After the nearly decade-long dominance of a certain subtle blush, we’re ready to slip into something a bit more daring. From raspberry to rhubarb to rose, these shades of mid-toned pink prove shockingly sophisticated in the right setting. The secret? A taste for wanderlust.
From floor to ceiling and everywhere in between, a spectrum of pinks in Kate Brodsky’s Hamptons sunroom makes for a laid-back summer retreat with old-fashioned flavor.William Abranowicz
Peppermint-pink walls are the ideal backdrop for globe-trotting decor in a Manhattan apartment designed by Peter Dunham.Oberto Gili
Carolina Irving’s Parisian flat is a testament to her mastery of bohemian chic. The laissez-faire attitude of a slightly rumpled sofa makes its bubblegum hue feel more louche than loud.Eric Piasecki
Leave it to Lee Radziwill to turn an eye-popping peony-pink sofa into the epitome of elegance. A garden’s worth of framed botanical prints enhances the efflorescence of her Paris apartment.William Abranowicz
Katie Ridder worked with Farrow & Ball to custom-mix this just-so-shade of salmon for a showhouse bedroom; the swirling Chuck Hettinger stencils and column-base console and a neoclassical sensibility.Peggy Wong
Among David Hicks’s many talents: using strategic color pairings to strip the saccharine connotations from even the pinkest of pinks. Here, wide stripes and oversized checks add an unexpected jolt of English whimsy to the natural textures of a Portuguese villa.Oberto Gili
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This story originally appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of Frederic magazine. Click here to subscribe!
