While it isn’t earth shattering news, pink is often an unsung hero for interior design. Pink Interiors & Romantic Feminine Moments brings inspo and simplicity with lovely gentleness and calm. While timeless, these inspiring moments are eclectic. For example, while my own budget may not support the expense of a handpainted pink de Gournay wallcovering (you’ll see it below!), paint, pale pink roses, or even a simple kitchen towel can provide the hint of pink that feels fresh and sophisticated.
![Vivi et Margot waffle weave kitchen hand towel in pink on white Ilve range in a French kitchen with cabinets painted Green Smoke (Farrow & Ball). #vivietmargot #frenchkitchens](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/vivi-et-margot-kitchen-green-smoke-pink-dishtowel-ilve-range-copper-pots.jpg)
Pink Interiors & Romantic Feminine Moments
A word about romantic interiors. We started a discussion here, and I’d love to hear your own thoughts.
Beautiful Fine Art With Pink
Ahhhh, pink. Betsy Eby does magical things with pink pigment in her encaustic paintings. She uses hot wax, cold wax, and oil paint on these panels:
![Betsy Eby encaustic painting (Pagoda, 2023) from Milk and Honey Exhibition at Winston Wachter. The artist used hot wax, cold wax, and oil on panel. #encausticartist #encausticart](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/betsy-eby-pagoda-2023-milk-and-honey-exhibition.jpg)
In Milk and Honey, Eby creates “material conveyances of poetry” through expressive layers of wax and pigment that expand and trickle as transposed memories, landscapes, and music. Created in both her Maine and Georgia studios, this body of work alludes to subtle changes in the environment, as spurts of color teeter around wispy backgrounds like seeds rustling through midsummer fields. Eby searches for solace throughout her compositions, imbuing gauzy pastels with a lyrical optimism. Her brushstrokes pulse with hopefulness, as if quiet gestures of empathy to our natural surroundings.
![Encaustic painting by Betsy Eby (Peony, 2023) in Milk and Honey Exhibition at Winston Wachter. The artist used hot wax, cold wax, and oil on panel. #encausticpainting #encausticartist](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/betsy-eby-peony-2023-milk-and-honey-exhibition.jpg)
![OGEE Let's Glow, Mama with contour sticks, facial mist, facial oil, and lip oil - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ogee-lets-glow-mama-banner-hello-lovely-studio-2.jpg)
Fine Art Prints With Soft Pinks
!["Days in Paris" - Limited Edition Art Print by Jessica C. Nugent in beautiful frame options and a variety of sizes. #parispink #pinkpaintcolors #palepink #pinkart](https://cdn3.minted.com/files/mintedProductsImages/MIN/GNA/0PN/20180826234401/art_group-framed/artist_signature-unsigned/border-full_bleed/color-a/frame-brushed_silver/image_type-product/800x800/days-in-paris.jpg?mntd_prf=Pdp:HeroImage)
!["French Dreams" - Limited Edition Art Print by Annie Montgomery in beautiful frame options and a variety of sizes.](https://assets.minted.com/image/upload/t_24x18_brushed_silver_hero/prod/artwork/GNA/3GR/MIN-3GR-GNA_A_FBL.jpg?mntd_prf=Pdp:HeroImage)
Pink Glimpses Around the House
One of my favorite pinks? Homemade macarons from my kitchen.
![French country blissful vignette with macarons, spring flowers, Milieu magazine, and linen on a tabletop. #hellolovelystudio #frenchcountry #milieumoment #vignette #macarons](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hello-lovely-studio-modern-french-bistro-black-veuve-flowers-white-roses-macarons-milieu-laduree-basket.jpg)
Also, garden roses in the sweetest hues!
![Blush pink roses from Grace Rose Farm in a terracotta pot on my counter (Viatera Minuet quartz) - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hello-lovely-studio-blush-pink-roses-gracerosefarm-viatera-minuet-countertop.jpg)
![Ballet Core Hello Lovely Studio Banner. #balletcore #balletaesthetic](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ballet-core-hello-lovely-studio-banner-pink.jpg)
Romantic Pink Interiors
A rosy paint color is also a way to celebrate soft femininity and turn up the calm factor.
![A glorious pink foyer with a magnificent crystal chandelier is decorated for the holidays - @witanddelight. #pinkrooms #classicinteriors #palepink](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blush-pink-paint-in-foyer-holiday-decor-witanddelight.jpg)
But which pink?
![Pink painted door (Farrow & Ball Pink Ground) in a London rowhouse with boots, basket, and checkered floor. #farrowandballpink #pinkground](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pink-door-boots-checkered-floor-london-rowhouse-farrow-ball-pink-ground.jpg)
One of my followers used BM Odessa Pink to achieve the look of the pink door above.
