Cream & Black lounge
My sofa and two chairs are cream.
What colour walls, paint or paper ?
Would love your advice please.
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PRO11 years agoHello movinghouseagain, I have to say I like the mirror! You could paint it to go with the new monochrome look. (old gold)... .. Maybe you could move the little plant things and have a geometric vase or something.. With monochrome you can accent it with golds and coppers for warmth.. Or old silver, nickel for a colder contemporary feel... For colour you could have something like scree by Little Greene, it's a nice grey and would work well with black and white and if you painted the fireplace wall it would accent the fire too... The mirror could then be old gold or a copper which would look fantastic against grey.. Are you keeping the pelmet on the curtains? Does this take away some of the light? I would also think about charcoals to compliment full black... : ))
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these would work as contrast to the ones you have made.. sit very nicely with them..
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- 11 years agoYep it's Bryan the Visla. He has got his own lounge with my husband. This is my lounge.
PRO11 years agoHello,
You have a beautiful, stylish living room! Yellow, silver, duck egg, red and blue would suit your living area. But even if you leave it the way it is now will look great just like the first image I collected for your inspiration. Is all kept neat and simple.
I would consider adding some warm colours and a different mirror or a large artwork instead the one you wish to change.
Add some decoration to the walls, they look empty but otherwise well done!
StJames Design Interiors
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Ha! movinghouseagain - I too have have my own lounge - the three Deeries have theirs with the husband too!
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