Welcome to the latest edition of Remodelaholic’s Color Files! I have to admit, I was kind of surprised to see how excited of you got about last week’s color, true blue. I didn’t know that pure blue had so many fans–awesome! This week, I’m pretty sure you’ll have a few things to say about another saturated color hue: TURQUOISE.
Turquoise is the name of a blue-green color….and a semi-precious stone that is blue-green in color. (It’s one of those chicken or the egg things–which came first, the name of the stone or the name of the color?) It looks great on it’s own or paired with other bright colors. Turquoise is a happy color. If you look at the examples below, you’ll notice that none of the featured rooms is the least bit moody; I think turquoise just can’t help but make people happy.
Surf Blue from Benjamin Moore at Houzz
Sea Wave by American Tradition at Apartment Therapy
River’s Edge by Behr at Alicia Paulson
Mermaid Treasure by Behr at Killer B. Design
Palladian Blue by Benjamin Moore at Simplified Bee
Windy Hill and Shoreline by CIL Paint at Houzz
Robin’s Nest by Benjamin Moore at Me and Wee
{ceiling} True Turquoise by Glidden at Project Nursery
Bermuda Bay by Glidden at Always in Wonder
Waterfall by Benjamin Moore at Brooklyn Limestone
Aqueduct by Sherwin-Williams at Color Sizzle
Rendezvous Bay by Benjamin Moore at Houzz
Rainwater and Lagoon by Martha Stewart at Tatertots & Jello
Have you painted anything at your house turquoise, lately? Do you have a favorite hue of turquoise? If you have a blog post that tells about the paint color that you used for your latest turquoise project, make sure you include a link in your comment so that everyone else can get a look, too.
Featured picture via Better Homes & Gardens.
I love the pop of color on the door in the last photo. I never thought of painting a door, just walls. Definitely something neat to consider.
Last year I finally realized my dream of painting my interior turquoise. I used SICO colour Bluebird. Love!
I love this colour! I had a dark grey striped wall against a pale grey wall and it was lacking something … along came a tester pot of turquoise paint and I added a feature stripe of the turquoise colour and it has totally changed the look – I absolutely love it! You can check it out here
http://jarrahjungle.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/the-painted-stripes-project-take-2.html
I’m in love with turquiose!!
Those are great rooms. I used turquoise in my laundry room since I have a traditional neutral palette throughout the rest of the house. I thought the laundry room was the one place I could take a chance with color (especially since turquoise is the color of liquid fabric softener!)
http://www.themoney-pit.com/2011/09/laundry-room-before-and-after.html
I love the color! And how the laundry baskets match too!