What wall paint color goes with a beige leather sofa and loveseat?

Question

I have a rectangular living room with wall wood panels at the bottom half of the walls all around the room.I was thinking of a pastel yellow color or dark aquamarine with white wood panels, which is better? or any color suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks guys for all your suggestions. I think i'll consider the burgandy color, it never came to my mind before and i think it will go really well with my furniture

Answer 1

A burgundy accent would work very nicely with beige. You could make the wood panels the burgundy and the rest of the wall an off white, like an eggshell or a light color just different enough from the beige so as not to look like a close mis-match.

Then again, you could reverse it and make the panels white and the rest of the wall the burgundy. It all depends on the relative sizes of the areas. Dark colors tend to make a room look closed-in and smaller.

Answer 2

I'm assuming the beige sofa is light in color, will it stand out against the white paneling? You can also paint the wood paneling, lightly sand, prime with a oil based primer to keep the wood from sucking up all the primer, then paint with a water-based paint. I love the paint at Lowe's, any of their American Tradition Signature Series would look great (Eddie Baurer, Laura Ashley, Earth Elements, etc lines.) Any of American Tradition paint is good, the signature series just has more solid particals in it making it cover better. Try a brown for a more subdued look, like Sueded Leather or for more of a pop I would try the aquamarine, go with a deep shade of it for a rich look. I would stay away from the yellow, it could bring yellow tones out in the beige. Maroon or rose~so outdated!! Good Luck!!

Answer 3

What you are describing is wainscoating on the walls. If you want to break up the room, wainscoating will do that. But you can also paint over the wainscoating the same color as the wall; or perhaps the same color and a different sheen. Like flat on the wall, and a nice semigloss on the panel. Thate would give it a nice contrast. At any rate, get something you really love colorwise, like a new throw pillow or a piece of wall paper or a painting; and choose your 3 colors out of it. Thats a decorators trick. That way you already have your color pallet. use the lightest for the walls and one for trim, and the third for accessories and draperies. Good luck.

Answer 4

Burgundy or a color likewise will bring out the beige in your sofa/loveseat and wont clash with the wood panels.

Answer 5

You can paint one side of the wall (ideally one that has windows on it) with pastel yellow - the light color along with the windows will open up the space. Then, use dark aquanmarine for all other walls. This will add some interest to the room without making it look too 'boxy' (one color all around).

Answer 6

I think a nice vermillion would look marvelous there. You didn't say if the wall wood panels were dark or light, but it can still be done with other light colored room accessories. If you're painting the wood, then you can do anything at all. What fun!

Answer 7

I would go with a dark, bright color and paint the wood an off white. The aquamarine would be a good choice. As odd as it sounds, have you ever considered red? A true red, not an orange red.

Answer 8

I have a similar living room set up. I just painted my walls amber wave from Behr. It looks great!

They have a really cool tool that will help you pick out the colors for your room

Answer 9

My sister put a medium brown color on her walls, which I thought would be horrible but really made the room look classic and elegant.

Answer 10

Check out Home depot or a paint website they often have good paint examples

Answer 11

Actually with your furniture being netural in color, any color you choose would go ith the furniture. You may want to go with a color that you have accessories to match if you want all new, go with a color you like and buy all new accessories.