Amethyst, Heather, Pansy, Plum — Turns Out Decorating With Purple Opens You Up to a World of Possibilities

Gray living with purple upholstered coffee table with large tray and books, a long banquette seat under the window with purple cushions, and a nesting coffee table next to a gray sofa.

Purple is the color of dreams, of floating on an ethereal lavender-y lilac-y smoke into worlds unknown. It’s also the color of shadows, darkness, of sinking into aubergine-y blackberry depths unknown. Decorating with purple is something many aren't easily convinced on — until recently, it seems.

Regal, intriguing, and ever so slightly elusive, purple is a color that refuses to be easily defined. It carries the depth and drama of blue with the warmth of red. At its darkest, it feels sumptuous and brooding, rich with the weight of history and luxury — think heavy velvet curtains, deep damsons, or the inkiness of twilight.