Tomato and sky, are words that I borrowed from Press Loft (the largest online PR tool), which showcased this color combination for interiors that feels “fresh, playful, and full of personality”. I agree with that description.
The feature image is deliberately literal. I like the playfulness of having a tomato floating in the sky. One can almost taste the juiciness of a ripe tomato bursting with flavor. And we all know what the world feels like when we have a blue sky and wispy white clouds overhead. The convergence of these two visual sensations can cause a welcome frisson of excitement, at least for me and hopefully for you too.
Light blue suggests tranquility, while red emits passion and energy. The juxtaposition of these two colors creates an interesting effect, one that has been used for generations, and worth revisiting in interiors.
Suggested Boysen Colors
We suggest two Boysen colors—Heavenly Sky | BCP-0618 and Endless Possibilities | BCP-1081. Boysen has more colors for blue and red, which you can find in our Mix and Match stations throughout the country. Click on this link https://www.mixandmatchcolors.com, to find one closest to you. Ask the Boysen team member manning the stand to show you the fan decks when you get there.
This color combination has been around for a long time. Most notable is the Americana interior design style that started in the 19th century. It’s a nostalgic style that uses handcrafted furniture and folk art. Looking at the challenges facing us during these modern times, to feel some nostalgia seems good to counter the deluge of negative news. Find some inspiration from the Gen Z style of designing their interiors.
What makes this color combo interesting is that it is a good balance of cool and warm colors. To make changes in the impact, you can also increase the intensity and proportion of each color in a room.
More Blue than Red
The color of the sky when the day is bright gives a sense of lighthearted serenity to a space. And this is what you get in your home interiors if you have more blue than red. Perfect as a bedroom color, light blue gives that peace and calm needed for a place of rest. The red accents bring a zing to the room and prevents it from feeling boring.
In 2024, TikToker and designer Taylor Simon came up with the ‘Unexpected Red Theory’, which stated that adding any amount of red to a room, even when it seems out of place, makes the room more pulled together. One throw pillow, a red lamp, or a foot stool—try adding one into your own mix of colors in whatever room, and let us know if you think it works.
More Red than Blue
Want something more energetic for your living room? Then switch it around by painting the walls red and adding touches of light blue.
With red walls, you create a different atmosphere which is more dynamic and more intense, especially when compared to the bedroom above. This is a good ambience to have in social spaces like a living room or a kitchen.
Your Kind of Ambience
Start with yourself before you make a decision whether to go more blue or more red in your home. Tranquility or drama? Restraint or indulgence?
You can aspire for “middle of the road” by letting the colors red and blue breathe by using white as a backdrop.
Whatever kind of aesthetic and mood you want, just change the ratio of the color you use. Borrow the 60-30-10 rule of interior designers. There’s useful advice in that link.
