Living Room Accent Color

[Mari']

I am planning some new color for the living room dining room. The walls are a deep cream with white trim. I don't want to make any changes there because I love how it looks.

I am considering using a blue and white porceline vase for a blue inspiration, then adding a green (either a boxwood green or a sage green) as accent color.

My couch is sage green and I want to change the pillows and introduce the blue...something like a peacock blue or navy. My side tables are decorator round accent tables and I'm thinking the table skirts could be the peacock blue or navy as well, with a sage green topper under the glass. Then I want to introduce a deep cream into the mix....perhaps along with the blue pillows.

Since you can see the dining room from the living room, I'm thinking I'd like to cover the seats with a mixed size stripe in the green color, blue color and cream color.

What do you think? Is it all just too much?

Oh! the carpet is a deep cream in both rooms, I'd say 2x's deeper than the walls.

[brianna]

It sounds lovely, Mari'. I hope you are enjoying your new home.

[scarlettdouble]

I love all of those colors! They are cool and calm. Check out GDC for some fabric inspiration. They have tons of bolts and maybe a swatch or two will help you decide on the accent colors.

[MindaAnn]

Sounds great, Mari'. I love greens and blues....peaceful...and reminds me of the sea!

[Mari']

I agree Minda, somehow the blue and green seem so natural. Scarlett said cool and calm...I like that.

Scarlett, I have GDC on my list. They have some great pieces there. I had been in a few times before I'd gotten off on this tangent so when I go now it will be with more purpose.

I really think those will be the colors, now the exact shades will be a bit more to think about. I'd like to upload the swatches I find of the colors to show y'all if I could figure out how that's done. I just spent the last hour while I was on lunch looking at Ballard online but didn't really see anything that struck me.

[DebC]

reminds me of sea glass, sounds really pretty...

You could save the sample as jpg into photobucket and copy the link over

Deb

[luanne]

Originally Posted by Mari'

I am planning some new color for the living room dining room. The walls are a deep cream with white trim. I don't want to make any changes there because I love how it looks.

I am considering using a blue and white porceline vase for a blue inspiration, then adding a green (either a boxwood green or a sage green) as accent color.

My couch is sage green and I want to change the pillows and introduce the blue...something like a peacock blue or navy. My side tables are decorator round accent tables and I'm thinking the table skirts could be the peacock blue or navy as well, with a sage green topper under the glass. Then I want to introduce a deep cream into the mix....perhaps along with the blue pillows.

Since you can see the dining room from the living room, I'm thinking I'd like to cover the seats with a mixed size stripe in the green color, blue color and cream color.

What do you think? Is it all just too much?

Oh! the carpet is a deep cream in both rooms, I'd say 2x's deeper than the walls.

Your brave to have that color carpet!I have bluish gray and it is thilthy.I should have made sure to have had proper cleaning tools before i got the carpet Great jobin color selections.

[brianna]

How is it going, Mari'? I hope you are settled in your new home.