Blue, aqua, azure, baby blue, beryl, blue-gray, blue-green, Capri, cerulean, cobalt, cornflower, cyan, denim, indigo, lapis, Majorelle, navy, opal, periwinkle, powder, Prussian blue, robin’s egg, royal, sapphire, sky, teal, Tiffany, turquoise, ultramarine, Wedgewood…
In all its infinite forms, I love blue. Blue is the colour of summers in Santorini…
…and of my birthstones—all four:
And though, just the other day, I sat in my light-filled living room concluding my home could use more blue, I now see blues and turquoises of all shades sprinkled throughout: in my favourite tea cups,
on our china cabinet (painted in Pooh’s Favourite Things DC3A-80-2 in semi-gloss, from Behr and available at The Home Depot),
in the silk cushions on this now-departed sofa,
in the embroidery on our towels (received as a wedding present—love ’em!),
in my office (painted Pooh’s Favourite Things in eggshell),
and even in places yet to be completed, like our kitchen countertops (Wilsonart Laminate Verdi Oxide 1786-60).
So while I’m not usually one to follow trends, I’m very happy to see that blue and turquoise are big this season. Stay tuned.