How to work Serenity blue

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      Powder perfect

      Available in a rainbow of shades, SMEG’s retro-style appliances offer a playful way to introduce Pantone’s colours of the year into the kitchen.

      Interior designer Ami McKay loves the look of the Italian line’s ’50s-inspired single-door refrigerators, but if you’d prefer to take a slightly smaller plunge, the four-slice toaster (on sale for $199.99 at Hudson’s Bay) works just as well.

      “Most people don’t put a lot of colours in their houses anymore, so it’s a great way to have fun,” McKay says. “It’s a nice commitment.”

      The curvy, pastel-blue toaster would look right at home alongside ultra-mod, all-white décor, though you could also work it into a throwback theme without worrying about your kitchen turning into a tacky ’50s diner. “It just modernizes the space immediately,” McKay says of the colour.

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