Forget Coastal Themes and Feature Walls — This Is How to Decorate With Blue in the Freshest, Most Exciting Ways

Blue living room with two curved blue sofas facing each other, a glass coffee table, an original fireplace with art hanging over it, a cabinet on the opposite wall, and a modern pendant light.

Blue is everywhere, but have we forgotten the true power when decorating with blue in our homes? It's time to take fresh look at this beguiling color classic.

Blue is one of the hues on the color wheel that’s most second nature to us. It’s long been used as a crutch, a friendly non-descript shade to rely on. It’ll always be there, why it’s practically a neutral isn’t it? The color is so innately a part of our natural everyday lives — the sky, the sea (or any kind of water), in our eyes… — that sometimes, let’s admit it, we overlook it, and take it for granted.