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Retro Bright is Back

Nov 30, 2020 | Posted in Inspirations | Share

View of a loft dining room with Scandanavian-style striped dining chairs with blonde wood under a bright red pendant lamp. To the left is a convertible guest room with sliding walls. In front are two slipper chairs in bright colorful pattern with a silver metal table. The walls are painted a mossy green.
Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Joe Fletcher

What’s old is new again! Retro is back, not only in style, but in clashingly colorful furnishings. Check out these bright interiors from around the web, plus a project of my own.

Photo of a corner of an office space, with a long red desk with 3 drawers painted in 3 colors of yellow, light green, and white. Patterned wallpaper in red and white covers the walls and sits in rolls on top of the desk. A red stool sits in front, with a metal bin also filled with wallpaper nearby.
Photo courtesy retrotogo.com

Style elements to adore: 1970s Lavaliers wallpaper by Little Green Paint Co. and a multicolor long paper storage desk.

A peacock blue and gold hexagonal patterned wallpaper covers the walls behind a burled wood drinks cabinet with one open door revealing glasses and mixers inside.
Photo courtesy Cole & Son

Style elements to adore: Hicks Hexagon wallpaper with burled wood drinks cabinet.

Photo of a light colored open-plan living and dining area, with a bright pink chair, a bright yellow coffee table, a bright yellow footstool, bright red floral patterned rug, a second footstool in multicolored stripes, and multiple pillows in colorful patterns.
Photo courtesy Rover.eBay.com

Style elements to adore: Patterns galore, on rugs, furniture, and soft furnishings.

A modern living room with wooden wall at the back, a half height rock wall in front of that, an orange velvet sofa with a white faux fur on top of a patterned rug and a light colored coffee table. To the left of the sofa sits a green plant. Above the sofa hangs a dozen orange wood round pendant lamps.
Photo courtesy We-are-Scout.com

Style elements to adore: Orange velvet sofa with a faux fur under multiple pendant lamps.

On the left, an image of a colorful table place setting with a teal plate stacked under a white plate under a yellow plate, with an orange folded napkin and a teal drinking glass. On top of the plate stack sits a small orange and white polka-dotted package wrapped with a teal bow. A red clock next to several orange and yellow flower arrangements sit atop an orange tablecloth with white polka dots, matching the gift package. ON the right are 4 squares showing the main colors in the design, labeled teal, bright red, orange, and ochre.
Photo courtesy Bliss Inventive

Style elements to adore: Colored glassware with matching place settings, and coordinating floral arrangement.

An open-plan living dining area as viewed from behind the white dining table with bright green acrylic chairs on silver metal legs, with 2 yellow head chairs. Across the room, a set of lime green shelves and storage units adorn the wall, while red and pink sofas sit atop a plush red rug.
Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Eric Rorer

Style elements to adore: B&B Italia multi-directional lounge furniture atop a plush crimson rug, contrasted by bright green AV storage and acrylic chairs.

If you want to try retro bright color but don’t know where to begin, Kimball Starr Interior Design can help! She creates personalized designs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe. Contact her today for a socially-distanced in-person or remote consultation.

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