WELCOME to Nest by Tamara blog

WELCOME to Nest by Tamara blog
Hi- It's Tamara. I'm happy you've stopped by, and since 2010 I've been sharing my passion for interior design, history, art, entertaining, travel & fashion. I am an interior designer, textile designer and writer living and working in New York City and East Hampton, Long Island. My musings have taken me to international design, art, antique and epicurean events and I have lots to share. I'm grateful to have been listed as the #1 top design blog, blogs to watch, top design blogs and named and awarded Rising Star of Design by the IFDA NY industry organization. Please feel free to reach out to our team for an interior design consultation at NestbyTamara.com -Tamara

Color of Summer-- Our Favorite Aqua-Colored Rooms by Famous Interior Designers

Interior Designer Celerie Kemble
AQUA:
The Perfect Summer-Chic Hue 
For Your Home
showing the many sides of aqua by
interior designer Meg Braff in her Long Island shop
Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue
Pratt and Lambert's Duckling 
Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Beach House Chic is a style I admire, and I could live in a home created with this aesthetic all year long.  Nautically-inspired decor, hand painted furniture with a little patina, and a sense of the sea nearby and often with a mixture of clean, modern designs with antiques...it creates a perfect mood to capture a room's personality.  This winning color can transform any space and inject a summer feeling in the blink of an eye.  Please note just a few of these aqua-infused paint colors I've used in the homes of my clients- from  Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue we painted a living room ceiling to Pratt & Lambert's Duckling we painted vintage rattan for a screened-in porch to Farrow & Ball's bold blue ground we covered a guest room- these colors may feel quite different from one another, but make no mistake call it aqua, turquoise, teal they are all from the same happy family. 

Check out some favorite rooms by famous interior designers using aqua as the anchor.  These rooms are high-end, super chic, and show the color's vibrancy and versatility.  It certainly is not trendy and when combined with jewel tones or even moody palettes, brings a sophisticated feel. So let's rejoice summer with aqua!
Miles Redd used aqua effortlessly here, breathing a freshness into this historic-looking home in California.  Photograph via AD HOME
Kevin Isbell's Mediterranean-style home in Sea Island, Georgia with that beautiful door front and center; photograph by David Land via Coastal Living magazine.  Farrow & Ball Blue Ground paint color. 
Showing aqua is a classic, designer Bunny Williams outfitted this gorgeous Southampton home with eclectic art and this lovely hue,  photograph via AD HOME
Interior designer Tom Sheerer infused this bathroom with varying intensities of aqua then layered textures, it's dreamy.
photograph via Elle Decor magazine by Francesco Lagnese

Happy Nesting
XO Tamara