Hi all, any suggestions for wall and floor colours?
I’ve got blinds in timorous beasties fabric in a cottage sitting room. Good size room but I can’t afford wooden floors at the mo, so carpet and wall colour ideas would be great. I have a chocolate Matt leather sofa( animals!) log burner and some painted furniture which could be re painted.
many thanks!
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PROMarina Drobot at Cinnamon Space
5 years agoHello Maggie. Great blinds! Such burst of colour and character. I think calmer colour scheme would really compliment them. I’d go grey-green wall and ceiling paint and natural carpet. Something like this
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PROCormar Carpets
5 years agoHi Maggie, love the blinds – what a stunning statement feature! For the carpet, we’d recommend you opt for something a neutral to create an ideal base and help create an open, airy feel. Dulux Spice Honey is the colour of the year and is a far cry from the abundance of greys that have dominated interior design over the past few years. It’s the perfect shade for creating a warm and cosy room and complements richly pigmented shades such as terracotta’s and reds (two themes coming out of the Pantone Colour Trend report) but works well with neutrals too. It can easily be incorporated into flooring as well with shades such as Dunmore Creek from our Sensation Heathers range and Amaretto from Soft Focus.
Also sampling is the perfect way to see if a particular colour matches your décor. You can see and feel how the colour and texture work in the room and, more importantly, in the lighting. See our website www.cormarcarpets.co.uk
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Sonia
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoLove those blinds! I think a soft grey green would look lovely (F&B Cromarty or Mizzle) but I also love the idea of a darker colour which will highlight those lovely blinds. F&B Inchyra Blue is a lovely greeny blue shade, as below. As suggested, you can add orange/olive cushions and throws. You say you want carpet as can’t afford wood, but have you thought about laminate flooring? I have it in my sitting room and it has lasted well and so easy to clean. Mine is a chestnut colour and was from Topps Tiles (pic below). Just a thought.
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Emily
5 years agoI was looking for colours and found this Abigail Aherne pic and thought I’d post it since all the bright rich colours look fab against it. She sells paint on her website might be worth a look just for ideas as much as anything ?
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