Decorating Ideas: Color Inspiration

Pastel Living Room

Written and produced by Lucy Fitzgerald

Sometimes a single beloved item can capture a homeowner’s imagination, inspiring the color palette for an entire room—or even the whole house. See how what you love—a single chair, fabric, or painting—can beautifully determine the harmonious hues surrounding it.

In this St. Louis living room, the sofa’s silk pillows—a bargain find at T.J. Maxx—determined the soothing palett. The walls are painted a soft mint green, while pops of pastels appear in the window panels, twin ottomans, and Queen Anne chair.