Accent colour and soft furnishings for grey victorian lounge
We have recently had our south facing lounge painted in farrow and ball skimming stone with a slightly lighter grey above the picture rail. All cornicing and ceiling is in a pure white. Since painting we have slowly been buying furniture for the room and are in a state now where we have most to the major furniture items.
We have an original fireplace with red tiles and a cream/green flower.
In the centre of the room we have a very large rug (Safavieh "Kate" Shag Rug, Ivory/Grey, 243 x 304 cm) in the centre of the room and a bespoke wood coffee table.
To the left of the fire we have a Ikea reading armchair and footstool in grey. To the right of the fire we currently don't have much. We are considering putting a small sideboard here and a wood tripod light.
Between the two doors (one is where you enter the other is to a large storage cupboard) we have the TV and speakers (these have to stay :) ).
Our sofa is a very large La-z-boy Ava in Coffee leather (it is kind of a dark tan colour but can look brighter in daylight). We are happy with the sofa it is extremely comfortable but it is definitely a case of comfort over style. We are hoping we can soften it and make it fit in better with additional cushions and perhaps throws but are not sure on what colour to go for? We have considered matching the red in the fireplace but are not overly keen on brown and red. Perhaps green could work (part of the flowers in the fire are green)?
Aside from cushions we need to get some art work on our walls. We are perhaps thinking of a gallery wall behind the sofa but are not really sure what pictures to put in (we don't have kids so probably wouldn't be pictures of people).
We are looking forward to hearing any suggestions you have.
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Misha M
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Comments (1)Mustard is a great colour (similar to the brass tacks on the sofa!). I would have suggested it either side of the fireplace but it won't contrast with the wood cabinet the tv stands on. Blue, violet or green will make the wood colour really 'pop'....See Morevictorian living room - what colours? GREEN OR RED?
Comments (19)I'm surprised that none of the previous comments have asked about your furnishings and upholstery. Nor have they inquired about your preferred style of furnishing, contemporary, modern or traditional. What is the overall effect you want to achieve? What kind of light does the room get through the day? When is the room used most often and by whom? What activities take place in the room on a day to day basis? What does the furniture look like? Once you establish that, only then can you begin to decide on the colour scheme. Red may be cozy, but, depending on the shade, it can also be stimulating, even raising your heartbeat and body temperature. That's why it's often used in dining rooms and restaurants (to make you eat more). If you want a restful room, think about using a different shade of green or a blue-grey or blue. They will be more relaxing. The images provided by Jen Tindall use gold and will be warm and uplifting either by day or night. At night, the room will be suffused with a lovely mellow glow, especially if your lighting relies on table lamps with soft shades. I recommend reading a book by Angela Wright on colour. You'll find lots of useful information to guide you. It's a lovely room, with wonderful architectural features. My only suggestion is perhaps to add a corbel at each end of the arch if there is space. This will make it look less like a later alteration to what would have most likely been a dividing wall between 2 smaller rooms. Enjoy the process of designing the lounge and don't rush decisions....See MoreInspiration needed for Victorian Lounge - paint colours
Comments (11)Hello Melissa, Oooh Lovely! Lucky you! For colours I'd suggest chalky matt for walls. Either keeping it light with stone and light greys... OR going to darks......For the ceiling Whitening by Little Greene works beautifully... Then pick out all the wood work - This can either be light or it can be dark and contrasting to compliment the wall colours.. Do the section between picture rail and cornice the same as the ceiling and then do a flat eggshell on the woodwork.. I actually mix my own paint to get a flat chalky finish here too on all my woodwork. I have not done the floor like this as it has quite a lot of traffic..and I have moved things round.. Hope you have floorboards underneath.. Would you consider painting these too?... Works beautifully actually and also darker colours to compliment the walls... You could also paint the doors a really fabulous chalky charcoal and add some brassy and glass handles.. Is there a fireplace? Would be lovely to get a look at that too... Then consider some fantastic modern furnishings... A few ideas below... : ))...See MoreTeal & Grey Colour Scheme For Lounge Help Needed
Comments (30)Just did an on-line search for "grey and teal and living room", and this thread came up. Love your ideas, and the advice you received. How did your room turn out? Can you post some pics? (I'd like to do something similar in our new rear extension which is approaching the fun decoration time)....See More
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KK1000
6 years agoDeclutter fire place remove all small bits and add art work with a bit of blue and gentle orange in it and do the same for cushions, statement light would do magic for the room. You could use gold accents to make it more glamorous or large white lamps , plant pots, just stay away from lots of small decorations. Go big you have a great room.
Ben
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twamleyk
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoManaged to find the cushions Oskuee found. Seems to be an old John Lewis Fabric. They do it with a citrine or orange shade as above.
Perhaps the citrine colour would go well with other gold or perhaps brass accessories?
Or I can also find the odd few on eBay in the colour you originally showed.
Would these worth with the cushions from french connection? How many cushions would be a good number for the sofa(s)?
I think it may be hard for us to get a large enough piece of artwork to fit above the sofa with our budget so a few framed pictures may be what we have to go for.
Ben
6 years agotwamleyk
6 years agoMisha M
6 years agoHi Ben Cal, sorry, missed your Qs. My thoughts as follows:
2. We have seen a lot of pictures with these art shelves and really like them. How do you think it would work with the picture rail. Could it feel too squashed? Also how far do these used stick out from the wall. The sofa recline so we don’t want to be banging any heads :)
- No, I dont think it will look too squashed, because your ceilings are high and be sure to use a thin shelf not a heavy protruding one so it's your art that is the focus, not the shelf. And maybe just one shelf not two like my pic above w blue sofa.
Re the actual art, if you are no sure what you like yet and for now you want some pops of colour (and I think you said you like word art), consider buying a book of posters by Anthony Burhill. They are simple, funny messages. I have framed mine (see below) and really enjoy them. Then, when you do start to build up an art collection, they still remain fun to intersperse with them. They can look expensive too if you frame well.
3. Hints of gold would work for me. We were thinking to either get some gold or silver things for the coffee table etc. Do you feel gold would work best in this room. What sort of gold hints could we put on the sofa?
Yes to gold, but not sure you need on sofa. A brass or gold coffee table; some fun gold accessories should do it (pics below).
Or - bit more radical, tin effect tiles (stay with me...!) - see below - what do you think?
4. Sideboard sounds great. Do you have any examples of stand out pieces that could work well there?
See pics below of my suggestions.
Posters:
Gold and brass:
Tiles:
Sideboard:
PROamordesigns
6 years agoLooks fantastic what you have done so far. Love the patterned cushions and different fabrics. I agree a gallery on wall would look fantastic, maybe different frame styles with pictures of places you have visited
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6 years agoHi. If you want to add colour I'd look at cobalt blue. I like that the colour is also picked up in the art in the first pic. I'd try made.com or rockett st George for art something scandi style as the room looks quite scandustrial. I'd add a round mirror over the fire, this is an antiqued one from notre monde. Unless you need more storage I'd go for a marble console table, I think the frame on this one from French connection goes with the room. If you want to add brass then I'd have that as the predominant metal for warmth. A magazine/book rack next to the sofa will give it a cosy feel (this is from rockett st George and if you search brass they have a lot of great brass bits). If the speakers are staying then I'd personally paint both the doors in the wall colour. Some good faux eucalyptus and brass bowls for the coffee table. I'd also put one plant on the side table and one on the tv unit. If you have a spare space add a really large potted plant
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