Is coral an 80&#39;s colour?

10.08.00 Ray Combes Label: colour schemes, coral

Colour is the least expensive change you can make to your space and still have huge impact. Certain colours often get a bad reputation because they were overly popular at a certain period. No colours get more ridicule than the salmons, corals and peaches because they were everywhere is the mid 80's. But don't let that stop you from using them. It's all in the pairings. These designs are timely and inviting. What do you think?

Salmony orange with charcoal gray can be extremely elegant and contemporary. Many Turkish rugs use salmon as one of the main colours which makes this a timeless colour.

You can put any colour with black and white and it looks stunning.

And with white and soft gray this version of orange is positively fresh.

If you like something a little more restful consider muted oranges with earth tones ...

like in this lovely living room...

or mix in blue with earth tones like the bedroom below.

I would mix these colours with an cream walls but the blue works well too. Colour is such a personal thing; I never want to see too many colours in a room where I want a restful look.