Please help with colour scheme - totally clueless

2 years ago

I’d posted a few weeks ago about the layout of our living room and we’ve settled on the layout shown which isn’t the nicest for the room certainly but after trying other layouts it just seems to work best with our young kids.

Now, looking at how to make the space a bit more pleasant using colour as everything is mismatched at the moment.

My wife is determined to have f&b pigeon on the walls (image of first coat shown). I don’t dislike the colour but not sure what to do with woodwork, curtains, cushions, pictures etc.

Any advice where to start? I did think F&b treron (slightly darker green grey) for the woodwork but again, I’m not sure.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Richard G
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2 years ago
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Sonia
2 years ago
I love Pigeon, it’s very smart and trendy and goes well with traditional and contemporary decor. Woodwork could be white, a classic popular choice, or carry on with the Pigeon. I’m not quite sure Treron will “go”, it looks more olive?
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Daisy England
2 years ago
I would keep the woodwork white.
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hedgehog99
2 years ago
I agree, either keep it white or use Pigeon on it too - having matching walls and woodwork can look very modern. What a lovely room - beautiful outlook!
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Richard G
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2 years ago
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Thanks so much for that. I think white it is for the woodwork in the meantime then. Any suggestions as to curtains or colour which might work with pigeon? They are quite big curtains so I wasn’t sure if a pattern would be better so it’s not just a massive block of colour when they are closed?
Juliet Docherty
2 years ago
It's a huge light space, amazing. I'm personally not a fan of Pigeon, but in this space it's light enough to work perhaps. I'm more drawn towards colours like Elephants Breath which feel slightly warmer to me.
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Richard G
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2 years ago
Thanks colourhappy - funnily enough Elephants Breath is the colour you can see on the walls which we are in the process of painting over!
Juliet Docherty
2 years ago
Really, it looks quite grey in the photos. Thats funny ( :
siobhanmcgee90
2 years ago
What a lovely bright cozy room. Love the pigeon in this space. Would paint the bannister the same colour. Get a bigger coffee table or a lovely upholstered large stool/pouffe and look to add cohesion with coordinating drapes and cushions. Maybe a nice large rug to bring it all together.
Richard G
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2 years ago
Thanks for that, any ideas on the style of coffee table or a colour of the drapes/curtains which might work?

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