Living Room - Victorian Panelling and Posts - Help!
We have a large off square living room with a beige carpet and Victorian panelling and columns. We currently have a few lofallet ektorp sofas in it but don't know how to section off the room.
We are thinking of parma grey and then adding some deep blues or a sage green paint colour all around and painting it all the same colour with a white trim top and bottom trim.... not sure if we should have a feature wall or do darker sections? ideas please!
We would like it to be elegant, warm, cosy and natural please! And we have a toddler.....
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
Sarah
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoFantastic space! And I LOVE the pillars they make the room unique and will be a lovely impressive finish to the room if you're wanting to keep it elegant. You say you would like to keep it natural and warm and cosy because you have a toddler so you want it to be a comforting and inviting space, so the sofas you have are perfect, to section off the room why not consider placing the 3 seater in the centre of the pillars? I think with a little one running around radiator covers are a good idea. But the current ones will kill the look you're wanting to achieve, so keep the idea of having them, but perhaps have some tailor made to suit your theme? You can then get a little creative and make them look more stylish. See example in my pic below. Also you have a lovely opening into the garden but the lighting seems a little dark during the day, so I would definitely keep your colour scheme light and airy, that way if you keep the pillars you can just paint them a solid white so they soften and won't look as bulky. I had a look at the Zoffany Paint colour chart for you (I adore them). And I think they have some lovely modern takes on the colour beige, like their colour called "canvas", "milk" or "Lily" for example. That way you can keep the carpet and build your look around that....you can order a paint chart from this link.
https://www.stylelibrary.com/paint/zoffany-paint/
Sarah thanked The Ebury Collection Lifestyle Interiors
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3 years ago
Sonia
3 years agoI would keep the decor simple, paint it a warm white, as in my first picture. Of course that may not be your style so the second picture is a stately home where it is decorated in a totally OTT style! Over to you.
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