Need help for our living room.
We are renting and we do not have much money to decorate. The place was the Model and came with all the drapes and nicely painted. I am color and design challenged. Colors are brown and gold with a shimmer drapes, off shimmering white maybe with a silver hue, rods and chandeliers silver. I have two sofas from our old house that need slip covers and two leather chairs. What colors should I choose for the sofas? How can I bring the leather chairs into the picture? What kind of accent colors would work? Thank you in advance.
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Now tie it together with an area rug!!
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[houzz=Nicki II Slipcovered Sofa]
[houzz=Hable Construction Pink Paisley/Oyster Linen Pillow]
[houzz=Jenson Brass Wall Lamp by Arteriors Home]
[houzz=Gold and Silver Striped Vase]
[houzz=Bay Yellow Sisal Handmade Area Rug]
[houzz=Ikat Decorative Throw Pillow]
I like the gray or ecru. Ecru will go with the plaid sofa. I'm not sure my husband is s turquoise guy... What do you think turquoise and plum? Wendi, leather chairs must be used, he likes them and the place would be empty without it. The chairs and plaid were part of a room in the past that was design by a professional. .. Oh... Those were the days...
Personally, I like to keep colors simple to create a calm/peaceful atmosphere. When you have several colors, your eyes will continue to jump from color to color and it becomes distracting rather than calming. I would make your leather chairs more of a focal point than just fitting them in. Leather and nailhead trim are current and timeless. I love salmon and charcoal grey together. When you aren't confident with color(and I think, regardless), limiting to 2 main colors makes things look more pulled together & sophisticated.
This is where I would do like decoenthusiaste suggested in the comment above and change the drapes. I would use a charcoal velvet or even linen which could be purchased at decent prices at World Market or JCPenney's. (Lengths could be the issue depending on the height of the ceiling, but that can be arranged to work.)
Next, the thing I am running into at may own house, is mistaking the cream on the walls as a neutral. We painted about 1/2 or the house we are remodeling a Home Depot color called oatmeal. It looks beige against our dark brown floors, but in the room that has light oak flooring, it looks like a pale yellow. From the picture & just what my monitor is showing, your wall color may be throwing you off, too, because it lends more yellow. I would paint the walls light grey if you need a lighter room or a dark bronzy charcoal if you want a more dramatic look. The greys on the wall will make the chairs look more of a true salmon color rather than a tannish pink. If you get some paint swatches of pale yellows and greys, you may be surprised how the colors change the look of the chairs.
As far as slip covers, this is another area that I have regretted spending money on to keep from having to spend more, if you know what I mean. Slipcovers can range from $50 to $150+ & not even ones made to fit. If you sew, this is a different story, but if you don't, you may find you could buy 1 new larger sofa from World Market or Ikea for about the same as you would spend on 2 slip covers for the other sofas. Just something to look into. If you are going the slipcover route, I would go charcoal with these, too. Cream linen or duckcloth, unless you are doing an all white room will compete with the chairs.
Have to run now, but happy to bounce thoughts around with you if anything I suggested appeals to you.
My final thought, would be to decide if you want a light airy room or a darker, cozy, dramatic room. I envision either all cream-walls, curtains, slip covered sofas,& rug with the leather chairs accenting OR all dark grey--walls, curtains, sofa, rug(Ikat or kilim type that can pull in pinks and greys, possibly from World Market,again) with the leather chairs accenting.
Good luck! Curious how this project evolves :)