The Editors’ Cut: 11 Beguiling Shades of Blue

by Remodelista Team

Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly column dedicated to beautiful and useful finds for all over the house. In this installment: Blue might be the color most mused about by poets, artists, and musicians. Writer Maggie Nelson devoted an entire topic to the subject in her book Bluets. Picasso did, too, in his Blue Period. Joni Mitchell, in an album. Yves Klein obsessed over it nearly his entire career. In summer, it’s easy to see why. Who hasn’t been moved by all the hues that the season offers up—the first lilacs, wild cornflowers in a field, the clear sea, electric dappled light on a swimming pool? July can’t be bottled, but these 11 finds capture a little of the endless blue. — The Remodelista Editors

Sunne Lampshade in Azure

Above: Water-based pigments on linen, a cheeky sun: summer in a lamp. Shop now.

Christine Perrochon Blue Violet Mugs

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Above: These inky blue mugs by a Swiss-born artist capture, to us, the particular shade of long summer twilights. Shop now.

Marbled Desk Tray

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Above: Designed in Japan, this melamine tray conjures a wildflower field in bloom—or perhaps the spangled light on a tidepool, depending on what you see. Shop now.

Above L: For easing out onto the porch with a book before anyone else is awake. Shop now. Above R: From trend-setting co. Bode: one-of-a-kind linen pillow slips, “inspired by a midcentury dish towel.” Shop now.