Everything in BLUE · Guide
Blue Objects That Lower the Temperature of a Room
Blue does something no other color manages: it recedes. Red advances toward you, yellow demands attention, green sits still. Blue actually pushes the walls back, which is why it turns up in so many rooms people describe as restful.
The trap is that most blue homeware is either nautical or corporate. These seven avoid both, mostly by going deep rather than bright.
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50s Retro Electric Kettle · SMEG
SMEG's Pastel Blue kettle is the gentlest object in this guide. On a white counter it barely raises its voice.
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Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven · Lodge
Cornflower Blue on enameled cast iron is unusual and slightly old-fashioned in the best way. It looks like something inherited.
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Ceramic Nonstick Fry Pan · Caraway
Caraway's Navy pan is the rare piece of cookware where the exterior color is clearly the point, since nobody sees the inside of a pan but you.
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Emberton III Speaker · Marshall
A guitar-amp grille shrunk to paperback size, in blue. The texture stops the color going flat, which is the problem with most blue electronics.
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Everyday Backpack 20L · Peak Design
The Ocean colorway on Peak Design's Everyday Backpack is what makes it read as a bag rather than as camera equipment.
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Sunset Reading Lamp · COSYLUX
The Pearl Blue reading lamp has a slight sheen that catches light even when it's switched off, which is more than most budget lamps manage.
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Movie Retro Wall Clock · Jones Clocks
Clear Blue on a wall is the brightest thing here and needs a wall with nothing else on it. Given that, it's excellent.
See price on Amazon →If you want one object to test blue in a room, make it the kettle or the lamp. Both are small commitments that change a space more than their size suggests.
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