I am inheriting a sofa and recliner, and misc. items. The sofa is beige, the recliner is a burgundy color. I have one wall to put the sofa on and I am wondering what effect painting that one wall a darker color than the rest of the room would be. I am planning on going with some neutral colors. I have hard wood floors, and a a large entertainment center of natural wood. It’s a medium wood, not light, not dark. I have a fireplace that is currently painted white. It is brick though, with a painted wood mantle. The opening to the fireplace has a black and glass front. The hearth is black slate. I love black and want to get some tables with wood and black. But the color selection for the walls are driving me crazy. I thought of a mauve, but everything looks so pink. So I am looking at beige’s and browns, but think a darker color behind the couch would help the couch not to get lost in the wall. I hope someone has some advice, as I am one of those that is afraid to use color for fear of using it wrong
play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to help you imagine how the colors will look together. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the "painted" rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:
http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/
I think "dapper tan" (# 6144) might be a good choice for your accent wall, and then use "cargo pants" (# 7738) for the rest.
You can take a photo of your house & upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:
http://www.roomvues.com/
You can get color suggestions & for $5 they’ll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.
February 26th, 2010 at 4:50 am
You are exactly right. Use a brown colour that will tie in the burgundy and beige, and match in with your hardwood floor. By painting the wall darker behind the couch you will create a much lighter look of your couch.
Hope this helps
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Interior Designer Of 17 Years
February 26th, 2010 at 5:05 am
Id recommend a beautiful area rug to pull your room together, your furniture colors are easy to match. Select a color from the rug that complements the floor . Paint your mantel black . Add silver lamps with black shades and remember you walls are the background for the room, just bring home swatches of paint and use good quality. see sherwinwilliams.com
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Designer
February 26th, 2010 at 5:19 am
How about a light sage green, and you could use a darker shade of the same color behind the sofa if you wish. I would also paint the white fire place a beige color so that it won’t be such a contrast next to the black. Paint the mantle black or the same color as the fire place, you will have to decide, it’s hard to say without pictures.
Here is an example of the color I’m talking about.
http://www.dulux.co.uk/servlet/ColourSchemeHandler?name=sage_green
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February 26th, 2010 at 5:49 am
You already have your colors done in your head, do not be afraid to use them, it is paint and can be repainted. Personally I would go with a black wall behind the sofa, and remember to accent in blacks elsewhere or it will be lost. The walls elsewhere could be in a neutral tan or beige. Paint or remove paint from fireplace to get that natural stone look and cover the recliner in whatever color you want. Can buy these Target or online. Don’t know the mantle look but have it marbled or re-stained to bring the beauty out. (Check your black colors, the true black can be purchased at Home Depot in the Disney colors, otherwise they tend not to be a true black.)
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Decorative arts painter—http://www.anyonecanfaux.com
February 26th, 2010 at 6:23 am
play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to help you imagine how the colors will look together. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the "painted" rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:
http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/
I think "dapper tan" (# 6144) might be a good choice for your accent wall, and then use "cargo pants" (# 7738) for the rest.
You can take a photo of your house & upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:
http://www.roomvues.com/
You can get color suggestions & for $5 they’ll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.
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