While the idea of an entire cobalt living room certainly stirs delight, try using this shade in more quaint or quiet spaces that may need to be boost of energy and interest. In his own New York ...

3. Complement Cool Denim Blue and Burnt Orange For a modern living room idea, let key pieces be a canvas for intricate color combinations.

Vibrant pops of blue, yellow and red are set against a neutral backdrop of white walls and terrazzo stone floors in the living room of this mid-century one-bedroom apartment in Rome.

A sculptural blue-stained staircase is the focal point of this former coach house in Peckham, south London, which has been renovated by British architecture studio Foils.

“Blue is becoming an increasingly important colour in the Habitat palette, so much so that we’re going to be launching a range of products specifically around cobalt for spring 2017,” says ...

6. Feel the folk. This wonderful white living room, complete with white shelving displaying magazines with neat white spines, is broken up by a few pieces of seating. A sharp, contemporary charcoal ...

Boston's priciest single-family home has hit the market for $29.9 million in Back Bay's Commonwealth Avenue, boasting bold design choices such as a cobalt-colored living room.