Is Pink a Tricky Hue to Get Right?
A lot of folks seem to find pink colors rather challenging. Take the Moda Operandi showroom below.
![The South Salon features the decorative ‘Earlham’ Chinoiserie design; hand painted onto both wallpaper and silk blinds. Lauren Santo Domingo's Moda Operandi showroom in NYC. Come see the Best Sophisticated, Chic and Subtle Pink Paint Colors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pink-de-gournay-wallpaper-MO-Lauren-Santo-Domingo-office-AD.jpg)
That heavenly pink space is the brainchild of Lauren Santo Domingo who founded Moda Operandi with Aslaug Magnusdottir. Just look at the exterior!
![Moda Operandi exterior in NYC.](https://www.thediamondloupe.com/sites/awdcnewswall/files/styles/overview-item-large/public/moda-operandi.jpg?itok=rMFAU2HZ)
Santo Domingo said this to Town & Country about her endurance for achieving the just right pink:
“I can have 20 meetings to find the right color. How many pinks did we go through when we were doing our showroom? The hours just spent on de Gournay fabrics for this space. You can’t tire me out. I will get it right.”
You have to admire that level of devotion to color and the artful determination!
![GUCCI Matelassé Leather Shoulder Bag, in PORCELAIN ROSE. #handbags #gucci #rosepink #quiltedbag](https://n.nordstrommedia.com/id/sr3/6a90fb60-2d28-4075-8a3c-a4372c398fb7.jpeg?crop=pad&pad_color=FFF&format=jpeg&trim=color&trimcolor=FFF&w=780&h=838)
Suddenly the prospect of selecting three or four pink paint colors to sample or picking up a few pink accessories to try at home seems not quite such an ordeal.
Ideas to Add Pink Softness to a Bedroom
The timelessness of these curtains, the peaceful pale pink walls, and the curves of the headboard for me are the ingredients for living inside a seashell.
![Amy Meier designed pale pink bedroom in Atlanta Homes with Garden of Persia fabric. #pinkbedrooms](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/amy-meier-light-pink-grown-up-bedroom-white-shag-rug-garden-of-persia-blush-fabric.jpg)
If pink walls are too much of a commitment, a pink fabric may be just the ticket.
Maybe there’s an opportunity for a blushing wallpaper?
![Schumacher Hydrangea Drape Blush wallpaper](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image-8.png)
A rosy hued sham provides a hint of femininity on a beautiful bed…
![SW Alabaster in romantic girls bedroom with pink ruffled sham and French country deecor - Brit Jones Design.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/001-brit-jones-Rustic-French-farmhouse-girls-pink-bedroom-Mistique-Pink.jpg)
and a quilt in a tasteful pink may live like a neutral.
Pink and green are such dear friends!
And don’t forget about all of the wonderful opportunities to celebrate pink as an accessory or everyday soothing essential:
![French country farmhouse bathroom with Sherwin Williams Alabaster paint color on walls. Brit Jones Design.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/045-Rustic-French-Farmhouse-bathroom-tray-Williams-Sonoma-Pink-Grapefruit.jpg)
This cornice in a girl’s room is grown up enough to stay well beyond adolescence…
![Elegant and lofty French country girl's pink bedroom. Romantic French farmhouse style by Brit Jones Design.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/039-Rustic-French-farmhouse-girls-pink-bedroom-valance-wingback-chair.jpg)
and when pink is continued on the ceiling…
it can even feel downright modern (or at least Modern English Country!).
![Beautiful muted rosy pink painted bedroom - @anne_mdonald_design. #pinkbedrooms #pinkpaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pink-bedroom-@anne_mcdonald_designs.jpg)
![Art quote by Elsie de Wolfe on Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/beauty-quote-elsie-de-wolfe-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
Hushed Pink Tones
My favored pinks are those muddied European ones that don’t feel too precious, cloying, or sweet. European pink pointe shoes (these are from my collection) are often a peachy, antiqued pink that feels royally decadent.
