Help with wall colour and carpet
I'm looking for some advice on living room decor. When I moved into my flat last year, everything was beige (carpet, curtains, walls and furniture). I bought a new sofa that is a teal colour (see attached pictures) and some darker wooden furniture, but I haven't had a chance to change the carpet, walls or curtains yet. The difficulty I have is that I have two slightly different colour schemes in the room. My sofa and the accompanying foot rest are teal, which I thought would look nice with some neutrals that are more at the grey end of the spectrum or I was considering a teal/blue lightly tinted white wall paint. I'm concerned that using pure white will make the room look too clinical, as it is quite large (open plan lounge and dining room with high ceilings).
The problem with this colour scheme, however, is that I have an orange, cream, bronze colour scheme on the chimney breast (see attached pic), which I'd ideally like to keep as it is. I suspect this wouldn't go with a grey or teal-tinted white wall colour, but not sure what colour to choose that would match both colours (teal and orange) in the room. Another option I thought about was keeping the walls the same colour they are (beige), but changing the carpet and the curtains so the room itself doesn't look as beige, which is my main issue with it.
Has anyone got any suggestions for a good colour scheme that might work here? Thanks in advance for your help :-)
Rachel
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThanks Carolina, Sarah and T for your comments. Caroline - you're correct that when we first moved in, the flat was decorated in quite a traditional way. We've redone some of the other rooms to make them more in keeping with our style (less beige, more colour!), but haven't got round to the living room yet. Here are some more pics to show the other end of the living space (ignore the clutter - our living space is also our home office and gym currently due to restrictions). Thanks, Rachel
Carolina
3 years agoI see what you mean, it is a bit bland. Your painting feels a bit too small on the chimney breast, so I'd hang that on the wall behind the TV. I think you should lose the wall lights. I think that you could paint the entire fireplace wall a nice greyish blue, maybe look at Dulux Denim Drift
I'd hang a lovely round mirror on the chimney. I've put one with a wooden frame in, but it could be anything you like really. And I've also put a large canvas art piece above the dining table. I assume you've moved that against the wall because you're working from home etc. now? Otherwise I'd turn it around and centre it under the ceiling light. Are these ceiling lights your choice? Because I feel they could be updated too.
Anyway... to give you a visual, I've created a bit of a messy photoshop picture
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