This color combination is all about compromise.

It’s like the night you just had to have that dynamite roll and edamame but your boyfriend was craving fried chicken. Instead of dragging him to a local sashimi joint, or glamorously fishing pieces out of a KFC bucket, you both mosey over to Blue Ribbon and satisfy both palates.

Or, if you’re like me, end up supplementing a healthy meal with your own drumstick, dipped in honey.

I digress.

The blue shades of these interiors provide just the right dose of masculine polish and ground the bright, orangey coral tones. Exceedingly more unisex than your everyday, feminine pink accent, the coral serves up a preppy punch against the dark foundation.  Try the navy and coral colors for a fresh and more inviting take on the traditional  ”black and red” design scheme contrast - I promise you’ll fall in love with the happily hued duo.

Proving you can’t always make gender-based decorating assumptions, our interior issues are actually switched. With Jackson preferring red decor choices (Go Wolfpack!) and my diehard love of all things aqua to cerulean, this color comination would create an excellent compromise.

A streamlined, navy couch with graphic, coral pillows and neutral accents would certainly fit the bill.

Not to mention, camouflage wasabi stains and chicken crumbs equally well.

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