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Colour Code: Harvest Plum

From deep purple to Bordeaux, harvest plum hues are lush, warm and oh-so-forgiving of a wine spill or two.

By Joy Pecknold /

Arguably, harvest season’s most luscious hues are the deep purple spectrum one finds across ripened black plums and grapes pressed to become red wine. This rich range of shades is somehow warm and moody at once, and handles a little spilled Bordeaux oh so graciously.

Bottle of Bordeaux paint by Benjamin Moore (from $70), benjaminmoore.com

Androgyne lounge table by Audo Copenhagen in Calacatta Viola marble ($6,655),  fullhousemodern.com

Androgyne lounge table by Audo Copenhagen

Saarinen executive armchair by Knoll in wine velvet ($3,426), informinteriors.com

Saarinen executive armchair by Knoll

Flowerpot VP1 pendant by &Tradition in dark plum ($600), vanspecial.com

Flowerpot VP1 pendant by &Tradition

Bowy tables by Cassina in marron glacé (from $4,277), dwellmodern.ca

Bowy tables by Cassina Bowy tables

Sculpt velvet accent chair by Crate and Barrel in Bordeaux ($1,399), crateandbarrel.ca

Sculpt velvet accent chair by Crate and Barrel

Jill lounge chairs by Montauk in plum bouclé (price upon request), montauksofa.com

Jill lounge chairs by Montauk

Joy Pecknold

Joy Pecknold