Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Mauve

Am I right to call this mauve? Not sure, but I very much admire this color study and design by Donald Schermerhorn for the 2009 Kips Bay Decorator Show House. 

15 comments:

pve design said...

perfectly plum pudding to me.
pve

Unknown said...

It's got to have another name. I spent years ridding my house of the 80's mauve! I like plum, and I love the more purple tones in there!
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Anonymous said...

I'm with the ladies. More of a plum/purple tones. I love it. I'm afraid Mauve is four letter word in my book.

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A Perfect Gray said...

lovely and fresh, I think. since looking closer at john saladino's use of a lighter version of that color, I have really come to appreciate it.

Unknown said...

I love that color, its for me the perfect color between melancholy and romance, dawn and dust....and whatever we call it, it has an understated quality!

Tricia Rose Rough Linen said...

I think it is mauve, so Biba! The book Mauve is on my shelf, maybe time to reread, the story of the dye is fascinating.

ArchitectDesign™ said...

Is it pronounced m-oh-ve or m-waaa-ave? thats my question!

Karena said...

I would go with plum, violets, for the new shades and several other names come to me, a bit more on the blue side; periwinkle,etc.

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Karena
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Katherine said...

I like this particular shade of mauve/plum/violet ..... mmmgorgeous! It looks so rich and romantic with the right shade of brown and matte finished silver accents.

Carla Aston said...

A bit more on the purple side but it is beautiful in this space. Love the art piece in the first image...it pulls it all together perfectly.

Mary said...
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Mary said...

Mauve?? No way. It's much prettier than that. Aubergine.

Jill said...

I believe that mauve is more pink. This is more of a plum. I just used this color in a client's living room. Very elegant and soft. It mixed well with an earthy color scheme.

Renée Finberg said...

loving this!

Acanthus and Acorn said...

Just after getting married, I had mauve silk curtains made for my rt1987 (ironically 25 years to the day you posted this!) living room and though they were very pretty, I swore I'd never use that color again. But now I call it dusty lilac and used it in a client's bedroom I just posted!

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