Need colour suggestions for my walls with this sofa
Linda Harkness
10 years ago
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Comments (6)I would stay with the same colour for all walls as it will make your house flow from one room to the other. Agree with Brandi, keep your ceiling white, always look fresh. Add plain curtains and play around with colours in the cushions and acessories. depends on what colours you love. Try to stay with 3 colours. Maybe use the 2 different hues by painting a acsent wall with one rather than the ceiling....See MoreNeed suggestions for my dining room
Comments (8)I would suggest a scandi scheme using predominantly white ( try clay based paint it is gorgeous and feels great ) but only washing the floor and door and table and chairs. Chose a standout colour - red, green or blue or all together but slightly less of. I would do one curtain if you absolutely have to have one, that can be pulled to the side, but when open is more of a flat hanging than a gathered fabric. I used a handmade, cotton, blue and white bedspread ( thank you Dog's Trust Charity shop ). Or you could consider a stripe(s ) incorporating your stand out colour or gingham. Get some stencils of reindeers and little houses and paint onto the back of your dining chairs, better still do them freehand. You could paint the legs of the table in your stand out colour. I would keep the chandelier although I cannot see it clearly because the lights are on. I would paint it using my stand out colour and then distress it with just a wash of white ( keep the brush almost dry and scrub all over randomly so you can still see your under colour and remove the present clutter around the bulbs. I would then hang all kinds of crystals and pretty things off it. ( not partcularly scandi I know but it would look great and you could change the hangings according to the season e.g. pine cones and other nuts and bits of greenery ( from garden or local woods and hedges ) or tiny ornaments that you and/or the kids have collected ( charity shops and boot sales good for collecting - you could have a theme, e.g. tiny animals etc. Or string up sweets in colourful wrappers. You could get a cloth type rug with your stand out colour in it. The dining room is your oyster. Go fish ! If you look up scandi style there is lots of stuff in Google images, amongst other places, to give you more ideas if you fancy the style. Ooops ! nearly forgot the dresser - essential in a scandi scheme and of course provides the storage you want, in cupboards and shelves. Good Luck and will you post your final room so we can see what you finally decided ? ! Cheers...See MoreNeed suggestions for my lounge
Comments (5)Hello Rebecca, I think a lovely chalky stone colour with a hint of pink would really enhance what you have done so far... Little Greene do some lovely chalky and dense colours.. The soft pinks and beige need something a little deeper to compliment and bring depth to the room.. Light Peachblossom is the colour I'm thinking about.. The chimney breast would come a little more into focus and the mirror would sit well with the colour too.. Also some natural accessories would be lovely to compliment.. Stone or other lovely pieces. Old silvers, pewter which will work with the silver of the mirror and your picture frames.... If you didn't cover the rad you could have it sprayed to compliment the wall colour it is sitting on. Zinsser 123 as primer and then the colour the wall is.. .. It's another way to deal with rads.. They can be isolated to remove a single rad but I have not done this.. : )) Here's a really simple visual based on the colour and few accessory suggestions.. from this you can then add a piece of furniture for your lamp with a bit of height and for the tv something at a similar height to it's current table but perhaps complimenting the colour and material chosen for the lamp table or cabinet... Chest of drawers are also a lovely addition to a living room as are wardrobes.. Something like the below pictured could be gr8 with your lamp and then a complimentary low sideboard for the tv area.. The differing heights will add further interest and you see the room layering and enriching to make the most of the scheme you have put together.. Lastly a cushion in the pink of the ottoman would complete the collection there.. : ))...See MoreHate the colour of my new sofa!
Comments (37)You said you wished the sofa was darker. I take that to mean that there isn't enough contrast in the room for your taste, and maybe not enough drama. Certainly a rug will help to separate the sofa colour from the floor. Have you considered making the wall dark, if the sofa isn't? Paint the wall behind the sofa in a dark colour (maybe use the aubergine), then add brighter, lighter paintings (or a mirror). This would give the room the definition and drama that maybe you feel is lacking. This room has purple not aubergine, but maybe it gives you a feeling of how a dark wall could look....See MoreLinda Harkness
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