Required Reading: Pretty Pastel Style - Remodelista
“Hear the word ‘pastel’ and you may instantly imagine the sugary pink of a little girl’s bedroom or the cheerful... ...springtime shades found on retro floral fabrics. Today, these saccharine visions are only part of the story, because pastels are enjoying an exciting, dynamic revival,” writes Selina Lake in her new book, Pretty Pastel Style. A London-based interiors stylist, Lake is a veteran when it comes to publishing–Pretty Pastel Style, a 160-page ode pastels with personality, is her fourth design book. Photography by Catherine Gratwicke. A relaxed paneled living room with slipcovered furniture. A Koushi Lamp by Mark Eden Schooley hangs from the ceiling. A farm-inspired kitchen with white-painted paneling, barn-style lighting, a porcelain farm sink, and butcher block countertop. Mismatched chairs are unified by coats of white paint in this cooly white dining room bottles brightened with glass bottles used as vases and a gold-fringed vintage-style ceiling shade. A cocoon-like living room (even the wall clock is white) is furnished with a colorful ensemble, including pastel Windsor chairs and a modern sofa covered with a floral throw. Another bright Windsor chair stands next to a vintage upright piano stacked with Tivoli radios. An all-white living room set off by touches of pink–two Windsor chairs painted in different pale hues, hot pink pillows and artwork, and light-pink blankets. For more by Lake, have a look at her blog. Pretty Pastel Style by Selina Lake, with photography by Catherine Gratwicke and writing by Joanna Simmons, is published by Ryland Peters & Small; it’s available on Amazon for $22.18.