Calm Minimal Serene Interiors & Paint Colors feel effortlessly clean yet don’t fall cleanly into a single style category. And isn’t that quality (impossible to confidently categorize) what we love about the prettiest rooms? Not purely traditional or modern, not too formal or informal, and always understated but never trendy.
Calm Minimal Serene Interiors & Paint Colors
Chic Farrow & Ball Paint Colors to Consider
What a stunning kitchen in Brooklyn! There’s so much elegance and inspiration here. What makes it calming and luxurious yet approachable?
Serene chic may appear effortless and simple visually, but restraint and thoughtful curation require so much effort and so many details! Paint colors for example:
Here’s the color in the dining room, and don’t you love the dramatic contrast from kitchen to dining room? Who says serenity relies on low contrast and white?
Calm Minimal Serene & Crisp Clean White
Isn’t there something incredible about the combination of dark brown furniture with Inchyra blue above? I’m not mad at those muddy Farrow & Ball colors, but I do love me some white serenity!
If you’re thinking about sampling OC-151 or want to see more examples – see them HERE.
Closets are perhaps the loftiest challenge when you’re after a soft, unfussy, airy look. And yet it is possible!
Wouldn’t it be fun to incorporate an arched alcove for a bedroom like the one above?
All that plaster is serene indeed, and if you’re looking for a color to emulate the look, peek at Farrow & Ball Strong White.
A simple branch in an organic style vase speaks serenity in a stairway and seems to float on the acrylic stand.
For that bright pure white, take a peek at Farrow & Ball All White.
Elegantly Serene Pale Blue-Gray
Isn’t that light blue dreamy? Looks like Benjamin Moore Glass Slipper.
If you’re less fond of blue and after a serene grey like this:
Try BM Stonington Gray for a similar effect or one these AMAZING LIGHT GREYS.
Moving into our current home and living with shades of greige has taught me about the power of tranquil greys that straddle the warm/cool spectrum.
Modern Belgian, French & Swedish Serenity
I find Belgian linen so beautiful, timeless, and calming…especially when paired with greys and a little gold. This scenic tree wallpaper below is made in Sweden and called Trees White.
I loved it so much in our former home that I chose it for the entry we renovated in our new one – buy it HERE.
Will white + black + natural tones ever feel outdated? So timeless!
Athena Calderone creates such evocative yet serene environments, and her bath is pure magic.
Sometimes a floral arrangement can be just the serene and ethereal focal point to bring a space to life as this arrangement of lunaria proves.
The Swedes know their way around chic serenity!
Tour a Townhouse in London
Wait til you see this gorgeous townhouse tour!
In the London home tour above, I loved the space the owner carved out for her office under the stairs. Here’s another example, and a bright white for a similar look is SW Extra White:
Leanne Ford’s Tranquil Designs
You have to agree Leanne Ford is a supremely serene queen when it comes to kitchens, bedrooms, living spaces, and beyond.
The designs are always simple, chic, and minimal yet unexpected. Leanne loves Behr Ultra Pure White, and another obsession is Behr Crisp Linen.
Old World style and serenity can sometimes be thoughtfully merged.
Easiest way to see if a paint color will work? Order samples with Samplize and have them delivered straight to your door.
Pretty Patterns That Feel Understated & Calm
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Were you aware that checkered patterns and ginghams are having a moment that is stretching long?
My mama has this fabric on her Swedish dining chairs, and it just never gets boring to us.
Swedish Serenity
It is difficult to not crush on scalloped cuties like this…and the hardware!
I showed you my pretty Amber Lewis x Loloi rug next to my bed for fall, and this herringbone pattern could be sweet in any number of spaces:
Ideas With Gold
A design trend we’re seeing everywhere in kitchens is larger pendant lighting instead of lots of itty bitty shades hanging over monstrous islands.
I have always wanted one of these beauties:
Wouldn’t it be gorgeous over this?
At the pinnacle of beautiful, calm, elegant serenity?
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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