I'm a Color Consultant Who Has Had Light Blue Walls in Every Home I've Owned — Here's How to Make Them Feel Modern

Light blue bedroom with blue and white upholstered headboard, blue striped sheets, an artwork hung over the bed, a yellow door with a blue jacket hung on the back, and pink hallway walls .

As a paint color consultant (and brand ambassador for Farrow & Ball), I’m endlessly playing with colors and combinations from the our core palette of 132 shades and archive palette. Light blue is one of those colors I'm always drawn too, so much so that I've used it in nearly every home I've live in.

Experience has taught me that light blue walls love light; south or south west seem to play to all the nuances of this complex color a treat. Light blue paint is one of those chameleon colors that transitions through the day. With limited natural light, it appears cooler with silvery blue notes, but when the sun falls across it, you get an unexpected softness and a more muted green note becomes apparent — and it's the latter characteristic that is the most fun to play with.