Grab your Danish Cake and your Sunnies , with the next Mid Century Colors Guide You’ll Be Having Breakfast the Tiffany’s Way!
If you’re a daydreamer like Holly Golightly and your happy place is somewhere between Tiffany’s Window store and Harry Winston, then you’re in desperate need to get familiarized with her most beloved mid century colors!
How can you pay her respects, if you don’t dress the character properly? Ready to go on a real-life sophisticated New York journey? Let’s go then!
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Audrey once said “If I could find a real-life place that made me feel like Tiffany’s, then I’d buy some furniture and give the cat a name.”, seek no more my dear Holly!
We’re here to safe you from an average life, so we bring you a 9 mid century colors guide that’ll steal all the sophistication and luxury from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” right into your place!
The question is, what are those miraculous mid century colors that’ll make your eyes shine brighter , than when you look at a Tifanny’s rock? Don’t give me that look, this is totally possible!
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Black is Like Holly’s Beauty, It Never Fades
If you’re a “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fan, you know how Holly’s Givenchy dress was tailor made specially for the movie, and we must say, it’s a beauty! What makes it even better is the fact that it comes in black!
Oh Black, how can we ever find a color that can beat you? I guess this mission is already lost, many have been trying, all over the years, to surpass this elegance and sophisticated gem, but all have failed, and we’re glad they did!
In honour of Holly Golightly, we’re going all Black Beauty Pantone Color here!
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Giving the Cat a Golden Name
One of the most iconic characters of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is Holly Golightly’s cat, I bet you’re not waiting for this one, the cat’s name is Cat!
Why are we discussing this? Oh that’s right, cat’s color is simply one of the most incredible mid century colors to use of all! It’s a super mixture of all the Pantone Harvest Gold Tones, which means he’s the perfect buddy for your home decor!
Can you picture it already? Cat on the top of your leather green armchair, what a vision!
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Green Lucky Charm For Holly Golightly’s Eternal Hope
What Holly Golightly’s lacks in luck, she gains in hope! She’s a daydreamed, desperately seeking to find a husband rich enough to satisfy all her desires, and those desires start with the letter T and are sparkly as hell!
If you just take a day to see all the great mid century movies you’ll understand why Pantone Color Verdant Green and Black Forest are the best mid century color trend, like ever!
I guess your living room could use a little green and if it can make your friend green with envy, well that’s just great, isn’t it!
Putting the Blues Away By Sleeping Like a Tiffany’s Queen
How big of a “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fan are you? Well, do you happen to remember which color was the sleeping mask that Holly used to hear? Do you remember it’s peculiar format? Which brand’s color did it resembles? No?
Just because we’re super friendly, we’re giving you some tips to refresh your memory! The Pantone Color Reflecting Pond shares several more than lovely shades of blue and one of them, happens to be super close to Holly’s mask color!
See how by using this incredible mid century colors you’ll be evoking the Tiffany’s elegant environment to your house?
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Peach Stole Holly Golightly’s Heart
I know this is asking too much, but if you have seen the movie 100 times like me, you probably recall that one peach iconic outfit Holly used, am I right?
Now, you’re either a mid century interior design lover and you’re fully aware of which shade of orange she’s wearing, or you’re a non-expert and you have absolutely no idea!
If you have no clue, no worries, we got your back!
She’s wearing something similar to the Pantone Color Peach Fuzz, and I have to tell you, it looks equally amazing in fashion as it’ll look inside your mid century apartment!
Perhaps, some peach fuzz pillows to brighten up your living room?
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Sand Color Breakfast Essentials
The first time I saw “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” I thought that what she used to have for breakfast was a coffee and a croissant, a super Parisian style one! Oh boy, I was super duper wrong! Holly’s breakfast was indeed a coffee and a patisserie, but it was a Danish Cake, learn with me, I won’t be eternal!
So if you want to evoke her spirit into your home decor, then you need to do it properly! To help you out a little bit, we suggest you grab some mid century ideas and use and abuse the Sand Tones from the Pantone Colors!
The final result will have you crying non-stop!
A Smile On Your Face and Star White Pearls on Your Neck
We know diamonds are a girls best friend, but we have to agree that pearls are much more elegant and sophisticated, they come from the bottom of the ocean in a super fancy shell, I mean? Common!! Looks like Holly agrees with us too!
Pearls are white, at least that’s how they look, but which shade of white are they?
To end all discussions, I whereby announce that pearls are Pantone Color Star White and they’re one of the most incredible mid century colors of all, that’ll make your house look fancier!
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If You’re Going to Daydream Do It on a Madder Brown Pillow
If you’re trying to steal “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” style, then you need a Holly couch, you just do! Did you know the sofa was actually half of a bathtub created for the movie?
I know, surprising right?
Just to help you a little bit, cause we’re nice and all of that, I’ll tell you that you can achieve something cool if you try to use the Madder Brown Pantone Color, it’s not the same as the one from the movie, but resembles the mid century style, its fashionable and will just have to do!
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Now that you’ve reached the end of this super long article, I’m guessing you’re a real-life expert in “Breakfast at Tifanny’s” issues, so it won’t take you long to have the fanciest, most sophisticated and mid century elegant house of all!
You’re friends will die of envy and if they do, just give them some Verdant Green pillows for their birthday, It’ll match their souls!
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