Pastel universe: colors for a sweet and calm summer

‘Home sweet home’. Nothing like pastel colors to achieve a calm and sweet interior decoration. But, in addition, the powdery tones of pink, blue, green and yellow illuminate, fill the room with a serene harmony and are less dangerous, decoratively speaking, than bright or dark ones. Although they do not fear the cold, they are one of the summer decoration trends, due to their delicate freshness. Find out how to take away their reputation for being nerdy and boring by using (and combining) them properly.

Together and scrambled

They are the shades of the 'macarons' from the French pastry shop Ladurée and the clothes our mothers used to wear us when we were babies, but also from Sofia Coppola's 'Marie Antoinette' and the last 'fashion weeks'. Combined with each other, as in this HomeSense proposal, they create environments full of peace, which win you over for their softness, to which you fall captivated from the first moment.

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Sweet yes, bland no

Don't be afraid of it. As if it were a light but flattering makeup, soft pink has romanticism and sweetness, but also personality and character, as long as you avoid cloying embarrassment, using it wisely. In small brushstrokes or monopolizing all the prominence, as in this Furniture Village environment, update it with accessories in intense tones and with designer pieces.

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Free spirit

Despite the aura of romanticism that accompanies them, pastel colors are good allies for urban environments . Dusty greens and blues can be modern and cosmopolitan, as long as you integrate them into spaces with neutral walls and look for the collaboration of white and gray.

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Throughout the house

In the kitchen, the living room or the bedroom, there is no room in the house that denies entry to this mint green with a 'vintage' air. For this reason, it is a good companion to classic interiors. retro or even rustic, 'touched' with iron, aged finishes and objects from other times. Combine it with wood and white and you will have achieved a refreshing and charming atmosphere, far from the pace of fashion.

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In a sophisticated version

Despite their girlish image, they can also look sophisticated and mature, if you mix them with strong tones, which contrast. With the walls painted in a stylish Jotun gray, the pastel blue dining table gains in personality, showing that sweetness is a good ally of 'glamour'.

Rusty

The absence of gender in the color yellow makes it a good option in environments where you need concentration and a marked functional accent, such as work corners or desk areas. To accentuate that professional air, opt for a more acid version, like those of the Muuto chairs, which keep their ingenuity and goodness intact, but bring out all their character.

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A matter of character

If you combine them with gray and even black, the The result will be not only impressive but also tremendously particular, even when used in the bedroom. Although pastel pink can star in an interior decoration, it feels more comfortable when it acts as a secondary or as a simple extra, in bedding, for example, so as not to be too cloying.

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The new baby blue

It has returned to the house, and to our closet (the spring-summer collections of Dior and Loewe are a sample of this return) willing to conquer the most summery interiors (and our 'looks'). This blue with white pigments, reminiscent of baby clothes, feels good both in main pieces, such as this Fraifrau armchair, and in accessories, such as cushions and bedding. To enhance it, mix it with other more intense blues, like the one on the wall.

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Daring mix

Combining different pastel colors usually always gives good 'deco' results, but if you like to take risks and If you are looking for a more personal and visually powerful effect, try contrasting them with strong tones, such as anthracite grey, black or indigo blue. In this environment, with the wall and the decorative frieze painted in dark, the soft pink sofa bed by Go Modern Furniture focuses attention and becomes the king of the space.

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Nordic essence

Pastel colors are good allies for the sweetest Nordic decoration, that that pays less attention to black and white and evokes a warm new minimalism. A home sweet home philosophy that is well reflected in this environment by HAY, with a pale yellow sofa, as functional as it is beautiful and comfortable.

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To rejuvenate a classic

The interiors in pastel tones stand up to the fast pace of modern life, designing environments full of charm and peace. Very versatile, they have the ability to update a classic environment or personalize a 'vintage' dining room, like this one from La Redoute Interieurs, with a single brushstroke. To enhance its 'green' mode, nothing better than vegetable fibers and natural fabrics.

Infallible in the bedroom

Always linked to children's rooms, this summer they slip into the rest of the rooms of the house, claiming its 'deco' right in the juvenile and double bedrooms. In order not to fail, remember that if you incorporate them into rooms with a white or light neutral base, they will enhance the luminosity and offer a brushstroke full of freshness and optimism.

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