I need to redecorate?

Question

I need to redo my entire bedroom bathroom living room and my kitchen. What are some good colors. I have a light blue quilt for the master bedroom and a dark navy blue sectinal couch for the living room. What colors for the walls and the carpet??

Answer 1

I just had a heck of a time deciding on some of that stuff myself - we added on a room, but we have big doorways and you can see from the living room into the kitchen and then on into the new addition, so everything in those rooms had to coordinate - what a pain! I took a bit of fabric that I picked out to re-cover my sofa and chose colors that matched it. It's easier to find paint that matches fabric, than to find fabric that matches your paint! I went to stores like Home Depot and looked at the paint samples and held them against my fabric. The hardest part was finding a countertop that looked good with everything. The Home Depot employees were really enthusiastic about helping solve those problems, and they knew a lot about it. (The only reason I picked Home Depot is because it was the closest place.)

The addition ended up a sort of golden-orangey, just one wall in the kitchen is a sort of faded country-style red (painting the whole kitchen in that would have been overpowering) and the living room sage green. Didn't realize until later that they also match the colors in my collection of kitchen rooster items. I found ceramic bowls in the kitchen area at Target stores that matched all three of those colors and used them as decor in the dining room, to tie the colors together from the three rooms. If your rooms can't be seen from each other, it doesn't matter if they coordinate.

You'll also need to think about how you use those rooms - do they get a lot of kid traffic so that you need carpets that don't show dirt well? Do you get a lot of light in your windows? I like my rooms to be bright and cheerful, so I picked lighter, warm colors. A bedroom should have calming colors to help you sleep. Worst thing I ever did, years ago, was pick a black and white patterned comforter. It was striking looking but gave the room a cold, sterile feel.

For the bathroom - pick out a shower curtain you like and coordinate things with that.

One other little tip - the guy who did a lot of the work for us said Sherwin-Williams or Porter is the best for paint. And he builds houses for a living, so he knows.

Good luck. It can be really hard making decisions, but eventually you have to plunge in somewhere and just start.

Answer 2

Having a quilt or bedspread for the bedroom is a great place to start. A couch is also a good starting-point for the living room.

Some things to consider....
Do you have any pictures that you want in specific rooms?
How big are your rooms?

If you want intense color- put that on the walls, not the ceiling- it will have a magnified effect when it's on the ceiling.

Work with what you have, try out different arrangements of pictures, get those little pints of paint- a larger area (try a 2 feet by 3 feet area, and look at it at different times of the day, in different lighting) will help you make a better decision, whether its a good color for that area. Remember- if you end up with a color you don't like, just repaint.

See if your local floor covering store has samples you can take home to look at. Some practical hints regarding carpets- Use something neutral, and mid-tone (not really light, not really dark). It will be able to "match" most anything, and it won't show dirt or wear as easy. Another option is to go with some kind of hard floor and use rugs. A hard floor is easier to keep clean, especially if you/your family has alergies. A hard floor is easier to clean if you have pets or some other big-mess causing agent in the area (like if you live on a farm or have a dirt/gravel drive).

Best of luck!!

Answer 3

L O L 10/10

Answer 4

i have a navy sofa and recliner in my living room, i painted it a light sunny yellow, with a lighter color technique over it, i have navy sheers on the windows, and navy accent pieces, hardwood floors. for the bedroom, you want soft mellow colors, i prefer intense dark and cozy, like the jewel colors, saffire, but you want something that will be relaxing to you. the bathroom i would use both the navy and the light blue, maybe a wall paper on either the top or the bottom, or even navy paint on the bottom half of the walls, light blue on the top half, and a pretty border between the two..as for carpet, i prefer area rugs with several colors in them or wood floors.
but, it all depends on the look and feel you are comfortable with.
i have given you my thoughts
good luck

Answer 5

I would cross pollinate....use navy blue (or similar) in room with light blue quilt. then use light green, olive green and silver pillows on bed. (muted bed bright walls)

In living room with navy blue couch, do light blue walls and white, deep green, maybe deeper shade of light blue pillows...be careful in either room not to use white...it will give it a nautical feel.

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Answer 6

For the living room I would do a cream and I would accent with yellow like the first photo. I will stick with the neutral (light tan) carpet. Click links to view details

Living room
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Bedroom ideas
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Kitchen ideas
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