Do you like purple?
A popular colour always, it seems nobody ever has a bad word to say about purple!
Or do they...? Is purple bold and beautiful or dark and dreary to you? Leave us a comment and let us know!
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PROMellow Duck
8 years agoI have to say I'm a BIG fan of purple!! in fact our Summer Edition is a purple floral number and I have to say would look great in this space.....although perhaps a Saxony pod covered in our waterproof blueberry suede would be more practical, next to the roll top bath!!
Juliet Docherty
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Jan Johnson
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agonicolacoggs
8 years agoWe do - just used it on new build Dutch Barn - on the chimney breast only.
Not a bit gloomy
Kerry Donnelly
8 years ago
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI love purple as a neutral, I'm currently looking for a purple sofa (I wouldn't want a grey sofa for example - the same way I would have a purple winter coat but not a grey one). I think it's too dark and heavy for walls but it's sumptuous and rich so I like to use it to bring out/accent and ground other colours (like reds, pinks, oranges). I have a couple of purple cushions on my pink sofa, one in silk, one in velvet. I love rich clear Cadbury's purple, a royal purple, rather than anything muted.
I had a friend at university who loved purple and had her whole room decorated in it ... it looked great but a bit too much for me but that's from someone who had an entirely red room, red walls, bed, and accessories as a teenager... a white ceiling made the difference.
I love purple irises with yellow roses (or tulips) so that's another way to have it in a home.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHello Tom, Well I have to say I do like purple... BUT it all depends on what purple and having said that- this goes for any colour and sheen... I am a chalky colour person for walls... ... So it's a personal thing but... Also it's how you use a colour that can have a transformative effect, along with what you put with it... So the top three I love but the bottom, I find just ghastly along with the furnishings.. They are different shades of purple granted (the third one is close to dark grey) but you see the point I'm trying to make.... : ))
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8 years agoI love using purple especially if a more 'natural' colour such as the colour of lavender and heather. Welsh Heather slate adds a gorgeous hint of purple to a room setting or for those who are braver, we source this stunning purple Italian marble: Calacatta Viola.
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8 years agoPurple always makes its way into my paintings! We had a sitting room decorated in a golden straw colour with deep plum and purple accents. I loved it!
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Catherine Hounslow
8 years agoRachael Neale
8 years agoI am part way throughout my renovation. This is the purple powder room. Obviously I am without my mirror yet but it is Dulux Purposeful
Rachael Neale
8 years agoI am part way throughout my renovation. This is the purple powder room. Obviously I am without my mirror yet but it is Dulux Purposeful
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI have a purple wall in my small sitting room, the rest are cream, as are the curtains. The colour is a feature wall paint from Crown and a beautiful quality paint - I always find its much better quality than Dulux myself.
My husband was not sure at first, but when we moved in it was so bland. The mismatch of gold picture frames/large mirror I had packed away from the late eighties/nineties came out again and really work on this wall! When we move to our new house, I plan to have at least one aubergine wall, as the fabric I've selected has some of that shade in it (I bought a 40 metre roll of overstock designer fabric on ebay at a fantastic price). At the moment I'm thinking aubergine in the hall perhaps as the floor is grey slate and the trim is all natural waxed pine, but we'll see if I'm that brave.
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