.
Pistachio green is a very restful colour and can
be used in a living room to create a relaxing feel. Try using a pale
green print as a curtain material, a plain green upholstery fabric and
paint your walls cream. Cushions can be coordinated in these colours,
having some the same as the curtain fabric and also some plain green and
cream ones piled high on a comfy sofa. These colours will also help to
bring the outside in and link the room to the garden.
These
colours are also ideal when decorating a nursery. You can keep to the
traditional colours of blue for a boy and pink for a girl or use a
rainbow of pastel shades which would be suitable for a boy or a girl.
Depending
on your taste and the style of your home these schemes can either be
'glammed up' by introducing chandeliers and ornate furniture or made to
feel more contemporary using chunky furniture and fewer accessories.
Pastel
shades can also be used in the garden. Summerhouses and wooden garden
furniture look great painted in pastel shades, add some seat cushions
and a tablecloth to complete the look.
From country house to city pad pastel shades will bring a sense of calm to your home.
Just Fabrics provide thousands of curtain fabric and upholstery fabric,
including an extensive range of designer clearance fabrics at
discounted prices. We also stock hundreds of regular curtain fabric of
which many are exclusive to Just Fabrics and will not be found anywhere
else.
Our fabric shops are situated in the beautiful Cotswolds where the company has been for over 25 years. Our two fabric shops, one in Burford (Oxfordshire) and the other in Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) are easily accessible with free parking available.
Our fabric shops are situated in the beautiful Cotswolds where the company has been for over 25 years. Our two fabric shops, one in Burford (Oxfordshire) and the other in Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) are easily accessible with free parking available.