Wouldnt say either are the best but there are some lovely colours out there for inframe / shaker style kitchens if your not so into cream. As well as some nice greys they also look really nice in dark colours like a dark blue or even shades of black!!! like these http://www.sjmkitchens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Cruachan-1030x773.jpg http://www.sjmkitchens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Eriboll-Painted-Caithness-Slate-and-Mussel1-1030x686.jpg

I was looking for advice on exactly the same dilemma! We have chosen Orla Kiely Giant Abacus for a feature wall in the living room. Grey background, cream petals with an olive centre. We have a cream carpet and cream leather suite with mid grey armchair and room doesn't have big windows, so trying to maximise the light. What colour would you suggest for the other walls? Thank you so much for your kind suggestions!

No - it's great to see bright well chosen colours on front doors. Colourful doors also look good in interiors too.

Thank you for all the comments! We decided against green partly as I think it would be too much of a contrast - I don’t want the room to be even more fussy - and partly because we have dark blue sofas, and I’m not a fan of blue and green. The pink is a good rich tone and matches the pink in the wallpaper well. I’ve tried to pick out three key colours for the room - pink, blue and white (or orange), plus some highlight colours - yellow, teal and orange (or white). The thinking behind this is that at the top and bottom of the walls the main colours in the wallpaper are pink, orange and white (which also makes me unsure that green would work at skirting level, while the pink might be less drastic). We already have some pink in the room (lamps, cushions) and it works. So there is a kind of method to my madness! I love the idea of floor-length curtains and was originally planning on that but they can’t be hung around the window seat. Thank you for all the help and advice - I wish I’d come on here years ago as this room has been a real headache! We love the wallpaper though and are determined to make it work. The blinds have already been ordered in the fabric shown!!!!!! - I’ll report back with a photo. If it’s a disaster I guess I can make a lot of cushions... x