Pastels are the popular choice for spring this year - not just in your closet but throughout your entire home. Pastels even fill the movie screen in Wes Anderson's new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Take a peak at these candy-colored confections . . .

" 'Jennifer and I wanted elegance, but we didn't want it to look stuffy or conservative or serious,' " says designer Michelle Workman. 'We wanted it to be graceful with just enough sparkle.' "
California home of Jennifer Lopez.
Interior design by Michelle Workman.
Photography by Laura Resen.
Veranda (January 2011).

" 'It's sort of Jennifer in a nutshell - she has a romantic streak,' says interior designer Michelle Workman of her multi-talented client. 'It's tastefully glamorous like Jennifer herself. That approach goes along with my whole design philosophy, which is about capturing the personalities of the homeowners.' "
California home of Jennifer Lopez.
Interior design by Michelle Workman.
Photography by Laura Resen.
Veranda (January 2011).

"A chair rail and wainscoting increased architectural interest in the dining room and carved out a canvas for an elegant mural-style wallpaper [by de Gournay]. A more youthful note is struck with the sisal rug and curtain-free windows outlined in orange tape to accentuate the Fortuny upholstery on the dining chairs."
Spanish Colonial-style home in Hancock Park, Los Angeles.
Interior design by Ruthie Sommers, Ruthie Sommers Interior Design.
Photography by Grey Crawford.
Text by Candace Ord Manroe.
"Family-Friendly and Colorful" produced by Laura Hull.
"The built-in cabinets are original to the breakfast room, but the backs are painted pink to match the ceiling." 
Spanish Colonial-style home in Hancock Park, Los Angeles.
Interior design by Ruthie Sommers, Ruthie Sommers Interior Design.
Photography by Grey Crawford.
Text by Candace Ord Manroe.
"Family-Friendly and Colorful" produced by Laura Hull.

"The ice-cream-parlor-style breakfast room is a favorite of Georgie's and her siblings. The children's portraits decorate the walls." 
Spanish Colonial-style home in Hancock Park, Los Angeles.
Interior design by Ruthie Sommers, Ruthie Sommers Interior Design.
Photography by Grey Crawford.
Text by Candace Ord Manroe.
"Family-Friendly and Colorful" produced by Laura Hull.

Macarons by Laduree.
Photo via Laduree website.

Highland Lake, New York, home of Deborah Lloyd, Co-President and Creative Director of kate spade new york.
Photography by Patrick Cline.
Art direction by Michelle Adams.
"Lakeside Serenity" written by Shawn Gauthier.
Lonny (June - July 2010).

"A library that's a product of the city's past and present. An antique chandelier and mirror mix with Philippe Stark 'ghost chairs' and a rustic table made of salvaged wood and drugstore columns."
Photo from Kerri McCaffety's book, New Orleans, New Elegance, (The Monacelli Press, May 2012).
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"New Orleans Style Report" by Elizabeth Hutchison.
Garden and Gun (April 30, 2012). 

"In the master bathroom, hand-glazed, peach-colored tiles were selected for their irregularities."
Tiles, fixtures, and sconces from Waterworks.
Mirror from Pottery Barn.
Early-1900s, four-level Edwardian townhouse in Bethesda, Maryland - home to antiques dealer Loi Thai.
Interior design by Loi Thai, Tone on Tone.
Photography by Erik Johnson.
Written by Krissa Rossbund.
"A Lighter Shade of Pale" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.
Traditional Home

"Ballet slippers hung from the door of an armoire containing pillows."
London flat of Rachel Ashwell, founder of Shabby Chic Couture.
Photography by Patrick Cline.
Art direction by Michelle Adams.
"Beginning Again" written by Shawn Gauthier.
Lonny (August - September 2010).

Photo: Ralph Lauren Collection via Pinterest.

"In the master bedroom, a dynamic piece of artwork features a bird with a watering can on reclaimed boards."
Art: "Jake Water Seeds" - Branddave. Loire Canopy Bed by Niermann Weeks.
Alexandria, Virginia, townhouse of designer Barbara Franceski.
Interior design by Barbara Franceski, Barbara Franceski LLC
Photography by Francesco Lagnese.
"Town House with Great Personal Style" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.

"With a whimsical monkey-patterned custom wallpaper by Ted Tyler and a plush pink chair and ottoman, this bedroom is fit for a princess."
3,400-square-foot apartment in Manhattan's TriBeCa neighborhood.
Interior design by Mariette Himes Gomez and Brooke Gomez, Gomez Associates.
Photography by Joe Standart.
Written by Cathy Whitlock.

"Set with the tropical bounty of pomegranates and pineapples, a table is covered by one of the versatile, washable quilts India [Hicks] designed for HSN."
Hibiscus Hill, the Bahamas home of India Hicks, her partner David Flint Wood, and their children.
Photography by Colleen Duffley.
"Model, Designer India Hicks' Home in the Bahamas" written by Rebecca Christian.

