Help with Colour

kassie · 29-03-2023 12:03PM #1

Hi

I'd like some help/inspiration with choosing a colour for our sitting room walls. We have chosen a new suite of furniture (pics attached for colour reference) dark bottle green and mustard. We are not sure whether to play it safe and choose a white/grey for the walls or be bold and choose something like a pink or green. Google images is not throwing anything up that is catching my eye and i'm wondering of anyone here has any suggestions (visual links/pics if possible) that would be helpful?

I'm literally hopeless when it comes to interior design 😫 but really want to make a proper go of this room 😍

any tips or pointers greatly appreciated

Faith · 30-03-2023 08:47AM

Oh, tricky one having two colours. I'm a big fan of blue and yellow, so if it was just the mustard, I'd be recommending a rich dark blue on the walls. But with the green, I think that could be too dark (unless you have a very bright, big room!). Could you do a blue feature wall behind the yellow sofa, then a soft kind of blush shade on the other walls? There are some ideas here: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/color-trend-how-to-decorate-with-blush-pink-and-dark-blue-244594

I think grey would be a terrible choice as it would pull the warmth out of the mustard and make it look drab. It also wouldn't do the green any favours. White is fine, but I'd add a LOT of colour into the room with accessories and plants if you go with white walls.

I'd also ask, or at least browse, in these subreddits: https://www.reddit.com/r/DesignMyRoom/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeDecorating/

jellybeano · 20-05-2023 05:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058290265/help-with-colour

I know you probably have this sorted by now. But it can be useful to search different paint companies online and see what colour combos they suggest. Check out the bottom of this page for example:

https://www.littlegreene.ie/mister-david

Help with Colour

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