any ideas for colour scheme?
sovia80
7 years ago
struggling to decide on colour scheme for living room. planning on painting the fireplace surround white.....have a dark mango wood coffee to table....suggestions?
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Emma Pais
7 years agoYou have great high ceilings so
you can afford to be bold with colour but depends on what you like? I always love experimenting with a feature wall and living with it a while and then later adding colour to rest of walls. Green would look great in that room and compliment the natural wood frame on the Windows. You could use two tones like this reference looks very classy?
sovia80
7 years agomy last flat was painted in Egyptian and and summer pudding which set off my chandelier beautifully....was thinking of going more neutral this time....but with a feature wall....considered grey but would like something more uplifting and positive!
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PROAmelia Wilson
7 years agoHello, sage green is an excellent choice and will look great with the high ceiling and white woodwork. If you haven't picked paint yet then try Dulux Muted Sage or Little Green Sage Green. I'm about to decorate a bedroom for a customer in Muted Sage and Valspar Wild Mushroom which is an off white. We're adding accents of Royal Blue but there will also be a few old pieces of dark wood furniture. The carpet which will be a light grey/green and the off white woodwork will keep the room light
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