No, this isn’t another wedding post! The publishers of House Beautiful’s latest book “Blue – 350 Inspiring Ways to Decorate with Blue” sent me a complimentary copy to review (and will provide a copy to one lucky reader!)
I love the House Beautiful books which are a collection of images from the magazine supported with ideas and advice from interior designers . This one has to be my favourite thus far.
Decorating with blue is timeless, versatile, appealing and a fail-safe choice when decorating. I realized that I have included some of the images in the book in previous blog posts. See here, here and here.
The book shows how blue can work in any room and with any colour scheme. This bedroom decorated by Tom Stringer in a navy and white colour scheme is bold and fresh.
While this bedroom with a muted blue and orange scheme is more tranquil. Designer John Willey points out that “the orange isn’t too bright because it’s printed on tan linen rather than cotton.” And by cotton he means a white ground – good tip!
This is one of my favourite images from the book, in part due to the gorgeous blue textiles but also the idyllic setting. Le sigh…
Would you like to have this book as part of your collection? The publisher has kindly offered a book to a reader. To win:
* become a Follower of Decor Happy by clicking on the Follow button near the bottom of the sidebar and
* leave a comment letting me know if you have any blue in your own home. If you don’t have a blog, please leave your email.
For extra entries:
* tweet about the giveaway linking to this post and including @vanessajfrancis in the tweet
* follow me on Twitter
This giveaway is open to residents of Canada and the US. I will choose a winner using random. org on May 19th.
Good luck!
Sarah
May 5, 2011We painted our living room blue, and inherited a blue tile bathroom. Our kitchen is turquoise and we have some blue in our bedroom as well. Love blue!
southerngirldreaming
May 5, 2011I would love this giveaway and yes, I have an accent wall painted navy blue. My accent colors are “Georgia Clay” burn orange. Go blue!
Kristin
May 5, 2011I LOVE blue. My kitchen/dining room has light blue walls and navy accents, my living room has a light-teal-blue-and-tan rug, my bedroom is gray with accents of light blue, and my master bathroom is royal blue.
Thanks, Vanessa!
Kristin
peekay112 at gmail
Shannon @ What's Up Whimsy
May 5, 2011Wow, lucky you Vanessa! And I agree with you about the House Beautiful books. I have the fabric one and it’s amazing!
So, I have a lot of blue in my home – a blue plate wall, a lot of blue artwork and I am planning on painting my living room “Robin’s Egg Blue”! I just can’t get enough!
Nicole
May 5, 2011Really looking forward to adding this book to my collection!
kait
May 5, 2011fabulous giveaway! if i weren’t already sold on this book by your review, the picture of how it looks on a bookshelf would’ve sealed the deal! blue is such a beautifully soothing color, i’d love to see all the rooms highlighted in this book 🙂
-kait
Mr. Goodwill Hunting
May 5, 2011Well I am a follower.
I think have a little bit of blue somewhere.
Rashon aka Mr. Goodwill Hunting
Janis@Home Style
May 6, 2011LOVE me some blue, we have a blue art wall in our kitchen……a blue damask rug in the family room and my nursery is painted a lovely shade.
I’m a new follower.
Thanks for the great giveaway
barbara@hodge:podge
May 6, 2011I would love that book. I have a soft watery blue in my bedroom. Of course I follow!
barbara@hodge:podge
May 6, 2011Tweeted!
barbara@hodge:podge
May 6, 2011I follow you on twitter!
Wendy
May 6, 2011i follow alreay and yes, i have blue in my home already — love this giveaway!
Wendy
May 6, 2011i’m going to retweet barbara’s tweet 🙂
Maureen @ Modecor
May 6, 2011I follow you on twitter and FB…and yes, i have a pale blue Master bedroom and Master bathroom. I also have cobalt blue accents throughtout our main floor. Any and all decor books are good books to own.
Designwali
May 6, 2011i’m a follower and i have blue accents!
Connie @ SogniESorrisi
May 6, 2011This sounds great! Our new house seems to be organically evolving into a house that contains a lot of blue. I’m planning on painting the kitchen a kind of cross between ice and robin’s egg blue.
I follow you! Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Anonymous
May 6, 2011My Favorite color is blue 🙂 so needless to say that I have a bedroom which is blue and I am in the processs of changing our master bedroom in to pale blue.
