Living Room color fail
I've had a good number of houzzers input on this and am uploading more recent photo's of a paint color that didn't make it. Should I take the big leap of Navy for the walls or stick with something much lighter and of the "orange" range and create a more monochromatic scheme?
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Light colored distressed furniture and bold artwork against a neutral wall and a rug in a complementary blue.
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I want to thank Monica for the pix!!!!!!!!!!! I have long been leaning toward the "LR transformation" color and seeing it with the white carpet and ceiling bumps me along! Grovers pic is good, too but resembles what I have just too much but can be fine tuned to take it that direction.
I just have to take the leap... and I will. Thank you for the great suggestions. The old pix got lot's of wonderful suggestions, but these pretty much nail it. This will be a completely "new year" in my wonderful new living room! I'll follow up with you when it's done and ready to show. Thanks much!
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A couple of other tweaks:
1) Bring the chair more into the room, so if someone were sitting in it they would feel like they were part of the conversation
2) Trade the fake plant on the coffee table for books (or something interesting that anyone sitting on the loveseat might want to pick up and look at.)
3) Move the throw off the floor and fold it over the right arm or over the right hand side back of the sofa
4) Put the plaid throw pillow on the loveseat with one of the other pillows to bring the color from the picture behind the sofa across the room.
5) Swap the places of the topiary and the lamp that are on top of the amoire.
Also it might be nice to repeat the navy in an area rug to really pull the room together.
Maria
Oh...and beige is NOT bad. It is a nice neutral.
Chelsea Gray by Ben Moore for walls. A rug to combine the colors and you're set. :) Good Luck!
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I went straight to them after I re-arranged the room and read your post ans shoved them in amonst the red ones (just to prove you wrong) and I was SHOCKED! They look A-FREAKIN-MAZING!!!!!!!! I pulled the throw up off the floor and couldn't believe my eyes! I'm in LOVE with my "new" room. The color doesn't even look so bad after-all (but it WILL be re-painted after New Years).
I am STUNNED to see that those plaid pillowsworked the way they did! Thank you, thank you. If I could send you an updated pic I would. (Hate to bore everyone!) I'm absolutely stunned at the improvement. Thans again!
Your "NO BLUE" kind of bothered me, but to be honest, If I'm to use "the plaids", the blue would definitely be out. Believe me. I'm listening! I just couldn't get anywhere on my own. I had posted another thread about my orange sofas and got lot's of nice ideas, but this updated thread has done wonders. You guys are tops! I'm ever so grateful. Thanks.
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Here's a suggestion; buy sample pots of paint, paint foam board or cardboard in the 2 or 3 colors you are thinking of using (try the green I posted earlier - Shades of Spring) then place them in the room. Look at them for a few days at different times of day, move them arounf some and weed them down to the one that works best.
Personally I don't like grey walls with beige carpet, but i have seen it work.
Please post pictures as you do things. It inspires us to keep making suggestions! :-)
Another poster suggested I lose the plant on the coffee table... and I DID! No plants and NO GRAY. It's easy care, on-the-go life here and I drive two red cars and refuse to buy them if they have gray interiors! That should tell you something. But as always,thanks. Greg
Look forward to more photos tomorrow. Sleep tight.
I can walk into a country decor and love it just as well as I do walking into retro or modern or... But when I return home, it has to be Traditional. As long as a decor is done tastefully I love it! (But then I try to give it my own twist, sometimes without them realizing it!) Suns coming up. Gotta finish breakfast and post new pix. (Hope no one hates them.) If you're ever in the Sattes, Ollie, come on over!! Happy New Year to all, no matter the time of day.
I totally get you about the gray, not my favorite color either, BUT when paired with "warm" colors such as your orange, bronze, and corals, that Chelsea Gray looks more of a deep muted green/blue than cold stark gray... :) OK, off my soapbox now, looking forward to seeing your updates. CheerS!
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LR rearranged attached. It's going to remain a work in progress until sometime in early 2013. Thx!
Greg, I found your other thread. no wonder you hated the plaid pillows. When they are just out there on their on they do look a bit...how can I say this...ugly. But when paired with other colors they are muted. And if only 1 or 2 are used then they are great accent pieces.
So some other changes I would like to see are:
1) Remove the picture that is to the right of the amoire. It seems to have a Spanish element and doesn't work very well in your room.
2) Move the poppy picture to that space.
3) Hang the mirror over the sofa, but only up about 4" . Currently it is hanging too high.
4) Move the magazine rack to the right hand side of the loveseat; under the redaing lamp.
5) Reaccessorize the coffee table (see attached photos for examples)
I would like to see you remove all the little accessories, then start over bringing them in the room one at a time and placing them. I like the candle holders on the coffee table, but think they might work better some where else. Perhaps on the dining table?
Would like to see that side of the room as well.
Oh..and what little I can see of the window (reflected in the mirror) I am going to suggest you hang the drapes high and wide to make the most of the light. See attached illustration.
Anyway...waiting for those new photos!
Also, instead of moving the picture that was to the right of the armoire, I moved the armoire. The reason being, that is a very valuable lithograph and where it's placed in the room, it doesn't show. The lesser of two evils, I guess. It has to be there, but you don't have to look at it. As for Spanish influences... again- we're in the Desert South West. (Mexico? Spain? Spanish??) This is fun, though and I'm absolutely CERTAIN everyone is helping the best they could ever hope to!!!!!!!!!
The green or blue idea remains in the mix for another day yet to come.
The room looks great just hte way it is; warm and inviting. The only change I would make it getting the greenery out of that beautiful vase to the right of the (loveseat) and get teh throw off the fllor. OH and bring the dog back!
Somehow I had missed that you were in the desert. Thought you were in Flordia! My bad.
Anyway...you've done a great job!
Now I see the whole room, overall, and without studying every little thing, I like it. I'm sure you will tweak it more as you live with it. The blue walls are still an option to me but only time will tell what you decide. Good luck. Happy New Year.
It's odd to me how "gold" the walls appear. Evidently, they're more gold than I see them here at home. I need to tackle that. It was cool how someone mentioned "Bronze" because the sofa's have a real "Bronze" appearance in "real life". I think that's why deep blue intrigues me so. I have catalogued some great suggestions and earmarked a few colors in my Benny Moore deck. Taking it slow. Next time I'll nail it, but only with everyone's input and help. I feel so empowered now. Thx everyone!
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I also like a lighter shade of the Functional Grey called 7022 Alpaca. You can be as brave with the yellow as you like as long as you keep it a clean yellow. Hard to tell on computer but something like Daisy or Forsythia.
I also like this idea of using a darker grey as a feature, on the roof line and windows, maybe even the porch posts.
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Have you tried the SW Colour Visualiser? Upload you photo and play around with it until you get a look you like.