"David designed it, and India decorated the inside. Now painted pink and white for Domino, it has gone through several renovations as the hangout for her older brothers." 
Hibiscus Hill, the Bahamas home of India Hicks, her partner David Flint Wood, and their children.
Photography by Colleen Duffley.
"Model, Designer India Hicks' Home in the Bahamas" written by Rebecca Christian.

"Domino reads in the doorway of her candy-colored playhouse." 
Hibiscus Hill, the Bahamas home of India Hicks, her partner David Flint Wood, and their children.
Photography by Colleen Duffley.
"Model, Designer India Hicks' Home in the Bahamas" written by Rebecca Christian.

"The room's Swedish neoclassical mirrors are from H. M. Luther, and the bed is dressed in D. Porthault linens; the 18th-century French chaise is covered in a Lelievre floral."
Apartment in a 1920s Sutton Place building.
Interior design by Michael S. Smith, Michael S. Smith Inc.
Architectural renovation by Peter Pennoyer.
Photography by Michael Mundy.
Text by Rob Haskell.
"Made to Order" produced by Howard Christian.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).


Milieu, the magazine created by designer Pamela Pierce, Pierce Designs and Associates.

Burberry Campaign photo via Pinterest

"Lavender-trimmed curtains are crisply held in place by 19th-c. brass neoclassical tiebacks. Custom sofa in Scalamandre velvet. Vintage Maison Jansen slipper chairs in Quadrille faux fur. Vintage coffee table and stool. End table, Beeline Home. Curtains in Beacon Hill silk. Walls in de Gournay silk. Art, David Hockney."
Chicago townhouse.
Interior design by Ruthie Sommers.
Photography by Francesco Lagnese.
"Chic Chicago Townhouse" by Mimi Read.

Burberry Campaign photo via Pinterest.

" 'What I like is how color makes the rooms all feel connected, but you're not sure why,' " says interior designer Suzanne Kasler.
"Sofa in Old World Weavers cotton velvet. Chairs in J. Robert Scott silk. Ceiling fixture, Oly." 
Home in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Interior design by Suzanne Kasler.
Photography by Simon Upton.

"A garden motif enlivens the master bedroom. Headboard and bedcoverings in Fortuny fabric. Chair and ottoman in Scalamandre fabric and Clarence House fringe. Mirrors in alcove and bench in Colefax and Fowler fabric, East and Orient Company. Wallpaper, de Gournay. Carpet, Stark."
A new home in Dallas, Texas.
Interior design by Beverly Field.
Architecture by Richardson Robertson III.
Photography by Max Kim-Bee.
Written by Nancy Perot.
Project managed by Brad Kelly.
"Glamorous Texas Home" produced by Carolyn Englefield.

"Large painted wooden screen with floral design from the women's dressing room in the Ziegfeld Theater, designed by Joseph Urban and executed by his daughter Greta Urban, American 1925"
Photo via 1stDibs website.

"Pretty paint and wallpaper create a fitting look for a young girl's clothing storage space. In this elegant yet youthful walk-in closet, order is kept thanks to a built-in dresser and lots of hanging space. The soft blue paint color creates a breezy, fresh look while pink damask wallpaper and a mini chandelier add personality and a touch of sweetness."
Cabinet color: Aloe (24-30) by Pratt and Lambert.
Interior design by Rosanne Daykin.
Photography by Kim Christie.

"Formal without being stuffy, the dining room features Bergamo fabric on the chair. Lee Jofa fabric for the draperies, and a Charlotte Moss table lamp."
Wall covering: Gracie.
Morris County, New Jersey, home of interior designer Janet Simon.
Interior design by Janet Simon, Janet Simon Inc.
Design consultant: Ralph Harvard, Ralph Harvard Inc.
Photography by John Bessler.
"Garden State Grandeur" Text by Sabine Rothman.

"In the 9 1/2-by-15 foot bedroom, a custom de Gournay wallpaper panel hangs above a vintage chair in Fabricut's Chemical bond faux leather."
725-square-foot Manhattan apartment of designer Kelly Giesen.
Interior design by Kelly Giesen.
Photography by Peter Murdock.
House Beautiful (July 2013). 

"The film's pastel palette during the 1930s scenes was dictated by [Wes] Anderson. The mint room that hosts this birthday party is one of the many candy-color spaces featured throughout the picture."
Scene from Wes Anderson's new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Photo credit: Martin Scali/Fox Searchlight Pictures.
"Step Into the Spectacular World of Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel" written by Cathy Whitlock.
Architectural Digest (March 2014).

Life looks better when you're wearing rose-colored glasses . . .
"Ray-Ban Original Aviator Sunglasses with Polarized Pink Lenses"
Photo via J. Crew website.

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