what colors should i use in my room?

Question

so i have light purple walls... violet i guess. and i have light wood floors. i recently bought new furniture. i got an off white headboard and foot board and an off white nightstand and and off white bookcase

here is a picture of what the headboard and nightstand KIND OF look like: http://www.thefurniture.com/store/Images/Lea/368/368-936-SET.jpg

so i need a new comforter and area rug but i don't know what color. a white comforter would look bad because of the off white headboard. so should i get purple to match the walls or is that too much purple? and then should i get a purple area rug? because white would clash... but if i get all purple it would just be way too much purple. ahh help!

by the way i am a 15 year old girl

Answer 1

1] for comforter: a print or design in purple, white, and ___[ whatever else you want ]
2] add a purple rug
3] add pillows that match the bedding, and maybe some purple, white, or 3rd color ones
4] add small accessories in the three different colors [ candles, vase, knick-knacks ]
5] add artwork that has some of the room colors in it [
paintings, photos, swags, wall hanging, etc.]
6] frame all items in same material [ oak or walnut, brass or silver, white or purple ] so you can switch them around later.

Answer 2

My sister has an all purple room too. She used plum colors as accents...that way it's still purple, but different variations. She has a really pretty satin patchwork comforter with all different colors of purple, gold, and blue. As far as a area rug...go to Home Depot and ask for an area rug catalog...they have tons and every so often they have a 20% off area rugs sale. Then you can visualize what it will look like. Buy your comforter first though...then work off of that.

Answer 3

What you want to do is get a spread/comforter with a purple in it to accent the purple walls. Consider a Berber area rug to accent the head and foot board.

Answer 4

A white fluffy rug and a dark purple comforter!!!!

Answer 5

you could probably get the comforter purple, but if you had the walls and the rug purple, THAT would be too much purple... or maybe you could find a third color that would look good next to them.. im not sure since i cant exactly see the colors.. but you can look around and find a nice color.. i dunno, how would a light pink look? i dunno, b/c pink goes with white, but i dunno about the purple.. you should just like look at different things and find a color that you like that matches! or maybe a darker purple might match... just look around!

Answer 6

generally the "focus"wall should be the darker color but the lighting in the room natural and electric will play a part .if you were to paint the wall opposite the windows it could wash away any difference in tones. i suggest you paint a small section of each wall with each color before deciding to really see what works in your home.

Answer 7

get a comforter and rug with purple in it, but mostly another color....lime green looks good with purple...or go tie tye...

Answer 8

off white rug and violet bed stuff is what i think would look best

Answer 9

u should get a wool flokati rug, very chic in off white (i have one) . no purple, that's overkill.

Answer 10

i would go with different shades of violet. light dark etc. thats how i did my daughers room. but she has black furnature. it looks so good.