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GUEST POST: INTERIOR DESIGNER ALISON BLUMENFELD STAYS TRUE TO YVES KLEIN BLUE!

Bathroom with black and white vertical striped wallpaper, a brass stand alone tub wit ha marble backsplash, a black tile "rug" and a chair with metal legs and back painted yellow and blue cushions
Photo: Elle Decor

Happy day! Another wonderful guest post from oh so chic Los Angeles interior designer Alison Blumenfeld of her eponymous Blumenfeld Interiors.

This time...Alison shows us how a very special shade of captivating blue can be used to add visual interest and liveliness to a space.

Here's the latest Alison Blumenfeld guest post for Nbaynadamas on Yves Klein blue!
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BEGIN GUEST POST by ALISON BLUMENFELD

I think wall color is situational. In Los Angeles, where the light is bright and sunny most of the year I love white, in San Francisco it needs to warm up to bone or color to contrast the grey fog, in London color, color everywhere! As most of my work is in Los Angeles I am forever looking for ways of introducing color even into the whitest rooms.

Many decorators suggest adding a hint of red or black to every room. I am a great lover of this idea...but in my collecting of inspirational images another accent color has caught my eye, Yves Klein blue (also known as International Klein Blue). French artist Yves Klein held the first private exhibition of his monochromes in 1950 using this color and ten years later patented the color.

Yves Klein blue pigment
Yves Klein blue is a vibrant blue pigment first mixed and used by artist Klein in the 1950s (above)

In the three images below, Yves Klein blue is introduced in the form of a coffee table in Yves Klein's own 'Table Bleue' (blue table), 'Table Rose' (pink table) and 'Table D'Or' (gold table). These tables while covet worthy sell in the $20,000 range putting well beyond the reach of most people.

Living room with Yves Klein's Table Bleue and Table Rose, wood paneled walls covered in frames pieces of art, a fireplace with an intricately carved mantel, a leather sofa, a black tufted leather ottoman and a glass side table
Photo: Architectural Digest

Living room with Yves Klein's Table Bleue, a wood floor, a brick fireplace with a mirror on the mantel, visible beams, and a white sofa with matching armchair
Photo: David Netto

Living room with Yves Klein's Table Bleue, white walls with decorative moulding, French doors, herringbone wood floors, two armchairs and dueling sofas

But what is so wonderful about this color is even in the smallest amount it adds a vibrant energy to a room. Here, in the image below, socialite/magazine editor Fabiola Berecasa uses Yves Klein blue in their framing of art and photos.

Fabiola Berecasa posing her her bedroom with black walls, a large round mirror hangs above the bed, surrounding the mirror are framed photos one of which is Yves Klein blue. Her bedding is gingham
Photo: Vogue
Fabiola Beracasa in her bedroom with a hint of Yves Klein blue peeking through in the form of a picture frame(above)

Paint, fabric, art, books, ashtrays and vases are all other great vehicles for this vibrant blue color as you can see below.

Bedroom with a Yves Klein blue dresser, two ikat print upholstered Louis XIV chairs, a blue and white rug and a large mirror in a red frame
Photo: New York Magazine


Living room with herringbone wood floor, a marble fireplace, and a black lacquer coffee table. On the table is a Yves Klein blue book


Foyer with black and white marble tile floor, an iron bench with Yves Klein blue cushion, paneled walls and a decorative mirror
Photo: House & Garden

Sitting area with glass coffee table with a a Yves Klein blue base, taffeta curtains and a yellow Louis XIV armchair
Photo: AD Italia

I think the idea is to add one bold element of Yves Klein blue into a space and see where it takes you....

END GUEST POST by ALISON BLUMENFELD
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Thank you Alison Blumenfeld for the wonderful post!

Readers, where might you use a pop of Yves Klein blue in your home? What accent color do you find yourself gravitating towards when you decorate? Please do tell!

Rushing off to work as usual...not a clue as to what I will wear. Oh dear. Not that it matters...I tend to "dress" very nicely for work but I wonder if anyone would notice if I wore my pjs to work. Should I give it a try...would make my life so much easier?

Happy Thursday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Nbaynadamas Press: Repeat thank you! Another big thank you to the very nice Haskell Harris of Garden & Gun Magazine for the lovely blog post on the Nbaynadamas collection launch on her blog for the magazine called Belle Decor. I know, I just mentioned this Garden & Gun post yesterday but I have good reason for mentioning it again: 1. I so loved her write up (self indulgent perhaps...LOL); 2. My friends FF and CF from New Orleans just emailed me (from a plane) saying they had just read it and how happy they were I mentioned NOLA. I had to mention it again you see...I just had to! Don't worry...I'm not turning into a total narcissist (yet...hee hee)!

P.P.S. Nbaynadamas Press Take II: New thank you! Also, just noticed another fab posting about the Nbaynadamas collection from Nicole at So Haute blog. Had the pleasure of meeting Nicole in New York! She's included Nbaynadamas in her NYIGF round up! Thank you Nicole!
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Write by: AN - Thursday, February 10, 2011

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