Decorating tips please

hace 11 años

I've renovated the entire livingroom so far but still need to paint the walls. I planned on painting the fireplace wall a dark brown as my feature wall and the rest a light brown. Any ideas for window treatments, furniture or fireplace decorating tips?

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Carolina

hace 11 años

Última modificación: hace 11 años

Hmm... aren't you afraid to drown in a sea of brown?

Would you perhaps consider painting the walls a very light blue or green? Colours that go towards grey I mean. It will definitely look much fresher and lighter than brown. Don't get me wrong, I like brown. In fact, I have painted a couple of walls in my home a very dark chocolate. Beautiful! But the other walls are a crisp white and in one room I've combined the dark chocolate wall with a teal wall.

Or indeed, as ASVInteriors suggested, wallpaper with a metallic sheen or pattern. But I feel that you also need some different coloured throw cushions in your sofa. Cremes, white, blues or reds. Whatever. Just not brown.

(just to be clear... these are NOT photos of my home ;-))

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All About Windows Inc
hace 11 años
consider some solar shades for your windows
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ASVInteriors
hace 11 años
If you paint your fireplace wall a dark brown,the dark tone will allow the light from the windows to overwhelm the room and the fireplace feature will be lost. If it were to have a metallic sheen or pattern to it (like a wallpaper) to it, or something that reflects light, it could work better.

Your room has a lot of horizontal lines, so it would be worth hanging long patterned brown or beige panels or curtains from the top of the ceiling down to add some vertical lines and give the room some visual height
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jandority
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I agree with ASVInteriors that painting the wall dark could be a mistake. How about same color but lighter shade than the other walls. Also, I see the red in the painting, if you like it..... very very fine sheers in that color, hung thinly on either side of the window so as to keep the light, and some pillows to pop
erasistible
hace 11 años
I have red sheer curtains in my living room. The walls are a purplish blue. When the light comes in, it gives the room more of a purplish glow. I LOVE it but you need to consider what kind of light will be cast onto your walls if you go sheer. I think red sheers would look beautiful in your room.
carole
hace 11 años
here are some pictures with wallpaper,i agrre with the other posts that making the FPwall dark would take away from it,maybe these pictures will give you some idea of how to use color differently...
melissa210
Autor original
hace 11 años
Thanks everyone for your helpful advice. Appreciate it !! Yes I was thinking that myself about "too much brown." I don't know if I would like red curtains in the room. I'm still debating whether I like this pic for this room.
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ASVInteriors
hace 11 años
I would avoid red, you need a colour that lightens the room so perhaps a pale teal or eau de nil are colours that will bring lightness to the room... a lemon or gold colour or, failing that, a light silvery gold... to bring some sheen back in.
lessismoore
hace 11 años
Don't do red curtains. Don't do red at all :-)
A ivory paint with a touch more yellow might be nice on walls. I would lighten it up with some.
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6700-daybreak/
Ivory/parchment/wheat tones in your accessories too. Maybe some orangey/apricot colors too. In the photos, it looks a bit crowded with the furnishings and the heavy coffee table. How about a mirror over fireplace to lighten things up?
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G.L. Green & Associates, Inc.
hace 11 años
Última modificación: hace 11 años
No offense but the brick on your fireplace is not that attractive so I would paint it a cream or white. Better yet I would layer the 2 colors for added depth (matte finish not gloss). The space is not that large so the room color I would keep the same throughout. A medium tone of cool gray would compliment the grain in your wood floors and give the room an inviting feeling.
Now onto the focal point...above the fireplace choose four square complimentary pictures or framed mirrors to give height and grandeur. Framed artwork/mirrors should be dark brown /black. I would then hang Roman shades just above the windows (lower than the top of your fireplace artwork) in a large pattern but similar to your wall color. This will accent but not compete with the fireplace. Your pop of color on the area rug and pillows is now entirely to your liking! :)
melissa210
Autor original
hace 11 años
Yes I've thought about painting the brick on the fireplace. Ill prob choose a white cream like you suggested. I've already bought paint for the room unfortunately. It's a medium dark brown and a light brown called warm sand. I may change the furniture at some point when I have the money.
PRO
As You Like It Interior Decorating & Home Staging
hace 7 años
You have a lot of brown in your space. Can you select a large multi colored area rug you love and some pillows, and then select the color for your walls using colors from the rug/pillows. It is easier to find paint colors after than it is to find accessories after the paint is already on the walls. If you like a neutral color palette of varying tonal and chromatic values, then I would suggest that you add interest to the room with a variety of textures, e.g. glass, metal, nubby rugs, wool or cashmere throws. You already have a great texture in the leather sectional.

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