![Pink pointe shoes (ballet slippers) in my closet with tissue poufs - Hello Lovely Studio. #pointeshoes #pinkballetslippers](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pointe-shoes-pink-ballet-slippers-tissue-poufs-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
![Pink handpainted de Gournay wallpaper. Samantha Todhunter - Oxfordshire 1707 home. #englishcountryhome #historichomes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/samantha-todunter-oxfordshire-home-degournay-pink-wallpaper.jpg)
![Leanne Ford designed kitchen with dusty rose range in her Pittsburgh guest cottage - photo by Erin Kelly for Pittsburgh Post Gazette. #modernrustic #vintagestyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/001-leanne-ford-guest-house-pittsburgh-kitchen-pink-stove-open-shelves-2.jpg)
![Anne Lamott quote about writing and reading from BIRD BY BIRD on Hello Lovely Studio. #annelamottquotes #birdbybird](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ANNE-LAMOTT-writing-quote-hello-lovely-studio-writing-reading.jpg)
Ideas for Chic Pink Paint Colors
While we don’t have an exact pink color for this showroom below since it was painstakingly customized to perfectly suit that particular space with its unique lighting, we can explore possibilities approaching it.
![Moda Operandi showroom with pink walls, silk gown, pedestal, and plants near window with drapes.](https://media.architecturaldigest.com/photos/5818bd8ff6c4dd6732205484/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/moda-operandi-showroom-2.jpg)
Coastal Cottage 1164
If a soft, shrimp-like, European peachy pink appeals, consider Benjamin Moore’s Coastal Cottage.
![Coastal Cottage 1164 by Benjamin Moore is a blush pink paint color for walls. Timeless, elegant, classic pink. #paintcolors #pinkpaints #coastalcottage #benjaminmoorecoastalcottage #interiordesign](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c3/14/2a/c3142af7dda78c0d3531e98af7fb014b.jpg)
![Coastal Cottage (Benjamin Moore) pink paint color on walls of a bathroom with oval window. #coastalcottage #pinkpaint](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/coastal-cottage-benjamin-moore-pink-paint-color.jpg)
Sugarcane 1185
![Blush pink paint color for walls. Sugarcane-1185 Benjamin Moore. #benjaminmoore #paintcolors #pinkpaint #sugarcane #benjaminmooresugarcane #interiordesign #bestpinkpaint](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7b/6c/63/7b6c6323ef2bece7167c06ebaaf13a8c.jpg)
Farrow & Ball Pink Ground
![Pink Ground by Farrow & Ball. This dusty pink started out as a delicate wallpaper background which was often requested as a paint color. Pink Ground, with its large dose of yellow pigment, now creates the softest blush of colour for a warm and soothing finish that doesn’t feel sugary. Rather than contrasting with a bright white, try pairing with the warmer shade of Great White on the woodwork for a unique look in your home. #pinkpaint #farrowandball #pinkground #paintcolors](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b7/68/f5/b768f5474ee247ddeb74e7fdfc799bf4.jpg)
![Velvet and Linen's pink bathroom with Farrow & Ball Pink Ground paint color, vintage portrait gallery and pedestal sink. Come see the Best Sophisticated, Chic and Subtle Pink Paint Colors on Hello Lovely Studio!](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pink-ground-farrow-ball-brooke-giannetti-vintage-bathroom-pedestal-sink.jpg)
Setting Plaster
![Setting Plaster pink paint color by Farrow & Ball in a Jeffrey Bilhuber designed room with pink ceiling. #pinkpaint #pinkroom #settingplaster #farrowandball #paintcolors #farrowandballsettingplaster](https://media.architecturaldigest.com/photos/564e02b610e801045c55f87b/master/w_640,c_limit/bilhuber-lee-stuart-rolf-seattle-home-01.jpg)
![Setting Plaster pink. A gorgeous sophisticated dusty pink paint for walls. Farrow & Ball Estate No.231 Setting Plaster. This dusty pink is named after the blushing walls we often admire in newly plastered houses. It is definitely a pink in historic terms, but has a certain softness. #pinkpaint #settingplaster #farrowandball #paintcolors](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/4c/33/05/4c330517e7a67d3001ac455f19438c13.jpg)
I love the interior design genius of Phoebe Howard, and she provides a palette with her book here:
Just look at this gorgeous feminine bedroom!
![White Dogwood pink paint color by Sherwin Williams. This pink feminine bedroom designed by Phoebe Howard is inspiring us today! Come see the Best Sophisticated, Chic and Subtle Pink Paint Colors on Hello Lovely Studio!](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/white-dogwood-sherwin-williams-pink-paint-color-bedroom-phoebe-howard.jpg)
This is one of Phoebe Howard’s favorites.
![Beautiful soft pink on walls in room with design by Phoebe Howard: White Dogwood. #whitedogwood #sherwinwilliams #paintcolors #pinkpaint](https://lh3.ggpht.com/-b2rjBfGnn7s/Tzp_aWN3qZI/AAAAAAABSKg/_MLfAvkBHqk/image_thumb%25255B10%25255D.png?imgmax=800)
Calamine (a Greyer Blush Tone)
Here’s a warmer shade of blush pink, and I love wearing this color when my skin is tan (which only happens from a spray tan these days!).
