From lollipop purple to bubble gum pink – sweet treats are now making condo living even more delicious.

By using the same clean lines, intriguing curves and geometric shapes that have set the tone for urban chic for decades, a brave new world of colour is adding extra sensuality to the modern mix.

This freshening up of modern is way past due as condo owners are becoming bored with the neutral tones and dark leathers, which seem to have a dreary dominance in the decor scene.

And with the challenge of living in a small space, which often has an open concept, the simple sizzle of some candy colours can offer a creative design solution without that über renovation headache.

So whether it’s pink, green, orange or yellow, getting some jellybean colours into your condo decor is really quite easy.

One of the most effective ways to offer this jolt of “How dare you!” is to put a solitary electric piece into your condo’s neutral decor.

For instance, the Dragonfly lounge by Canadian designer Karim Rashid (www.palazzetti.ca) can upstage anything in any room. Based on the classic Le Corbusier Chaise Lounge, the addition of such a piece of colourful sexy modern furniture can turn a boring condo space into a real pad.

And with the modern classic look, less is definitely more. So let the colour and the modern shape take over in your living area and make sure the rest of the room pays homage to the stars with clean lines and see-through materials.

These new classic pieces also keep in mind the small dimensions of the new lair and offer colour and space-saving ingenuity. For example, if space dictates that you need a table that must transform itself from a dining device into a serving or side table, then it pays if it looks like a flying saucer and also adds some daring pink to your condo.

Karim Rashid’s Flap table in green, pink and silver, certainly pays homage to vintage modern but has a certain modern sensibility.

Cotton candy colours also work in your condo’s stainless steel kitchen. For instance, a line-up of pink green and orange stools can transform your cooking and eating area into a Pucci scarf design without clutter or a change in the tone of your decor.

In the bathroom it’s so easy when you just match up towels in a medley of unexpected sweet colours and then keep the rest of the room restful and simple.

Paint, as always, is the cheapest way to achieve this carnival of colour. Pink walls are restful and look great in cream or white trim and green walls with yellow trim create a groovy, cool palette. With either paint choice a simple black or white sofa still works and with the addition of easy throw cushions in a contrasting orange or green, then it’s a real Warhol palace.

Also, carpets in pink, green or yellow can become much more than just a comfy place to put your feet. Vibrant colour on the floor can be the new focus of the room and again neutral furniture can just be the supporting cast.

And if the budget is tight, then just decorate with candy and make a glass bowl full of jellybeans a tasty focal point in a rainbow of modern colour.

source : www.thestar.com