Decorating Using Navy Blue and Silver
At times, navy blue appears nearly black, depending on the light, which makes it an perfect partner for silver. Silver, in paint or in decor, is clean, unadulterated gray — white mellowed by a little black, unsullied by other shades, like yellow, brown or red. Even as a metallic or metallic color, silver works using navy, bouncing light and twinkling amid heavily soaked blue, like starlight in a night sky.
Nixing White
With white, navy blue presents a sailor-uniform impact, but having silver, it develops a more serene atmosphere. Wherever you plan on using white — the trim, doors, walls, a fireplace, tablecloth, frames — utilize vibrant or silver gray rather. For your home with vaulted ceilings or striking architectural details, flip-flop the design — silver walls and blue crown molding and trim. The dark lines trace, outline and emphasize the house’s high points.
Navy Walls Or Not
In any room, a navy blue focal wall amid silver walls emphasizes blue pillows, drapes or carpet details. A bedroom or living room using all-navy-blue walls jobs coziness and offsets silver furniture, which also creates thickness in a small space. At the kitchen, navy walls work if they’re basically just an outline around compact silver-colored closets, stainless appliances, light-colored art and pale countertops — too much dark blue darkens a kitchen, if lighting is a problem. If you prefer silver walls within this workhorse space, consider painting old cupboards navy, and swapping dated pulls and knobs to get long, silver T-bar handles to get a punchy, contemporary effect.
The Goods on Wood
In a modern home, the heat of blond pine or rich-mahogany trim around windows, and as crown molding and baseboards, provides warm equilibrium for trendy navy blue and silver decor. Within a vintage home, however, a lot of natural wood paired using these colors, especially dark blue, can look dreary and even more aging. In this case, paint the wood details, but not in the anticipated pure white. Instead, use warm white with a hint of buttery yellow or toasty tan. This provides needed balance, but in a cleaner, fresher, more contemporary way compared to wood tones. Before painting, employ oil-based primer to prevent bleed-through from wood or knots tannin, and restrict raised grains.
A Blue (and Silver) Christmas
Replace the traditional red, green and gold bobbles and festive trinkets with navy blue and silver decorations to get a sexy Christmas twist. Highlight silver threads running through a dark-blue tablecloth using silver candlesticks and silver-trimmed dishware. Snow-white placemats, confetti and candles maintain the atmosphere true, splitting the plot with just enough color diversion to generate everything sing.
