Riverside: Autumn – Winter Weekly Colour Report

Thu 10 Nov 2016 James Nuttall

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Room inspiration doesn’t get much cooler than that of a decor that incorporates a healthy splash of Riverside. This cool blue is the ice queen of Pantone’s fall 2016 palette; calming yet exhilarating, it stops you in your tracks with its deep-penetrating air of mysticism.

That being said, Riverside is, nonetheless, a stable shade that remains as constant as a deep ocean, letting you experiment with various colours and room design ideas. This week, we have chosen to showcase Riverside’s vibrancy within a bedroom decor. While it is an ultra-chic shade to use as an accent colour for yellow, red and white-based motifs, we believe that Riverside is a fantastic, contemporary tone to use for your base colour, penetrating a room to its core and creating a soothed, atmospheric feel – perfect for bedrooms.

If you own your own home and have the ability to strip your walls back to the bricks, our interior stylists strongly urge you to do so; this fashions a minimalist look in your bedroom, and also, once painted in a Riverside shade of blue, creates a rural feel.

Part of our Winter Jewels collection of roman blinds and curtains, we recommend the fabric iLiv Kelmscott Prussian. This pattern is made from 100% finest cotton, and, when transformed into one of our beautiful bespoke roman blinds, gifts a look and feel of luxury that goes hand in hand with the sophisticated shade of Riverside. This patterned roman blind incorporates an autumnal floral print comprising of green buds on a Riverside blue background, adding an electric touch of diversity to your windows.

To add a touch of warmth to the room, both visually and physically, a carpet is preferential to floorboards in the bedroom. A neutral tone is ideal, enhancing the beauty of Riverside’s cool shade; one of Pantone’s colours for this autumn-winter period that we haven’t touched on yet is Sharkskin, which would be the perfect complement to this style of room inspiration. A chic shade of grey, Sharkskin is pair-able with practically and autumnal colour, helping to accentuate their unique properties.

A glass nightstand with a chrome framework lends a crystalline sheen that will amplify the contemporary ambience. Accessorise your nightstand with a silver table lamp that has a mildly-contrasting coloured lampshade; Pantone’s Lush Meadow green would be a fantastic complement to a Riverside interior.

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Similarly, an easy chair in Lush Meadow will add to the strong and deep tone of Riverside’s room inspiration, augmenting the sophisticated vibrancy yet maintaining a relaxing motif. Make the chair a pivotal island in the room by accessorising it with a cushion in a Spicy Mustard shade, which will coordinate beautifully while also making a warm and striking statement in your bedroom.

Build up your bed with a mass of cushions in different sizes and colours; blue cushions in tones of Airy Blue and Riverside should be matched with Spicy Mustard and Lush Meadow to style an eclectic variety, making the bed the focal point of your decor.

Bring some organic spice to your bedroom with fresh flowers in bold red colours, which will liven up your interior and provide a natural contrast to the other tones.

To enhance the crystal clear look of the room, use a smaller glass vase for your windowsill. However, a larger potted plant in a Spicy Mustard colour will coordinate brilliantly with your cushions, as well as being a juxtaposition to Riverside’s coolness.

Silver accessories such as a silver floor lamp, picture frames and ornaments, are contemporary finishing touches to give this modern motif a final push into the world of modish room inspiration.

Our interior stylists have been pinning! For more room design ideas and information on Riverside and Autumn-Winter 2016, take a look at our Pinterest boards.

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