![Bedroom with Farrow & Ball Calamine and French country interior design.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/calamine-230-farrow-ball-pink-paint-color-bedroom.jpg)
![Calamine 230 pink paint color by Farrow & Ball. Calamine is indeed named after the lotion we all used as children to soothe nettle stings and rashes! A light touch of grey prevents this subtle pink from being too sugary, giving a much fresher finish. In smaller rooms it becomes intense, but in larger well lit rooms it feels much more delicate. #calamine #farrowandball #paintcolors #pinkpaint](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/03/8d/78/038d788be140b69f77eb1e463f446492.jpg)
![Calamine by Farrow & Ball in a gorgeous rustic yet feminine bathroom with vessel sink and wall mounted faucet. Come see the Best Sophisticated, Chic and Subtle Pink Paint Colors! #calamine #farrowandball #pinkpaint #paintcolors #pinkbathroom](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e7/7c/36/e77c363657f151094825d793f7332744.jpg)
Here’s what designer Sara Story told House Beautiful about Calamine:
![Calamine 230 from Farrow and Ball. #farrowandball #paintcolors #pinkpaints #calamine #farrowandballcalamine](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/aa/13/cc/aa13cc212fef147490b814c1a789d863.jpg)
![Funny midlife humor quote about losing things on Hello Lovely Studio. #midlifequotes #adulthacks #funnyagingquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/funny-quote-about-losing-things-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
Similar to Calamine, Cameo Stone is a soft, greyed down, rosy pink which may work gorgeously with lavender or light grey accents.
Easiest way to see if a color is right? Order samples to be delivered to your door with Samplize (a peel and stick sheet of “paint” to stick on your wall and easily move around to other walls!).
Sophisticated Soft Pink Inspiration
![Intimate White (Sherwin Williams) pale pink paint color in Suzanne Kasler designed bedroom with pink curtains. #intimatewhite](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/intimate-white-sherwin-williams-suzanne-kasler-bedroom-pink-curtains.jpg)
![Charming bicycle with French market basket (Vivi et Margot) of flowers and pink shutters on window. Vivi et Margot. Come be inspired by more French farmhouse design inspiration on Hello Lovely. #vivietmargot #bicycle #pink #frenchfarmhouse #frenchbasket #marketbasket #romanticdecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/003-vivi-et-margot-french-bicycle-market-basket-flowers-pink-shutters-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
![Intimate White (Sherwin Williams) pale pink paint color in Suzanne Kasler designed luxurious bath with pink curtains. #intimatewhite](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/intimate-white-sherwin-williams-suzanne-kasler-bathroom-marble-floor.jpg)
![Rumi inspirational quote about change. #rumi #rumiquote #quotes #inspirationalquote #selfawareness #changequote #transformation](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/antiracism-quote-hello-lovely-studio-rumi-today-i-am-changing-myself.jpg)
![Ilia multistick in TENDERLY - a gorgeous rosy pink for lips and cheeks](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image.jpeg)
![Vivi et Margot waffle weave kitchen hand towel in brown on white Ilve range in a French kitchen with cabinets painted Green Smoke (Farrow & Ball). #vivietmargot #frenchkitchens](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/vivi-et-margot-kitchen-green-smoke-brown-dishtowel-ilve-range-copper-pots.jpg)
![For the love of pink - home decor and art on Hello Lovely Studio. #pinkhomedecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-for-the-love-of-pink-hello-lovely-studio-banner.jpg)
![Three blonde sisters on La Jolla beach at sunset - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sisters-at-sunset.jpg)
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My interior design office is painted in Sherwin Williams intimate white . Beautiful soft pink. I also put it on the ceiling and getting ready to paint the trim also.
Blessings to you,
Kristin
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Thanks so much for letting us know – I love hearing about how you are all living with these colors. And I love you are continuing it on the ceiling. Why do we overlook ceilings too often? Do you encourage your clients do address them too?
I started adding touches of pink in my existing decor. Not sure it would work, but I didn’t want to make a comple change. I started with European Shams on my bed. Soft fabric it became a neutral for my other pillows! Sometimes 6 more!
So I continued into my small condo kitchen. I change out my valance over the sink for every season and holiday. And made an Easter valance from flour sack towels with bunnies in pink and added pink embroidered kitchen towels to hang on my stove. I love it and will keep out past Easter!
Love this post making pink OK!
Author
Sounds so lovely! And I love what you’re saying about how it feels neutral. Pink is natural after all – think of the most beautiful sunset skies! Thanks for adding to the beauty here and for reading. 🙂