Need help for wall colour
We're about to have our sitting room painted but are not sure which paint colour to go with. The main feature is a "Mermaid Velvet" corner chaise sofa from Loaf.com. The rest of our home is painted in Farrow and Ball colours so any paint suggestions from F&B would be much appreciated. (The second picture was taken before the "Amour" sign was put up. Therefore in the mirror there is a reflection of a painting that was hanging above the sofa)
So far we are considering:
Farrow and Ball Lamp Room Grey
or
Farrow and Ball Card Room Green
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Juliet Docherty
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7 years ago
A S
7 years ago
Jenny Waples
7 years agoSK K
7 years agoClare - Had a look on the F&B website.. Seems a little bit too "baby blue" for our room but thanks for the suggestion!
Jenny - I somewhat agree with you however that is the way it's supposed to look. There's no way you could hide the wires really.
SK K
7 years agoDid a quick google search for "Blue velvet sofa grey wall" and found this. The paint colour is F&B Downpipe as suggested by Pettorino. So you think something like this would work? Only query if we went for this would be what we should paint the fireplace wall (and built in bookcases) ?
A S
7 years ago
minnie101
7 years agoHi Robert. You don't have any ideabooks set up so I'm not sure what look you're after. I would look at mercer green by Abigail ahern shown in the first pic although card room green should work. If this is too bold for you then I'd consider blue but would add green for cushions (rockett st George have some) and add gold or brass accessories. I would paint the bookcases too and might also paint up to the cornicing as the picture rail looks a little low if using a dark wall colour. If you want something calmer I think Lamp room grey could work well but which way does the room face? Downpipe also looks quite good but I'd add cushions to bring out the blue. The wires are part of the neon design so I don't think they need to be hidden personally. What other colours have you used in rooms off here?
SK K
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoOur front sitting room.
Our ground floor hallway.
A (unfinished) bedroom. This picture was taken through a mirror (The same one as in both the front sitting room and TV room downstairs)
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7 years agominnie101
7 years agoSK K
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoThank you Minnie. Yep, paint colour in the hallway is Purbeck Stone. The room faces North East. Perhaps muted colours would work better with the room flow. The problem is we just hate the way the colour looks behind the mirror at the moment. No idea what it is because it was on the walls when we bought the house. We were thinking about having something like this but maybe it would jar too much with the rest of the house?
F&B Card Room Green^
minnie101
7 years agoSK K
7 years agominnie101
7 years agoNot really. Greens and blues are good for east facing rooms as you're working with the colour of the light. Elephants breath and skimming stone are warm greys so should work in most rooms and the same for really deep colours like downpipe. What if you went for elephants breath and then either pelt or brinjal on the fireplace wall as another option?
SK K
7 years agoWell. 4 or 5 months on (Still haven't finished yet) we painted the walls and it looks so different!. Will be changing the carpets soon and getting some scatter cushions that match the painting.
A S
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