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March 21, 2018 ·

Blue and White Spring Living Room Tour

decorating· Easter· home tour· Spring

I remember when I married 25 years ago at age 10 … (just kidding), one of the mainstream home decor trends was everything blue and white. Chinoiserie, Delft pottery, toile, florals, and gingham were all the rage. I absolutely hated it! Navy, deep blues and emerald greens were “so 80’s” and the trend screamed old, traditional, and oh so stiffled to me.  Fast forward to today where I’m completely shaking my head and laughing because everything that was once old is now “new” again. And guess what? I LOVE IT! Don’t worry, I won’t be donning my totally rad leg warmers or ratting my bangs into a glorious 4-inch high fluff of fabulousness, but I will be sharing how I incorporated these classic decor elements in a fresh, relaxed and updated way for spring. Welcome to my Blue and White Spring Living Room Tour!

Blue and White Spring Living Room Tour

This week I’ve teamed up with an amazing group of talented bloggers for the Spring Has Sprung Home Tour hosted by the lovely Sheila from Maison de Cinq. If you are hopping over and visiting from Remington Avenue, then let me extend an extra warm welcome to you! 

Spring has Sprung Home Tour

Decorating with Blue and White – Mixing Old with New

When decorating with blue and white one of the easiest ways to create a cohesive look is to mix old and new items together, incorporating a variety of patterns and textures, while maintaining a simple yet strict color scheme.  This is how you can mix fluid shibori patterns and bold graphic prints with classic chinoiserie, paisley and gingham.  

Blue and White Living Room - spring tour

Fresh and vibrant tropical greenery adds the accent color of green to our blue and white color palette. A blue and white ginger jar vase was the perfect vessel to hold beautiful blooms. Our local Harris Teeter grocery store is my go-to place for fresh flowers. They stock a huge selection and variety of flowers for great prices. I might have bought up every hyacinth bundle in the grocery store. White hyacinths are so pretty and last quite a long time, but I’m not a huge fan of their scent unfortunately which is quite strong. I have noticed though that other hyacinth colors have more attractive scents. Have you found the same thing? 

white hyacinth in ginger jar

Mr. Bun Bun, our littleLionhead bunny, enjoyed hopping around while I decorated the family room for spring. I was worried he’d try to eat my hyacinths, but he preferred trying to nibble on the moss in the little nest instead. 

Easter Bunny - Bun Bun

Blue and White Decorating Ideas

When decorating built-in bookcases I like the concept that less is more. These days I’m craving simplicity. I find uncluttered spaces quite calming. Simplicity doesn’t need to be boring though. Each shelf has a burst of blue, crisp white, or green balanced with a warm neutral tones like seagrass and brushed gold accents. 

Blue and White decorating ideas

Blue and White Spring Living Room Tour

Blue and White Family Room Tour

Styling Book Shelves

Decorating our family room with blue and white might be my most favorite color scheme yet! I like putting unexpected items together like this wild, spiny aloe vera plant in a fancy porcelain planter, backed with an ornate gilded mirror made from a plate charger. Isn’t it fun? 

Styling Book Shelves

I ordered a new rug for spring for the living room and 2 new accent chairs but of course they didn’t arrive in time for this spring home tour. I have linked this West Elm rug though at the bottom of the post if you are interested in it. I’ll try to keep my Instagram stories updated for previews of the new rug and chairs when they come in. I hope you are following me on IG because I’m over there a lot these days. 

Another fun update to our blue and white spring family room was the woven abaca coffee table. I painted the black base a creamy white. I think it looks so much better now and isn’t as stark.

Spring Family Room

Blue and White Spring Living Room

I hope you enjoyed our Blue and White Spring Living Room Tour! Please visit all the other amazing bloggers on this tour listed below. Next on the tour is the uber-talented Jamie from So Much Better With Age! 

GET THE LOOK:

(affiliate links included for your shopping convenience)

  • Woven Storage Coffee Table 
  • Wool Area Rug
  • Wood Cloche (similar) 
  • Blue & White Porcelain Balls
  • Shibori Pillow Cover
  • Navy Graphic Print Pillow Cover
  • Blue Gingham Pillow Cover
  • Woven Round Accent Table (simlar)
  • Sectional Sofa
  • Chinoserie Vase
  • Floors – Solid White Oak with Weathered Oak Stain by Duraseal
  • Wall Paint Color – Sea Salt by SW

