Light blue. It conjures images of the sky shifting around dawn, of glimmering shallow seas, and of woodlands scattered with spring bluebells. But when it comes to decorating with light blue in the home, does work in a contemporary way? Oh, it can, and it will.
The lighter intonations of blue feel soothing. We can all sense it. They’re the toned-down cousins of the more-in-the-spotlight blue shades such as navy, cobalt, azure, sapphire, and cerulean — pushed back and more distant from the drama of such bolder tones, and instead, their personalities are cool and laid back. Their names tell the stories fairly well: baby blue — so soft it’s nursery-room-ready; powder blue — chalky, washed-out and vintage with a delicate charm; sky blue — we’ve already spoken about that; ice blue — the coolest of them all, summoning visions of just-about-color hidden in hunks of ice and cornflower (at a push), summery and deeper than the rest but still carrying a gentle, petal-like quality.
