Style report

Light and easy

There's a dreamy hint of summer as florals inspire a romantic feeling all around the home. Blue and white porcelain against a backdrop of cream and white feels light and refreshing. Meanwhile, cushions adorned with ruffles and piping add a refined touch – but paired with hand embroidery and soft cotton, the look couldn’t be more inviting!

A black table surrounded by cream EBBALYCKE chairs, are placed under hanging white TRETTIOEN lamps in a blue and white room.

Keywords

Romantic
Light
Relaxed
Innocent

Patterns and materials

A close-up of a cream coloured ÅKERNEJLIKA throw with blue and pink embroidery.
A close-up of a corner of a blue and white striped ÅKERNEJLIKA cushion. It has cream ruffles around the edges.
A close-up of the edge of a mustard, black and cream rug with a fringed edge.
A close-up of blue and white floral GLESSTARR bedlinen.

Colour palette

Steel blue
Pale blue
Cream/oatmeal
Ochre yellow
Collection of blue and white patterned ENTUSIASM side plates are spread out, with a white porcelain teapot in the centre.
A white shelf attached to a blue and cream wall holds cups and saucers. Two more cups hang from hooks below.

Breezy blues, served with a dollop of cream. There's something so nostalgic yet classic about this vintage and botanical-inspired look – bringing to mind afternoon tea and long, lazy afternoons. Yes, please!

A cream ÅKERNEJLIKA cushion with blue embroidery and cream ruffled edges, stands on a podium, next to a blue cushion.
A collection of round RÅGODLING storage boxes sit on a windowsill. One is stacked and one is open.

“For this collection, I was inspired by plants and flowers, especially a Swedish herb with small pink flowers called ÅKERNEJLIKA. The embroideries are based on my drawings of the plant.”

Paulin Machado
Designer

Thumbnail portrait of IKEA designer Paulin Machado.
A room with a black metal framed sofa, stacked with cream, blue and oatmeal cushions. A throw hangs from a rack to the side.
A blue room with a bed a cream storage unit with clothes covers hanging.

With this style, home is the ultimate sweet spot. A calming, soothing place to relax, recharge and get lost in your own thoughts. Light and airy, unbleached linen brings beach house vibes to the bedroom and living area. The coastal feeling continues in the colour palette, with warm neutrals added to the blue base, like golden sand dunes meeting the sea.

The corner of an ochre, black and cream patterned rug on a blue and white check floor.
White frames and white framed images of plates hang from and lean against a blue and white wall.

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