Cream and Punishment
boatenga
5 years ago
My lovely new Victorian house has original floorboards everywhere except the bedrooms, which are an unfortunate yellowy-cream. Any ideas on a flattering wall colour for the guest room?
The windows face north and east so I’m trying to resist the impulse to contrast the pine bed with textures of white everywhere. The walls are currently grey with purple undertones, so I’ve attached a photo of the master bedroom (painted green) which gives a more accurate representation of the carpet colour. (Oh, and I’m replacing the green with coral in the master).
I’m not ripping up the carpets because the rest of the house is freezing and I can’t do that to myself...!
Thanks
The windows face north and east so I’m trying to resist the impulse to contrast the pine bed with textures of white everywhere. The walls are currently grey with purple undertones, so I’ve attached a photo of the master bedroom (painted green) which gives a more accurate representation of the carpet colour. (Oh, and I’m replacing the green with coral in the master).
I’m not ripping up the carpets because the rest of the house is freezing and I can’t do that to myself...!
Thanks
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Sonia
5 years agoI like that dirty pink you have chosen, I think it would create a cosy warm room. I think a couple of shades lighter would also look good, such as F&B Setting Plaster Or Dead Salmon. However I really like the green that’s already there! I like the carpet too, has a nice hue like a sandy beach. Don’t forget you could add a simple rug to cover some of it up If it’s really not to your taste.
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5 years agoAny of the Farrow & Ball colours would look good, they would really suit a period house. Little Green paints are gorgeous too and used by the National Trust a lot. As above I love the dusky pinks, greens and greys. One of my favourites is Inchyra Blue which is a deep greeny blue or Silt or Livid by Little Greene. Both will post you their colour charts if you don’t have a supplier nearby. I recently used F&B Cromarty a soft sage green which I love.
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