You’re going to love Country Interiors With Light Chalky Blues and Greens if these soft, calm, cool tones and European country inspired interiors make your heart sing!
Country Interiors With Light Chalky Blues and Greens
Unforgettable French Nordic Cottage by Decor de Provence
Source: Decor de Provence and Country French Magazine/Styling: Bonnie Broten
We can never stray too long from spotlighting soothing blue greys, pale aquas, and atmospheric greys that accent beautiful rooms and speak to so many of us. When they appear in French Country, French Farmhouse, or European Cottage style interiors? Heavenly.
My longtime blog pal Desiree of Decor de Provence just happens to have one of my all-time favorite character-rich Provence-inspired kitchens with atmospheric blue-greens where you can’t quite pin down the color.
(You can also find the designer at her shop, Beljar Home, where she can help you create your own dream space!). Look at the beautiful work they are doing:
Desiree Ashworth’s Provence Inspired Cottage
Located in Utah, this quality crafted French inspired home for her family is filled with collected antique treasures, rustic elegance, and the Provence-inspired and beachy colors Desiree loves: soft blue-greys and aqua-greens.
Here are some ideas for paint colors including more saturated tones:
The trim is Desiree’s home is stained a custom mix of grey-blue-green I admire. If ever she decides to share the formula, it may start a revolution!
French Kitchen With Aqua and Green
Her charming French Nordic kitchen is a lesson in rustic elegance and a wonderful backdrop for a young family’s memories.
Let’s take a closer look at design details and finishes in the kitchen and dining area inspired by European farmhouses, yet interpreted in a pleasingly personal way.
(Stylist extraordinaire Bonnie Broten styled these dreamy images, and I recall Desiree raving about the experience…don’t we all wish a stylist would show up on our doorstep with a fresh artful eye on our spaces?)
French Country Decor Accents With Green & Blue
1. French Lavender
I learned lavender can mean devotion, luck, success, happiness or distrust (as far as floral language goes) and also these fun facts about lavender here:
*The name Lavender hails from the Latin word meaning to wash.
*Lavender comes from the same family as mint.
*2500+ years ago, it was used in ancient Egypt during the mummification process.
*In Elizabethan times, baths weren’t common practice, so lavender perfumed clothes and bed linen.
*Lavender’s scent deters mice, flies, mosquitoes and other pests.
*Lavender oil can be used to: soothe aching muscles and joints, reduce anxiety and stress, and induce sleep.
*Nectar from lavender plants is used to make high quality honey.
*Lavender propagation is done by cutting or root divisions.
*While most plants are blue or purple, there are also pink and yellow varieties.
2. Dining Chairs
3. Zinc Finishes that Harmonize With Blue-Green
4. Soft Green Backsplash Tile
5. Green Glass Bottles
6. Painted Hanging Lantern
Even if you can’t find the “just right” vintage lantern for your space, you can improvise with a new one by tweaking the color and possibly giving it a vintage-look distressed finish.
For example, though this is an authentic finish, you could emulate it:
7. Charming Green or Blue Collections
So often we tuck our treasures away and only occasionally enjoy them. However, open shelves of pretty collected dishes and glassware are proof they can play starring roles.
I know a few peeps may fuss: BUT THE DUST, MICHELE, AINT NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT! And Mrs. Clean hears you…she truly does. Yet this idea works for collections to everyday dishware when you’re willing to put your feather duster to use.
8. Think Beyond White Trim
I love how Desiree has stained the trim and doors blue-green-grey. She also chose this option for her prior home. It adds a Nordic French feel, both more interesting and at home with the creamy walls. (The custom shade seems similar to Farrow & Ball’s Pavilion Gray.)
Don’t you love a timeless design that will still look relevant in a decade?
Tour This Cottage With Green
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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wow looking nice..its feel like a vintage design
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Yes – hard to achieve with new construction! Thanks for reading. 🙂
Hi Michele,
French country is so romantic to me! Love everything about it. Thanks for the info on lavender. I’m really happy with ours, didn’t realize that it lasts year round but it’s still going strong and we’ve had a frigid winter so far!
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I wish we had that climate in Chicagoland! So much to learn from the French approach to home. 🙂
Hi Michele! Definitely, I will fall in love with a blue and green collection! Aside from the fact that my favorite color is green and blue. I liked its cleanliness and arrangement. This kitchen is so organized and I wouldn’t even think of leaving them unclean!
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I do appreciate the organization Desiree has carefully designed – you get the sense the kitchen will get even better with age! Thanks for reading. 🙂
Love this house! And especially love the idea of the unexpected airy woven dining chairs. I think I’m gonna be on the lookout for some of those! Even if they don’t all match perfectly😊Also enjoyed the video you shared with Erin Napier from Laurel, MS. I actually grew up in the small town right next door to Laurel…Hattiesburg, MS. I just discovered Erin within the last couple years. I keep planning to visit her mercantile store the next time I go home to visit family. I love her work and her ideas😊
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That store is also on my list – that couple just exudes a goodness and warmth. Did you know they were contacted my HGTV and asked if they wanted to do a show just from someone seeing their wedding shoot in a magazine? Yep. Now that was amazing casting! Hope this finds you well, friend.
Wow! I did not know THAT’s how they were discovered…what a story! I bet it was Mississippi Magazine that their wedding pics were featured in…they have a wedding issue each year dedicated just to weddings of folks from MS. Thirty-two years ago (1988) when I got married, they had just started highlighting MS weddings, but it only consisted of a few pics in a small section of the magazine. Our photographer sent in some pics of weddings he had done, and they actually chose a pic from our wedding to feature.❤️ But we didn’t get a TV show from it… dangit! Ha! 😂
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How cool is that? That is awesome! We were married in ’87 and were only legends in our own minds! xox
Hello! Wonderful article. 🙂 Do you have any idea what color her walls are? Her home is my inspiration for my renovation, but I can’t seem to find a wall color as creamy as hers. Please help!
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Hi there. I’m pretty sure the walls are plaster and not painted. It’s hard to beat the glow of a gorgeous plaster wall!
Great Post. very informative, The idea you were discussed was fun and Keep sharing
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Thanks so much for reading and taking time to visit here. 🙂
Hi there- Any info on the staircase newel post or any of the stair case parts??
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You can direct any specific design questions to the homeowner/designer Desiree Ashworth on Instagram – she also has a shop called Beljar Home (@beljarhome on IG).
Hi
Do you know what the name and brand of the gray trim color and off white wall color ?
Thanks
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The trim is stained a custom grey/blue/green so we don’t have name to grab off the shelf. If you don’t have luck custom mixing your own stains, sometimes diluting a paint color with water (essentially making a glaze so the wood grain shows through) is an alternative. I have had success doing this with BM Revere Pewter. I believe the walls are plaster and not painted – warm white paint color ideas are here: https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/2020/05/7-gorgeous-warm-white-paint-colors-for-home-decor.html
Good morning! I really enjoyed your post this morning! I am getting ready to refresh our guest bedroom and I’ve been thinking of adding some blue/green I to the decor. This sealed the deal for me—although I will keep my beloved white as a base, I’m going to add in some blue/green. As always, thanks for the continued inspiration!
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Yay! I love it when the timing is just right – thanks so much for tuning in, and happy weekend to you!