We'll say it - we've had enough of the winter blues and want to embrace all the brightness and colourful nature spring has to offer (just a few days to go until spring officially starts). But the one blue thing we will be taking into the new season? Cornflower blue. The pastel blue hue is the perfect way for updating your home this spring and Next has the ideal throw for just £20.
Cornflower blue is a pretty blue shade that's soft and calming, while still providing some brightness, without being overwhelming loud. The shade works well with neutral colours, so if your home is feeling a bit beige, the cornflower blue throw from Next could be an ideal way to brighten it up.
It's £20 and made with a basket weave design out of 100 per cent recycled cotton, and measures 130cm x 180cm. It's ideal to drape over a cream sofa that needs a bit of extra attention or perhaps over the end of your bed if you've got white or ecru sheets, to create a seaside feel to a bedroom.
See the throw here:
The blue throw also works well with those who already have a colourful home. Blue and brown always work surprisingly well together, so if you've got more chocolate tones in your living room or bedroom, this throw would compliment it nicely.
And if you like a touch of contrast the cornflower blue throw would also work with yellow or soft pinks and peach shades.
There's also a matching filled cushion you could get to complete the look for your living or bedroom, which is £16 on Next's website.
Turns out our spring is going to be full of blues!
Lydia Venn is Cosmopolitan UK’s Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer. She covers everything from TV and film, to the latest celebrity news. She also writes across our work/life section regularly creating quizzes, covering exciting new food releases and sharing the latest interior must-haves. In her role she’s interviewed everyone from Margot Robbie to Niall Horan, and her work has appeared on an episode of The Kardashians. After completing a degree in English at the University of Exeter, Lydia moved into fashion journalism, writing for the Daily Express, before working as Features Editor at The Tab, where she spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Talk Radio. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of Gilmore Girls and 00s teen movies, and in her free time can be found with a margarita in hand watching the Real Housewives on repeat. Find her on LinkedIn.
