i want to paint my living room a color that will make me feel warm and cozy, the room is pretty big (like a big square) we have black couches and everything else is silver ( t.v, radio etc..). Please Help. It also has a high celing. THANKS.
2006-12-06 15:34:30 · 12 answers · asked by tear drop 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
right now the color is light gray, should i go darker?
2006-12-06 15:38:57 · update #1
i would go a light yellow or something more on the orange/red side. it's proven that when you look at those colors you feel warmer and your body temperature actually changes, while blue/purple make you feel cooler.
2006-12-06 15:43:10 · answer #1 · answered by Karen 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A warm subtle shade of orange. (I have an example on the link.)
I don't think you should paint your room a darker gray, it could look boring or dirty white and I don't think it'd look good with the silver. If you mean a dark color, then just be careful how bold it is. You want to be able to relax.
It's also important to put things on the walls to break up all the color and to draw people's eyes upward towards the high ceilings. Another idea is to just paint one wall, this makes rooms seem like it has more interesting shape (not so square).
http://www.thepaintedroom.com/connie1.html
That site has nice examples and before/after pictures.
2006-12-06 16:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by Vic 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My bedroom is painted a periwinkle (purplish blue) with white accents. I used sheer white curtains and have pine furniture with a white wicker headboard. I painted one wall a darker shade of the same color. In the winter, I add red pillows, throws, flowers, candles to warm it up. My living and dining room are joined and they are both a yellowish gold. Love it. My kitchen is "French Vanilla" by Sherwin Williams. It's a little lighter than I wanted, not yellowish enough. My den is paneled, but the paneling is painted white so I use blue and white plaid furniture with yellow and green accents. My friends call it my Cape Cod room. Lots of beachy pictures. My half bath is called Chateau Violet (also Sherwin Wms.) My boys bedrooms are different. One is a taupy tan with white trim and the other is a bright lime green. That is not a relaxing room but it suits my son. My guest room is a light rose-beige, very feminine. I'd like to repaint my kitchen. It's small and has a ceramic floor that is beige and terracotta. The counters are sage so I may go with that. My boys bathroom is sage and I like it alot. Any suggestions? Also, I'm sick of wallpaper. Had lots of it in my old house. Don't want it anymore except maybe on one wall somewhere.
2016-05-23 02:44:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our house is very much like what you described, and our black furniture is perfectly accented by a deep red. Our main wall in the main room with our very high vaulted ceilings is red. The adjacent walls are a tan/khaki kind of cream. Our bedroom also has black furniture and the pieces are accented well by gray walls.
Hope this helps! :o)
2006-12-06 15:36:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anne C 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My living room is also big like a square - I painted it teal blue - my husband was a little worried but it looks awesome - silver accents really look nice with it too.
2006-12-06 15:37:35 · answer #5 · answered by inauspicious 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have painted my lounge room with a stain finish in a purple color.
So the stain finish gives you that feeling its like a crushed purple velvet look..
2006-12-06 22:53:11 · answer #6 · answered by A Lady Dragon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say a darker gray since your couches are black.
2006-12-07 14:51:29 · answer #7 · answered by Who me? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lavender or warm orangy yellow..i read in some home advance magazine
2006-12-06 15:36:23 · answer #8 · answered by green and blue knight 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
light tan
2006-12-06 15:36:09 · answer #9 · answered by Scorpio11 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gold tones are great for that homey yet comfortable feeling in your living space.....good luck:)
2006-12-06 15:37:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