Room Color Flow Question

14 years ago

Colors on main level are primarily: burgundy, mocha and brown. Walls are neutral/beige.

Navigation through the home:

Front doors open to library (green velvet sofa, burgundy berber style carpet, dark wood furniture). This is not my room, but it is very similar (back wall is beige, opposite wall from couch has bookcases). Sofa is very similar in color, but not design.

Hallway is beige with wood trim.

Guest bathroom has a wallpaper design very similar to this:

Then we come to the living room which looks like this:

It opens up to the breakfast area and the kitchen (please excuse the dark photo):

Want to add a bit of punch to liven up my living room, but I'm not sure if this works. Would it clash if I repainted the living room to look like this: (The walls are denim blue/gold)

If so, what are some great color choices to create a dark/light contrast that will coordinate? Willing to paint a contrast wall in that breakfast area too if it will help create a better transition.

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thefoxesnest
14 years ago
Maybe you could do the opposing walls in the LR & breakfast room the same color while the side walls in both rooms remain the same color. Say, fireplace wall and breakfast wall adjoining the kitchen in a navy and the side walls in a gold? Keep the partial wall the same color as the side walls. Or just paint the fireplace wall the blue color.

I know SW Restrained Gold & the color lighter have been used a billion times but it's for good reason. SW Dromedary (?) is really nice too. Then there's BM Pittsfield Buff HC-24 or Powell Buff HC-35 w/ Van Duesen Blue HC-156. They're great colors and pair wonderfully w/ greens, burgandy and blue! Then toss some navy pillows on the green sofa in the library.

Use art on the walls in both rooms that has Navy in it - maybe navy mats w/ black and white photos. Not sure what your art preference is but just an idea.
suzettew
14 years ago
No, I don't think it would clash at all.

However, keep in mind that only ONE wall in your "blue-wall-photo" is painted in the denim color. The other walls are pale yellow. If you did several walls in the denim color, it might "eat up" (absorb) the light, and the room might seem dark and dreary.

Personally, I am a big fan of "try it." I get a whole bunch of SOMETHING (anything) in the proposed color, and take it into the room and see how it behaves. Then, I get several shades of the paint and paint big squares on my target wall. Then I look at it for a day or two.

But I don't always follow my own advice. I recently painted my kitchen THREE times before I got it right. ;-)

Good luck.
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