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Sunroom redecorating; wall colors and curtains?

6 years ago

I have a sunroom off of my living room that will need redecorating quite soon. One of the plaster walls needs repair, so to paint or paper that wall means that I'll have to do the whole room, and about time, too. The present paper has been there probably about 30 years. I would like to do florals (I love cabbage roses), but the living room has kind of olive green walls, and I'm not sure how that would look. I've tried to post this question twice before, and it just hangs, so this time I'm going to post just one photo instead of three and see if that makes a difference.


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  • 6 years ago



    This is the living room, from the sun room door.

  • 6 years ago

    This is the sunroom, from the other end.



  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Since it is a sunroom, I would paint it a light neutral color. Birds will like it also. I am not fond of wallpaper. It is too busy and hard to remove. If you want a pattern in the room, use It in the curtains.

    vjrnts thanked erinsean
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    There are so many beautiful wallcoverings out there. Check out Thibaut. I would paper the sunroom and hang fabric roman shades

    vjrnts thanked Simply Elegant Home
  • 6 years ago

    And cabbage roses you should have! The right paper should go nicely next to the green space. Bet your birdie friends love that sun space...I would be right there with them.

    vjrnts thanked lizziesma
  • 6 years ago

    I love your house! Wallpaper with cabbage roses would work wonderfully with the adjoining green living room. And your pretty birds will feel like they're in a beautiful outdoor garden. :-)

    vjrnts thanked jay06
  • 6 years ago

    Oh I love your house !! I love that shade of green and I love cabbage roses. DH says NO . And they wouldn't really go in this house we are in now. I have a sleeping porch off of an upper bedroom that we just had gutted and trying to decide what to do with it. Beadboard restoration and painted wood floor is all I have so far. Will watch your remodel ! c

    vjrnts thanked User
  • 6 years ago

    Joining the throng of admirers of you house. It's really special!


    I would most likely repeat the colors of the living room, but in different values and "doses". The red accents in the living room, I'd bring onto the wall color as a barely there blush. It'll read as off white, but with a bit of a twist. It'll also reference your pink wing chair. The blue stripes of the sofas, I'd echo with a haint blue ceiling. For the window coverings, I'd opt for Roman shades with a subtle sage green trim as a wink to the wall color of your living room. And plants!


    And the sofa would be absolutely dreamy upholstered in a bold cabbage rose fabric!


    Here's an example:




    vjrnts thanked Manon Floreat
  • 6 years ago

    Thank you all so much for such awesome ideas! I'm not terribly creative in this way, nor do I have an eye for color, and your recommendations are opening new worlds. If anyone wants to embark on an extended digression about this, I'd be very happy to read it!

  • 6 years ago

    I think this wallpaper would be beautiful in your sunroom, and as Simply Elegant Home suggested above, fabric Roman shades in white or cream would work well on your windows. And don't sell yourself short on your creative abilities! You definitely have an eye for creating wonderful spaces.

    vjrnts thanked jay06
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    The Roman’s can even be banded with a beautiful tape picking up the green in the living room

    vjrnts thanked Simply Elegant Home
  • PRO
    6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I think the bird belongs directly inside the alcove so it has lots to view during the day.

    Rather than cabbage roses, I think the sunroom would benefit from large scale botanical images to set a tropics mood for the birds.

    The greens will nicely complement the terra cotta tiles.










    vjrnts thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Love cabbage roses! Would upholster with them and then pick up color from the fabric for painted walls. You can get away with mixing different scale and color when you do florals as well. I'm not suggesting shabby chic as a theme, but just to show how easily florals can be mixed for interest.Time to go fabric shopping!


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    vjrnts thanked decoenthusiaste