“Think Perello olives in a martini—I’ve seen this loads and I’m loving it,” says South East London-based interior designer Lizzie Green. According to Green, the shade works particularly well in studies, where clients are choosing to “color drench”, coating ceilings and joinery as well as walls.
Deep red
Oxblood should no longer be limited to your Ancora loafers. Green says rich and warm shades of terracotta, ochre, and clay pink are increasingly popular in interiors—especially given how beautifully they pair with natural materials such as timber, or marble flooring. Heuman, too, anticipates seeing “deep, zesty reds” being used more. “Incidentally, they look fantastic as a small accent against soft yellows,” she says.
Yves Klein blue
Photographed by Simon Watson, Architectural Digest, October 2011
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