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Apricot |
My favorite fruit is the apricot and I love the color apricot. A pinky peach, it is a softer version of coral and orange. It is an incredibly flattering color to paint your walls - everyone looks good against an apricot backdrop. Pantone's Color of the Year for 2023 is Magenta. I am personally not a fan of magenta. I think I'll ignore it and make Apricot my Chinoiserie Chic Color of the Year.
Apricot was a favorite color of Mario Buatta. He loved bedrooms with apricot walls, pale blue ceilings, and white woodwork. He often glazed his apricot painted walls. His own apartment was painted apricot.
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Mario Buatta |
Blue and white Chinese porcelain looks wonderful against apricot, as does black and gold lacquered Chinese furniture.
Benjamin Moore Apricot Tint #086 is a favorite apricot paint color of mine.
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Benjamin Moore Apricot Tint #086 |
Here is some inspiration.
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MADRE Dallas |
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Amanda Lindroth |
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Amanda Lindroth |
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Gary McBournie - Veranda |
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Summer Thornton - Veranda |
My favorite roses are apricot. They look sensational in a blue and white ginger jar.
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Apricot roses |
Click on the captions to link to these apricot finds.
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I just love this post. Beth, you are a funny lady, making apricot your color of the year - that's brilliant. Apricot rooms cast a very flattering light, and I think Mario probably knew a thing or two about that. Personally, I am not a magenta lover either, although I do love many shades of pink. All of these rooms you have pictured are just lovely. Thank you for such a pretty post. It's especially light and refreshing when the weather outside is so gloomy.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it. I love pink in pretty much every shade except magenta - too purple for me.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous post. Thank you.
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