Paint colour choice

last year

I’m thinking of refreshing the living room as the grey has always felt drab. I got an idea to paint them a blush pink from this front cover. Want to keep it warm and neutral. Feels a bit daring to go pink in a shared area of the house! I plan to get a bigger mirror and update cushions also. Yes or no?

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Kate

last year

A different suggestion would be to go for a tone which is similar to your fireplace. I've done the is my north facing bedroom and it looks really good. It would be great with your deep blue sofas.

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Sarah Benkwitz
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Sarah Benkwitz
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last year
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Sarah Benkwitz
Original Author
last year
K OB
last year
I'm no expert (at all!) but I think that would work. Worst case, you paint over it!
Juliet Docherty
last year
It will look really nice with the blues, just test a large area near to your fireplace in case you don't like how it looks, it may make your fire look a bit more yellow.
Sarah Benkwitz
Original Author
last year
Thank you! I see what you mean about potential for the fireplace to go yellow. Ive struggled to find the right colour for years so does anyone have a better idea?
Juliet Docherty
last year
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Setting Plaster has alot of yellow in it so that might be worth trying. What is the other colour on the wall?
Sarah Benkwitz
Original Author
last year
The other colour is setting plaster from F&B by coincidence! I was looking at it but I think it‘s too dark and will look muddy with the carpet.
clarekelly2002
last year
It'll be beautiful!

My only comment is have a look at the photo in the magazine again. The couch is grey and the rug pulls it all together with reds and pinks.......
smac232
last year
I think it’s going to look great. I have painted my tv room in Setting Plaster and it’s very warm but I can see it might not work with your carpet. Don’t go for too sugary a pink though.

I think if you look at the picture from the magazine, the thing that pulls the look is the rug and the colour combinations within it. I don’t think you really need a rug in a carpeted room but I’d be tempted to go all out with cushions on your navy sofa and bring deep reds and lighter blues into the mix. I wouldn’t repeat the pink in your soft furnishings.
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Jikoni Interiors
last year
Hi,

Please see our website for inspiration. we also have blogs that may give you ideas and inspiration which i have linked below.

Kitchens and Bedrooms Northampton | Kitchens Northampton | Bedrooms (jikoniinteriors.com)

Choosing colour for your kitchen | Jikoni Interiors

Top 5 Kitchen Designs for 2022 - (jikoniinteriors.com)

Kitchen Trends for the New Year (jikoniinteriors.com)

We hope the blogs and website above can inspire you.

Kind regards,

Jikoni Interiors
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blah
last year
Hi, Have you looked in doing this in 3D first (Virtual Reality), room colours can be changed in a instance and would be much cheaper in the long run, you can save a lot of time and effort, especially picking out paint
Sonia
last year
What a lovely room. Have a look at F&B Calamine which is a bit lighter than Setting Plaster. Dulux do a blush pink but I can’t remember the name! This is Calamine
Sarah Benkwitz
Original Author
last year
Thanks everyone, and for the advice to pull the colours together with soft furnishings. I will definotely do that!

The photo I originally showed you was Pink Ground by F&B. I thought I’d save a bit of money and got it mixed by Valspar. 😬There’s a subtle difference and I’m not sure. I now have both tins so can go for either one. F&B has more red, Valspar is fleshy. Which would you choose?
Sarah Benkwitz
Original Author
last year
PS If it makes a difference, Valspar is soft sheen for durability with kids, but FB is matt. If it makes a big differnece visually then matt is fine. And the room is north facing.
CWD
last year
I think it's a bit too 'clean' a colour compared to your yellow fireplace and non-clean (in colour terms!) carpet. Setting Plaster does look a bit dark in your light, but I think I'd do more samples of that around the room to check it in more than one place (paint on big white card then you can move it around). And it looks super dark and 'muddy' because you're comparing it to the cleaner pink ground.
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The Living House
last year
Hi Sarah Benkwitz, a warm pink such as Setting Plaster by Farrow and Ball would work well with the colour of your sofa. If you need help with an update, you may find our Mini Living package helpful, I have added the link below - https://www.thelivinghouse.co.uk/mini-living-details