Spring has Sprung Home Tour

Craftberry Bush

craftberrybush

Zevy Joy

Zevy Joy spring tour

CitrineLiving

citrineliving-spring-living-room

Remington Avenue

Remington

Sand & Sisal

Spring Family Room Tour - Sand and Sisal

So Much Better With Age

spring-tour-somuchbetterwithage

If you missed Tuesday’s posts:

Spring Tour Tuesday

Designthusiasm | Maison de Cinq | Home Stories A to Z 
Tidbits | Ella Claire Inspired | Decor Gold Designs

 

Wednesday’s posts:

Spring Tour Wednesday

Craftberry Bush | Zevy Joy | CitrineLiving
Remington Avenue | Sand & Sisal | So Much Better With Age

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Comments

  1. Mysha says

    March 21, 2018 at 9:40 am

    Haha i love mrBun Bun! And boy are you so right with the circle of trends. *0’s black is in full swing too and I love it, just not on a leather sofa lol. Your collection of blue pillows and accessories popped throughout your space is beautiful. Loved your post.

  2. Kim says

    March 21, 2018 at 10:29 am

    Kim, everything was so pretty that I had a hard time picking an image to pin! Not gonna lie though, I miss having huge bangs!

  3. Kristin says

    March 21, 2018 at 10:46 am

    As always, your home looks so bright and beautiful! I love that rug! I’ve been meaning to get something like that for our dining room.

    • Lucy Miller says

      April 2, 2018 at 6:53 pm

      I love the rug too 😀

      • Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

        April 3, 2018 at 10:39 am

        Thanks Lucy!

  4. Katy says

    March 21, 2018 at 11:37 am

    Loved the tour. The only thing missing was the milk glass, or was that earlier?

  5. Tamara says

    March 21, 2018 at 1:29 pm

    Kim, I am in love with your beautiful and breezy home – and you know I LOVE your blue and white everything! You did a truly gorgeous job styling this space for Spring, it is perfect. And guess what? We also have a lionhead bunny! His name is Oscar! Mr. Bun Bun is soooo cute! How fun if they were to meet?! Happy Spring!

  6. Cristina says

    March 21, 2018 at 2:14 pm

    Oh Kim, your home is pure bliss! You created such calm and inviting space. Love it all!

    • Lisa B. says

      March 3, 2020 at 8:01 pm

      The lions head rabbit is your best design accessory! Adorbs!

      • Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

        March 10, 2020 at 2:59 pm

        Thank you! We love him so much! My daughter recently got married and took Mr. Bun Bun with her to her new apartment. I miss him so!

  7. Sheila says

    March 21, 2018 at 2:30 pm

    Kim, your living room looks so beautiful! I love the blue and white (and like you, I used to hate it, haha!) It really looks so fresh and clean, and spring-y! And how perfect that you happen to have a bunny for your spring tour- he is absolutely adorable!

    I’ve been meaning to “thin out” and simplify my builtins and now seeing yours, I’m definitely thinking I need to do it ASAP!

    Thank you so much for joining us – I’m so glad to have you here!

    Sheila
    xo

    • Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

      March 23, 2018 at 12:18 pm

      Thank you so much Sheila! Thinning out and simplifying was a struggle because I like “stuff” but I started analyzing all the built-ins out there that I’ve pinned or admired and realized they all had HALF the crap on them that I did! HA! The good thing too is that it makes styling the shelves easier and less expensive! 😉 Thanks for hosting this tour!

  8. Tracy says

    March 21, 2018 at 4:18 pm

    Mr. Bun Bun is too sweet! Love blue and white. My living room is in navy and white. Really like your new coffee table too. Thanks for the inspiration!

  9. Jamie says

    March 22, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    Your home is so bright and airy, Kim! Such a gorgeous living room and love all your spring touches!
    Hugs, Jamie

  10. Sand Between My Piggies says

    March 28, 2018 at 11:23 am

    Your home never ceases to amaze me! I love how tranquil your home is! I love the stunning navy blue and white that you have chosen to use for Spring!
    Keep up the wonderful posts, I always look forward to reading them!

  11. Kelly Mahan says

    March 28, 2018 at 3:00 pm

    This living room looks amazing! I already had something like that blue-green combo in mind for my own, this is a great add up on inspiration, thank you!

    • Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

      March 30, 2018 at 10:27 am

      Thank you so much Kelly!!!

  12. Jenny says

    May 7, 2018 at 6:01 am

    I love this home, its so colorful and I love the plants!

  13. Gail says

    May 4, 2020 at 9:26 am

    I love your spring room! Do you know the name of the color on the walls?

    • Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

      May 5, 2020 at 10:17 am

      Hi Gail! Thank you so much! The wall color is Sea Salt by Sherwin Williams.

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