INSPIRATIONFaded Hues

44 Homes & Antiques August 2019

olouriskeywhen

lookingforantique

andvintagepieces.

Whetherona pieceof

furnitureorscrapof

fabric,it willoenbethe

colourthatrstcatchesa buyer’s

eye.Vintagetextiles,whether

FrenchorEnglish,oralor

plain,tendtobefoundaer

spendingyearsinstorage,either

foldedintrunksorhangingata

window.Soenedbytheyears,

theircoloursarenowtheperfect

mutedhuewithjusta hintofthe

originalshade.Knowingwhere

tondthesepiecesisalsokey–

beingtheearlybirdatfairs

andsalesmeansyouhavethe

bestchanceofdiscovering

exciting treasures.

SOFTGREENS

Whatcolourcouldbemore

reminiscentoftherolling

Englishcountrysidethangreen?

Butgreenisforindoorsaswell

asout.Therearesomanyshades

thatworkina country-style

home,fromfadedsagetooliveto

seafoam.Justkeepyourshades

subtleandyoucan’tgofar

wrong.Atthecountry

brocantes,a keeneyewillseek

outthesoest,mostsubtlegreen

pieces,choosingbaeredenamel

buckets and garden chairs.

C

Greenis sympatheticto so

manyothershades,fromwarm

whiteto barewood,to theshell

pinkof freshlypickedgarden

roses.Thiswonderfuloldwriting

desk,in themostperfectshade

of verdigris,sitsbeautifully

againstnaturalbleached

wooden beams.