Growing up on a farm in rural North Dakota, Christine Gunderson was surrounded by never-ending blue skies. “Blue reminds me of that sky. It reminds me of home.”
That blue inspired Gunderson for decades. When she and her family began a custom build project with Robert Ransom, owner of The Ransom Co. in Alexandria, and interior designer Alex Deringer from Deringer Design there was no doubt that the home would have the cool, calming color as the underlying current throughout each space.
“Blue is her happy place,” says Deringer. “And, as a designer, my job is to translate what is in my client’s mind’s eye.”
But, as Deringer explains, a home styled in a strict color palette can risk losing a welcoming, collected look, and Gunderson and her family are people who believe a house should tell the unique story of those within it. Gunderson wanted everything to be blue, but she also wanted it to feel approachable rather than too curated. That meant Deringer’s job included carefully pulling out variations, patterns, and unexpected hues to incorporate life within the blue space…