I once joked about having the urge to decorate and redecorate my home a dozen times. Well friends, I’ve got the itch again…and my living room is next up. My recent desire to revamp all started with a fabric swatch (like it so often does), and a beautiful shade of paint, and the rest is history for my living room mood board.
That fabric swatch that got the ball rolling will be used to recover our sectional sofa. Its bold, yet completely neutral print masterfully pulls in taupes, tans, beige, browns, and of course my signature blue. I already can see the pattern play with throw pillows galore! My heart literally skips a beat just thinking about it.
With so many neutrals, though, I knew I wanted to bring in a pop of color rather than stick to anything too deep like a charcoal or brown. The second I saw Farrow & Ball‘s Inchyra Blue (No. 289) I knew it was a match made in heaven. The perfect shade of blue to balance and bring together the room. I’ve never shied away from bold, moody colors (check out my master bedroom here and here), which made Inchyra Blue right up my alley. It’s a moody, aged blue-grey that truly takes on a chameleon quality dependent on the light. It can read as a grey, blue or even green, and there’s something incredibly soothing, yet sophisticated, about the shade. As I curated my living room mood board, I envisioned the color to be complimented by similarly aged, rich tones and a collection of found accents like my vintage calligraphy brushes along with a few new objets that always inspire.
It’s undeniable the power that a shade of paint has in a room’s design, and I so look forward to seeing it transform my living room. I’ve swooned over Farrow & Ball‘s shades before (I still have a soft spot for their limited edition Chappell Green which is why it was my color for our limited edition Oomph collaboration), and I’ve come to expect the highest of quality with their paint line. And because I feel like everyone can use a little transformation from time to time I’ve teamed up with our friends at Farrow & Ball to help you transform a room of your choice right along with me! Because isn’t everything better when done with a friend!? Farrow & Ball will be providing one lucky winner the paint of their choice, to change up the room of their choice. Contest details are below, but I’d love to know if you won, what room would you re-do and what color would you choose? Truly, MKR
P.S. I’ll be sharing my mood board all over Pinterest, Instagram and our other social channels and would love for you to join in on the fun by sharing your own room-makeover mood board! Simply tag @waitingonmartha and @farrowandball plus hashtag #myfavouritenewcolour and we’ll make share to check it out and even re-share some of our favorites!
I’d redo the bathroom.
I would choose the blue too, but for my bathroom. Fingers crossed!!
I love your paint!
Great depth to this color! Love it!
Love pretty much ALL farrow and ball colors! If I could, i would redecorate our family room. It is long and skinny and none of the furniture totally works together. Plus, I was in a neutral/boring stage when we moved in and am dying to spice the room up with some fun color!!
I’m totally a girl who can appreciate some good prop styling, and um hello, these photos are GORGEOUS. Definitely pinning!
Xx Taylor
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I’d love to add some color to our foyer. It’s taupe now and oh so boring!
My living room. Haven’t done a thing to it since we moved in, and it needs a personality immediately! I LOVE the color you used in your sitting room.
So I already picked studio green or blue back to paint our den but now you have me wanting the blue!!!! I want something deep and cozy. It would be a dream to win. Can’t wait to see your LR
Our living room needs a major overhaul with new paint! Would love to try Farrow & Ball.
I’m getting ready to repaint my daughter’s d room (she’s 22 & lives on her own now!). I’ve been drawn to soft, crisp blues, so I really love shade No. 27 ~ CLEAN AND CRISP
I think I would choose Hardwick White for my family room.
love the strangely sophisticated and clean and crisp!
I love their paints! Painted our front door with one. I would get Cabbage white and paint our bathroom! They have the best colors.
I absolutely love the soft elegance of DIMITY No. 2008! I hope to give my living room a much needed update with this paint. Thank you for the opportunity to win!
I would choose the St Giles Blue No. 280 paint to makeover my bedroom!
I want to do something BOLD, so I’m thinking Strong & Playful orange in my bathroom.
That would wake me up in the morning!
Our living room.. I would use a nice beige/brown color –
The F & B color I would use is Parma Gray! I am recently divorced and am looking for inspiration for my single bedroom. I want it sophisticated, calming, and comforting.
The Cook’s Blue would look great in my kitchen.
We just bought a house and I have my eye on so many F&B colors!
I really want to paint my kitchen/ breakfast room grey. Not exactly sure which F&B color I would choose, as I want to get some samples first, as grey can be a tricky color!
Great giveaway!
Omg I’m soooo excited to see this. I’m a major color lover and drape my homes walls with rich color so I love seeing others do so too. We are currently revamping our living room too and we have deep teal walls now. I’m wanting to change it up and I’m thinking black or deep blue almost black. But I’m also open to something a bit more vibrant. Not sure what color I’d choose, but I know it would be in the living/dining for sure. Thanks for the fab giveaway.
I HAVE ADMIRED FARROW & BALL PAINTS FOR SO LONG THAT IT WOULD BE HARD TO CHOOSE JUST ONE, SO HERE ARE MY FAVORITES FROM AFAR THAT I’D LOVE TO USE IN MY HOME: HAGUE BLUE, LIGHT BLUE,
I HAVE ADMIRED FARROW & BALL PAINTS FOR SO LONG THAT IT WOULD BE HARD TO CHOOSE JUST ONE, SO HERE ARE MY FAVORITES FROM AFAR THAT I’D LOVE TO USE IN MY HOME: HAGUE BLUE, LIGHT BLUE OR PALE POWDER. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS I’VE ENVISIONED IN MY HOME, BUT THOSE ARE MY TOP THREE.
Would love Farrow & Ball paint for the living room in our new house!
My kitchen is in desperate need of a fresh coat of paint. I would really like to paint it a nice bright white! Wimborne White looks perfect and I think it would just brighten up the room and make it feel more open.
I know this is a really old post but I just discovered Farrow & Ball’s Inchyra Blue. Can you tell me where that beautiful fabric is from? Thanks!
Hi, can you tell me where you got the fabric from, the tree one?