10 Fresh Takes on Ombre
Less hippie than tie-dye, more graduated than dip-dye, ombre is a graduated-color technique that has swept home decor, fashion, hair, nails and even baking over the past few years. While one would think that baked goods and nails would signal a tipping point, designers are transcending trendiness by finding new ways to interpret ombre around the house.
1. Watery Playroom Walls
When it was time to paint the playroom in this historic San Francisco Victorian-style home, interior designer Tineke Triggs didn’t seek out an expensive wallpaper. Instead, she told her housepainter to get a little fancy free. Her direction was simply for him to change up the blues vertically every few feet.
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When it was time to paint the playroom in this historic San Francisco Victorian-style home, interior designer Tineke Triggs didn’t seek out an expensive wallpaper. Instead, she told her housepainter to get a little fancy free. Her direction was simply for him to change up the blues vertically every few feet.
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2. Graduated Tile Stripes
In this bathroom, interior designer Nikki Dalrymple used four different colors of a handmade crackle-glazed tile to create stripes.
The sharper delineation between the different hues is a more modern interpretation of ombre, but the graduated effect remains.
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Tile Style: Beautiful Beach-Glass Blues for the Bath
In this bathroom, interior designer Nikki Dalrymple used four different colors of a handmade crackle-glazed tile to create stripes.
The sharper delineation between the different hues is a more modern interpretation of ombre, but the graduated effect remains.
See the rest of this modern farmhouse
Tile Style: Beautiful Beach-Glass Blues for the Bath
3. Ombre Mountains
A “babymoon” trip to Alaska inspired the mountain silhouettes on the walls of this popular nursery, while the graduated hues of ombre inspired the color palette.
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A “babymoon” trip to Alaska inspired the mountain silhouettes on the walls of this popular nursery, while the graduated hues of ombre inspired the color palette.
See more of this nursery, including a video of the homeowner painting the walls
4. Ethereal Interpretation of an Ink Blot
Interior designer Ginger Curtis is a big fan of ombre and loves playing around with different ways to use it. In this teen girl’s bedroom, she had artist Sommer Haney create an effect on the wall that combined the graduated hues of ombre with the shape of an ink spill.
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Interior designer Ginger Curtis is a big fan of ombre and loves playing around with different ways to use it. In this teen girl’s bedroom, she had artist Sommer Haney create an effect on the wall that combined the graduated hues of ombre with the shape of an ink spill.
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5. Unexpected Ombre Colors
Blues and pinks were the first of the reigning ombre colors. But in the wallpaper in this Toronto home, neutrals start dark and lighten toward the ceiling.
The monochromatic palette makes the ceilings feel higher and is well-suited to the modern style of the home.
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Wallpaper: Designer’s Guild
Blues and pinks were the first of the reigning ombre colors. But in the wallpaper in this Toronto home, neutrals start dark and lighten toward the ceiling.
The monochromatic palette makes the ceilings feel higher and is well-suited to the modern style of the home.
See the rest of this fantastic monochromatic home
Wallpaper: Designer’s Guild
6. Ombre Across the Ceiling
This is an interesting photo to pair with the previous one because it uses a similar technique but in reverse. A range of blue/greens are darkest on the ceiling and become gradually lighter toward the floor. And there’s no better spot to admire the ceiling than from a swinging hammock.
Check out a detailed explanation of how the designers accomplished the look
This is an interesting photo to pair with the previous one because it uses a similar technique but in reverse. A range of blue/greens are darkest on the ceiling and become gradually lighter toward the floor. And there’s no better spot to admire the ceiling than from a swinging hammock.
Check out a detailed explanation of how the designers accomplished the look
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7. Ombre Furniture
Designers are giving ho-hum furnishings a fresh update with an ombre treatment. Once a basic white, this cabinet is now the purple-hued star of the room.
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Designers are giving ho-hum furnishings a fresh update with an ombre treatment. Once a basic white, this cabinet is now the purple-hued star of the room.
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Similarly, a clever designer gave this old sideboard new life thanks to a DIY stepped-ombre job.
Learn how to do this yourself
Learn how to do this yourself
8. Ombre Shelving
The backs of shelves are often ignored. By paying attention to them and giving them an ombre paint job, this designer has cleverly connected them to the kitchen island and the rest of the room.
Tip: A strip of color samples from a paint store’s fan deck is an easy way to find a good ombre palette.
The backs of shelves are often ignored. By paying attention to them and giving them an ombre paint job, this designer has cleverly connected them to the kitchen island and the rest of the room.
Tip: A strip of color samples from a paint store’s fan deck is an easy way to find a good ombre palette.
9. Taking Out the White
In the first wave of ombre mania, the colors often lightened all the way to white. But this room goes from shocking pink to medium pink. As a result, the saturated wall practically pulses with energy.
What Is Millennial Pink, and Why Are People Going Crazy for It?
In the first wave of ombre mania, the colors often lightened all the way to white. But this room goes from shocking pink to medium pink. As a result, the saturated wall practically pulses with energy.
What Is Millennial Pink, and Why Are People Going Crazy for It?
10. Ombre Accessories
If you love the look of ombre but don’t want to commit to a big paint job, try something smaller like an ombre shower curtain or throw pillows.
If you love the look of ombre but don’t want to commit to a big paint job, try something smaller like an ombre shower curtain or throw pillows.