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Q. I have a brownish white sofa, sleeper and a black & beige upholster chair. What is the best color scheme for my living room? From: RubaiyaA. The answer to your question depends on what you like. You can use almost any colour with your furniture as it is classed as neutral. For a simple look, try a darker beige than you chair on the walls, for more impact try a deep red, or a warm inviting look try rich gold ochre tones and continue the natural theme. I hope this gives you a starting point. Thanks for visiting our site.
Q. I am having a kitchen problem. I have a black/grey granite table, my floor is white with black speckle ceramic, my countertops are light beige with black speckle, and my cabinets are light beige. This is my question: should I get wood chairs, if so with what color seating. And lastly, should I repaint my walls at all. They, along with my appliances are white. Help desperately needed, thank you.
From: Pina, Montreal, Canada
A. In response to your query, wooden chairs will add a new texture to the room. A dark timber will look great and add some solidness to the room. The walls, yes time to paint, you could choose almost any color with the existing colors that you have as they are neutral. I think a deep gold ochre (attached an idea of color) will work and enhance the natural tones that you have. You could use the same color on your chair seats and add a secondary color into the pattern perhaps. This gold color will warm up the room and make it feel cosy. I hope this gives you a starting point. Thank you for visiting our site, feel free to come back as we are adding new articles everyday that may be of interest.
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A. I would add more color! You could use the color wheel to help you select another color, perhaps a red/violet (purple) yellow green's complementary color or a red orange or blue violet. It is important to use the same intensity for the other color you select or your green will loose its impact. Bright yellow will be fun and add cheerfulness; orange will create a similar feel. Green is a great color, if you look in nature you will find that it goes with everything!! Make sure you add a little of each color into the other room so that the spaces flow and have balance, use vases, cushions, pictures, fabric etc. Good luck! I hope that this has given you some ideas. Thank you for visiting our website, feel free to come back as we are constantly adding new content that may be of interest. ps I have attached some ideas for color, obviously you may need to tone them back for a wall colour, but they give you somewhere to start. Related articles: |
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I see one way for you to both get your way. You could add a dado or chair rail at about 1/3rd up the wall from the floor and paint below burgundy, the chair rail white and the walls above the olive green! It is a big job painting bedroom furniture, I would paint the walls first and see if you still feel it necessary. I hope I have been of some use. If you need more help just write back. Good luck. Thanks for visiting our site, we hope you will visit again soon as we are constantly adding new articles that may be of interest. More questions and answers on color 4 More questions and answers on color More questions and answers on color 1 More questions and answers on color 2 All advice given is advice only and to be used as a tool. Essentially you will be responsible for your decisions and interiordezine.com takes no liability for the projects that you undertake. Refer to our Website Terms of Use |
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