I already follow you 🙂
Nishi anmol2ca at yahoo dot ca
thanks Love your blog!!!
Lena
May 6, 2011I painted my dining room Smokestack Gray from Benjamin Moore – it’s blue and I love it. I follow you!
other-option
May 6, 2011I’m a follower and I have one blue upholstered piece and a blue pillow.
– Danielle
other-option AT hotmail DOT com
Kristin
May 6, 2011I became a follower!
peekay112 / gmail
Maya @ Completely Coastal
May 6, 2011I’d love to win this!! To me blue equals ocean and the sky above! I just became a follower…, and I also just recently (finally) added some blues to my otherwise sandy (beige) decor. Thanks for the chance to win.
Maya @ Completely Coastal
May 6, 2011Don’t see any share buttons (twitter, facebook) below post though. They’re great if you want people to be able to share your posts quickly!
Marlo
May 6, 2011I have blue walls in 4 rooms and blue accents in a 5th room. I’m now considering a blue sofa. Love blue.
I am already a follower. 🙂
Marlo
mae_rey@hotmail.com
Leanne
May 6, 2011I LOVE blue! My house has so much blue in it. We have 2 different blue rooms and my entire main floor is blue! Including the ceilings, of course! I love the blue and White combination. I would love to have this book!
Leannejanelle@gmail.com
Ali @ Let's Decorate
May 7, 2011Hi Vanessa! I am already a follower of your blog!
Ali @ Let's Decorate
May 7, 2011I love blue and just wrote a post about a blue mirror makeover I just did for my blue kitchen! How timely was that???
Ali @ Let's Decorate
May 7, 2011And… I already follow you on Twitter!
Thanks for offering this great giveaway… I too love these House Beautiful books – I have 3 in my library – the Home Book, Decorating School and 750 Designer Secrets.
Ali@ letsdecorate.blogspot.com
Dayna
May 7, 2011I really do love a soft pale blue with a hit of grey. But I don’t have any in my home yet! 🙁 I am thinking about painting my son’s bathroom blue…
mommycamille
May 9, 2011I am a follower, but don’t have any blue in my house (yet)!
you . r. it atgmaildotcom
(without the spaces and the proper at and dot signs)
Karena
May 9, 2011Oh Vanessa I would love to win this!! I a a follower!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
Karena
May 9, 2011Oh and I have a wonderful blue teal paint on my office and stairway walls!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
Victoria Bellow
May 9, 2011I would love that Book too!!!Outstanding Post!Bedrooms are stunning!I love every detail.Blue and White combination is so Great!FAB Giveaway.Thanks for sharing.
christine {bijouandboheme}
May 9, 2011Oh this is fabulous- I have a bluey/turquoise in my main bathroom and a deep blue on the back of my chinoise cabinet- would love a dark dark blue on the walls in some room eventually!
christine {bijouandboheme}
May 9, 2011And I follow you on Twitter of course:)
Tina Riddell
May 10, 2011We painted our current bedroom North Sea (CC-932) by Benjamin Moore and I’m considering it for our bedroom in our new house in July. I love it! I also use Navy blue as a accent throughout the house.
jennifer@nicolejanehome
May 11, 2011I’m just about to buy silvery blue silk drapes for my bedroom. I’m blown away by the navy and white image above. It’s stunning.
I’m a follower now: Jennifer Findlay @ Nicole Jane Home.
jennifer@nicolejanehome
May 11, 2011Thanks for the giveaway, Vanessa. I do follow you on Twitter 🙂
AubreyLaine
May 12, 2011I’m a follower! My guest bedroom is blue & brown!
aubreyfick@yahoo.com
Anonymous
May 13, 2011I would love this book…my 15 y/o son’s room is painted Clearest Ocean Blue by BM (his choice)..turned out great. I love decorating with blue and white, find it very calming and reminds me of the ocean..
Anabela.
Inspire Me Heather
May 15, 2011Wow! I’m new here and just Followed – I’d like a chance to win too!
JLMP
May 19, 2011I would love this book! Most of my home is decorated in blue, I love that I can move pillows, accessories etc to change things up between rooms. Blue has always been my favorite!