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Wall and Carpet Colour Ideas?

last year

Hi! My Mum has chosen this sofa with cushions and curtains in the velvet Kingfisher fabric as shown. She's now trying to choose a wall and carpet colour and we're stuck! Hoping you guys can help. I'll look forward to hearing your ideas! Many thanks. 😊

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Sonia

last year

Gorgeous sofa. It does depend whether your mum prefers soft, neutral shades or whether she prefers rich jewel colours. She could go for a teal shade on the walls such as Oval Room Blue by F&B or a navy, but if she prefers something softer then any of the F&B or Dulux neutrals would go well. With the carpet I would definitely go neutral similar to the bit of rug you can just see in your first pic. With curtains I tend to favour ones in a similar colour to the walls so if she goes for a teal shade on the walls then the curtains in your second pic would be fab. You can still have colourful patterned curtains with a neutral wall colour, but it can be too much of a statement, I feel? In the last pic they have teamed similar curtains with dark walls.

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Antonia Clowes
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I'd take inspiration from the photo you posted and go for neutral colours. Dulux Egyptian Cotton is a popular warm neutral wall colour.
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Egyptian Cotton used here
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Hi Antonia, I would pick a colour from the curtain to match the paint to. Please see my suggestions below. I think this would pair nicely with a burnt orange rug. I hope this is helpful.
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