HELP! i have an EXTREMELY tiny studio, need advice on decorating it..?

Question

the studio has an ugly dark brown carpet and white walls and I can't change that. its so small that i can ony fit a futon and maybe a shelf for books and a tv.
i want to get a black futon and black shelf...i want my color scheme to be black, deep red (not bright), and maybe some dark green, olive or gray in there, i don't know. Heres' what i have planned- please help me..
i was thinking of getting a nice deep red throw blanket i saw to accent the futon, this is what i need help on:
1) what color area rug should i get, soemthing to take away from the ugly brown carpeting and to match my theme.
2) should i get little arm pillows and what color?
3) and should i get curtains- and also what color?
i'm good at cleaning, but no so much at decoarting-- i tend to be too matchy-matchy and sometimes it looks tacky.

Answer 1

Oprah just recently had a show on decorating small places to make them look more spacious. Check this out:
http://www.oprah.com/foodhome/home/decorating/home_nate_main.jhtml

Answer 2

Too many contrasting colors creates a lot of business that will make the room seem really crowded. You'd do better to use a more monochromatic palette in this space. Black and red is a very strong contrast combination, I think its too much for a small room. If you want to use red then i think you should confine its use to just 1 or 2 accent items. since you want a black futon and the walls are white, I think your best bet is to use a lot of grey accents.Dark green is just too much for a space where youve already got black, red, and chocolate brown. bring in a soft grey area rug and curtains that are either a light grey and black stripe, or a light grey and red stripe. cushions could be silvery grey and charcoal grey. A single red vase or pot would look good on the shelves with a small plant.

Answer 3

Since you can't paint you need to bring in color through your furniture and accessories. If you want black furniture, your accessories should be the colors you mentioned. I'm thinking red and gray for your arm pillows. Yes, you will need curtains to bring some color onto the wall! Sheer green or olive would look good up there. Since it is a small room you don't want it to be too dark or it will look smaller.

As for the rug... I think you should find one with the four colors you mentioned ... that's going to be hard though with that carpet. If there is no way for you to change it at all, include it in your design. (Add a few brown accents in your room. Not a lot though.)

I hope you found this helpful!

Answer 4

http://www.decorating-small-spaces.com/?gclid=CJXdgq2-z4oCFQeHgQod1FNPcQ