Last year on the blog I brought you 2016’s hottest colour couple; red and charcoal. It was a stunning combination of soothing softness mixed with punchy warm accents. Just talking about it has me excited that Autumn is finally here again. If you want to see what all the fuss was about, you can click here to look at the dreamy photos of red and charcoal doing their thing in the bedroom. It was truly something.
Now, if red and charcoal have you smitten (and why wouldn’t they?), you’re more than welcome to rock this colour couple again in 2017. But before you decide on your Autumn shades, let me show you another sublime option. Because if you ask me, this season is all about blush and grey.
The added bonus is that you can win a prize pack in these gorgeous shades from my friends at Lorraine Lea. All the details are the end of this post. You’re welcome! 😉
Blush & Grey Decor Love this Autumn
The biggest selling point when it comes to blush and grey as a colour couple is that together, they’re the perfect blend of masculine and feminine. I always veer toward any aesthetic that achieves this sense of balance, because it makes your space feel well resolved. There’s a great contrast between the two shades but it’s not visually shocking. And in a space like a bedroom, nobody wants to be visually shocked!
The other bonus of blush and grey together is that you can control the dominant tone. Obsessed with pinks? Turn up the blush by rocking a bold feature wall. Or lay out a blanket across your bed like in the photo below. The Ultra Soft Blanket you see here is lightweight but wonderfully warm – and I love the embossing.
If grey is the colour you want to feature more of, go for it! Use dusty blush tones in accent pieces like bedside table accessories, or cosy cushions. Even a pop of pink flowers is a really nice touch against a grey backdrop. It’s all up to you!
Blush and Grey: Versatile and Easy to Introduce
Blush and grey are no wallflowers; they’re happy playing with just about every other colour in your home’s current palette.
They’ll work with black, white and beige. Plus you can introduce mint and indigo tones into the mix if you want to make the look more stimulating and visually varied.
In terms of other materials, warm metallics like copper and brass will work wonders with a blush and grey palette. As will both light blonde tones or moodier brown and black furniture.
It really is such a versatile colour combo. And if you look to pieces in these tones that feel cosy and tactile (like the Harper throw below; don’t you just want to touch it?), it’ll make the entire scene so cosy!
Hopefully your mind is as blown as mine is by the ravishing colour combo that is blush and grey. I love the sense of warmth it brings to a room. And as an avid fan of Autumn (I am so glad that summer is over!), I cannot wait to curl up under a blush blanket, grab a grey cushion and watch some trash TV. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is my current guilty pleasure. I won’t apologise for it – I’m hooked!
If you’re reading this post and feeling heart murmurs over the products you’re seeing here, you’re in luck. My divine friends at Lorraine Lea are working with me to give away the awesome blush and grey prize pack below.
Just follow the prompts and enter to win – it’s really easy.
Win a Lorraine Lea Prize Pack Valued at $494!
++ Please note that this competition has now closed. The winner was Jessica Granberg ++
The prize pack contains all of the homewares you see above:
- Faux Cow Hide Floor Rug
- Harper Cushion in Blush
- Harper Cushion in Charcoal
- Ponti Cushion in Gold and Blush
- Calais Throw in Charcoal
- Harper Throw in Blush
To enter the draw:
Drop a comment below telling me what you love about these products from Lorraine Lea.
Entry open to Aus residents only. Comp closes 11.59pm Wednesday March 22. Prize does not contain pendant or seat shown above.
Omg, isn’t this just the prettiest blush pink and grey combo ever! My daughter adores pink for her bedroom,but this lends a touch of sophistication that will see her through the teenage years and beyond. It would definitely be an awesome prize!
Thanks Chris, for sharing your design talents and style.
I love reading your suggestions, hints and tips and I would absolutely LOVE to win these Lorraine Lea products to add style to my home!!!!
I would love to win this prize pack as I adore the Lorraine Lea range. I would love to upgrade and update my furnishings proudly displaying Lorraine Lea products. I will show them of with delight and pride. Plus, the colours are gorgeous and the style elegant yet versatile.
This range is amazing great colours I love all Lorraine Lea products such amazing quality and great inhime stylists.
I love love love Lorraine Lea products! I seriously can’t get enough. The new faux range is simply gorgeous. Oh that reminds me time to organise another party very soon hehe
Thanks for keeping us up to date with whats new and the great competitions, Am so glad this colour combo is still hot, or should I say warm and cosy – I flirted with it last year in my bedroom, but am loving the fluffy cushions and throws, the greys really make it more sophisticated and just love that velvety blush throw – am checking out Lorraine Lea’s website asap. So glad to hear someone else is over our humid hot summer, and I love Autumn too, am collecting branches with colourful leaves ready for a new display. I have all the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on HD. and am just rewatching up to Season 5 for the 2nd time am totally addicted — life is so boring without the trashy reality shows.
Loving these colours for the cooler months coming up. Sure to warm any home.
I love the colours, perfect for our grey couch.
And such a cosy feel with warmth, perfect for the cooler days that are on the way.
WOW! What an amazing colour combination and gorgeous textures.
Am not a pink/blush person but coupled with grey/charcoal is at its best!
I started with one blush cushion then bought a gray one from then on my home is blush-dusty grey themed down to my shower curtain! Hubby says he loved it! And said that I’ve outdone myself! The best colour theme I’ve ever put together at home! It’s girlish but he seemed to really love them (especially the fluffy cushions yay)!