In home design, history often repeats itself. “By reaching back for culture and forward for contemporary techniques, we combine the best of old and new,” says Katie Skoloff, principal designer and founder of In Site Designs, an interior design firm in Greenville, S.C. “People feel validated by heritage, especially as we age, and are always peeking into our ties from the past.”
Trends we once loved reemerge and are being enjoyed with fresh eyes. Homes are becoming design time capsules of a sort as ideas evocative of themes and styles from the past spring to life. “Everything old is new again,” says Julea Joseph, owner of Reinventing the Space, a home staging and interior design firm in Chicago. Such is the case with the resurgence of Pink as the old/new color of choice in modern Home Design.
First lady Mamie Eisenhower—nicknamed “First Lady Pink”—deserves credit for the original pink craze in the 1950s. In 1953, she had the White House’s private quarters—as well as the bathroom of the Eisenhowers’ retirement home in Gettysburg, Pa.— redecorated in pink. Wall-to-wall pink and bubblegum hues may be a thing of the past, but toned-down varieties like blush, and peachy pink accents are catching on in throw pillows, vases, blankets, and accent walls. Paint forecaster Pantone chose “living coral,” a rich pinkish color that blends oranges and reds, as its 2019 color of the year. Pairing pink throws and pink vases as accents with crystal, like in a chandelier, offers a luxe, glamorous look, Joseph says.
So if you’re looking to brighten up your space a little, Think Pink.
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