{"id":9168,"date":"2021-05-07T11:50:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T10:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9168"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:26:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:26:56","slug":"blue-living-room-ideas-simple-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/blue-living-room-ideas-simple-effective","title":{"rendered":"Blue Living Room Ideas That Are Simple but Effective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you&#8217;re thinking of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/interior-design-trends-for-2021-whats-in-whats-out\">changing up your living room d\u00e9cor<\/a> and are looking for a colour with versatility and character, a blue living room could be the ideal choice for you. Whether you&#8217;re looking for something tranquil and relaxing, something decadent and sophisticated or somewhere in between, there are different shades of blue to suit every style and theme. Whether you choose to paint it on your walls or incorporate it into your furniture, blue can complement numerous colours and work either in the forefront or as a background colour. Here are some blue living room ideas to give you some food for thought!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7929 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1s8n1udmr3gbj.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kingston_033-671x387.jpg\" alt=\"Kingston Sofa\" width=\"660\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kingston_033-671x387.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kingston_033-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kingston_033-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kingston_033.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Navy Living Room<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 400;\">A navy-blue living room evokes a sense of decadence, of heritage, which can be teamed with rich woods, to create a sophisticated yet cosy interior. If you want to team navy blue with a lighter accent colour, a navy and grey living room is a popular choice, with the grey acting as a cooler, more relaxed tone, to offset the richness the navy provides<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7746\" src=\"https:\/\/d1s8n1udmr3gbj.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cairness-front-new-best-671x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you like the idea of bringing some brighter colours into the mix, acting as a strong contrast to the navy blue, a blue and orange combination is a popular choice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/decorate-mustard-sofa\">as is mustard<\/a>. These rich, vibrant colours become the star of the show, with the blue acting to make these colours pop even more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8088 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1s8n1udmr3gbj.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/charnwood-love-seat_1-671x387.jpg\" alt=\"Charnwood Love Seat in Varsese Velvet Turquoise\" width=\"660\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/charnwood-love-seat_1-671x387.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/charnwood-love-seat_1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/charnwood-love-seat_1-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/charnwood-love-seat_1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mceTemp\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Blue Sofa<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you don\u2019t want to commit to painting your walls blue, there are still plenty of ways you can create a blue living room. If the thought of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-decorate-with-a-teal-sofa\">teal blue d\u00e9cor<\/a> appeals, consider incorporating it in your room through your furniture. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/charnwood-range\">A velvet sofa like the Charnwood<\/a> (in velvet turquoise), will immediately attract the eye and provide you with the opportunity to use this shade as your focal point. Lighter coloured walls with help to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blue-sofas\">your blue sofa<\/a> the star of the show.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7968\" src=\"https:\/\/d1s8n1udmr3gbj.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/harrow-snuggler-007-671x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If teal is too vibrant and you want to create something more relaxing, consider a lighter blue, which can create more of a coastal style and a light blue living room. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/thatcham-range\">The Thatcham Range in a Cambridge Blue<\/a>, in a living room with white walls, light woods and accessories in a nautical palette will create a calm, tranquil ambience, the perfect place to relax after a busy day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8043 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1s8n1udmr3gbj.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/guy_holland_011-671x387.jpg\" alt=\"Large sofa in Varese Velvet Denim\" width=\"660\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/guy_holland_011-671x387.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/guy_holland_011-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/guy_holland_011-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/guy_holland_011.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Different Shades of Blue <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So far, we&#8217;ve looked at navy blue, teal and light blue as options for a blue living room. That doesn&#8217;t even come close to covering the sheer array of blues at your disposal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8755 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1s8n1udmr3gbj.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/kelston-671x387.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Whether you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/darlingsofc0177\/_shop\/\">head to Pinterest for inspiration<\/a> or go to a hardware shop to see the reams of testers available, take your time to really look at the colours in your room, the colours you want to pair with and the overall style you want to achieve. Bear in mind that some blues have hints of other colours, be it purples, greens, whites, blacks, and greys to name but a few &#8211; and that will impact the temperature that colour gives off and the ambience it creates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The good news is, no matter what kind of style you\u2019d like to create, there is a blue to suit \u2013 it\u2019s just a case of doing some research to pin down the exact shade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy hunting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; If you&#8217;re thinking of changing up your living room d\u00e9cor and are looking for a colour with versatility and character, a blue living room could be the ideal choice for you. 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