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LIVING WITH LAVENDER – THIS OR THAT

November 12, 2013
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Contemporary living room with lavender accents

Saw these two living rooms the other day where lavender is the connecting theme.  The first is a living room with very subtle accents in a light shade of purple.  While the second, takes on lavender living with zest by incorporating a lilac colored sea grass wallpaper and then punches up the decor with even more purple with the ikat upholstery on the side chairs…oh and did I mention the orange sofa.

So today I ask you…which of these two living rooms do you prefer?  Could you see yourself living with lavender?

Contemporary living room with lavender Louis XIV chairs, a Saarinen inspired coffee table with a glass top and purple hydrangenas
Lavender living room with orange sofa, purple ikat accent pillows and armchairs and a Greek key rug
Close up of a purple and white armchair in a lavender living room

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco

Photos: Brendan Wong; Lilly Bunn

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5 responses to “LIVING WITH LAVENDER – THIS OR THAT”

  1. Cindy Albert says:
    November 12, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    Could live in the first space. Thinking the second room would be too much color for me.

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  2. House Envy says:
    November 12, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    Love this color. It really seems almost like a neutral. Every color looks great with it.

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  3. Corinne - Emerald Green Interiors says:
    November 13, 2013 at 2:16 AM

    Love the first one with its great mix of furniture (the Platner table paired with the antique armchairs looks fabulous) but my vote would definitely go to room number 2 (designed by Amanda Nisbett maybe?). I need a bit more color in my life 🙂

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  4. Jordan says:
    November 13, 2013 at 8:24 AM

    I like aspects of both, but I really love that poppy-colored sofa with the lavender pillows. I’d opt for a stark, white backdrop though- the lavender wallpaper is a bit overkill and too Easter-eggy for me.

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  5. Hollie @ I'm Busy Procrastinating says:
    November 13, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    I haven’t been a fan of purple, in general, since my pre-teen days I the late ’80s. I do like the purple splotchy ikat chairs, but I can’t so much handle the pastel shades.

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