Decorating with blue bedlinen and table linen

Joyful and uplifting, Majorelle Blue sateen bed linen is an intense and vibrant hue that evokes the sun-drenched Le Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech – cultivated by French architect Jacques Majorelle – from which it takes its name. This striking blue bed linen was launched in 2020 to coincide with the recurring demand for colourful, characterful […]

This striking blue bed linen was launched in 2020 to coincide with the recurring demand for colourful, characterful interiors, and has become a firm favourite with our clients, and is particularly chosen for beach houses, homes in sunny locations and on yachts. However, we’ve found that it works just as well in a chic city apartment, where its bright and lively hue can instantly elevate an otherwise pared-back interior and inject any space with a little Moroccan sunshine and exoticism. The lustrous, silky sheen of our high thread count cotton sateen cloth only adds to its appeal.

‘The intensity of Majorelle was chosen to lift the spirits, enliven a bedroom or table and add a bold, vivid statement to one’s interior, or even exterior, if you are dining outside!’ Karen Reed

Madeleine Castaing – Salon with Blue

Reed Family Linen 400TC Cotton Sateen, Majorelle

Using blue in interiors

With so many attributes connected with the sea and sky, it’s no wonder that blue, in all its wondrous shades is often used, not only in the home, but aboard yachts and planes too. From deep, regal ultramarine to the palest sky blue it is a colour that promotes tranquillity and calm. Blue has the ability to transport us to blissful, warmer climes. It pairs classically with white and complements natural tones of sand and wood, just as in nature. Interior designers return time and again to the allure of all shades of everyone’s favourite colour. In the 1940’s American interior designer Dorothy Draper decorated with bold combinations of colours and blue features in many of her most iconic projects. Meanwhile in Europe at around the same time, French designer Madeleine Castaing often selected blue to inject her rooms with a wash of cerulean ambience.

In the following years, whilst trends came and went, blue remained a steadfast choice for other designers such as the British David Hicks known for his strictly, singular coloured rooms. Hicks was adept at using bold colour and mixing old with new in perfectly lit, sophisticated abodes in the world’s most glamourous cities.

Whilst the above designers decorated the town blue, others applied it within designs in holiday destinations such as Greece and the south of France. John Stefanidis was well know for the rustic and elemental touches given to his traditional home in Greece. Using a simple palette of blue to compliment the existing surroundings he amplifies the notion that less in more. The purity of blue is sufficient decoration against the backdrop of white-washed architecture.

‘The deeper the blue becomes, the more strongly it calls man towards the infinite, awakening in him a desire for the pure and, finally, for the supernatural’ Wassily Kandinsky

John Stefanidis, Greece

JK Place Capri, Michele Bonan

The allure of blue extends from the outdoors to the interior and back again. It’s contented aura continuing to capture the imagination of all who come into contact with it. Contemporary designers continue to admire the blue palette, some even making the use of blue their signature.

‘When people think ‘blue and white’ they think of stark white and cobalt. But I like to play with my blues by adding in tones of robin’s egg, mint, turquoise, lilac, etc. That’s what gives the palette dimension and the rooms their excitement.’ Mark D. Sikes