Show me your living/family rooms with 'neutral' furniture

13 years ago

Inspiration photos might be very helpful for folks who have "neutral" furniture or are considering buying neutral-colored upholstered furniture.

I'll post some photos I've been collecting after errands.

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mom2sethc
13 years ago
Hello!

We just purchased a brown sofa and loveseat, which are neutral. After living with blue plaid for 11 years, I was determined to find something solid and neutral. I use my walls, window treatments and pillows for color.

Elaine
bronwynsmom
13 years ago
Here's our previous living room...cream painted paneling & ceiling, cream cotton damask armchairs, camel herringbone sofa, two Chinese-style bamboo side chairs, cream sheer drapery with deep hem-stitched hems at windows, brass lamps, a few pieces of neutral green pottery, small oriental rug, bare medium cherry-stained oak floors, and that's it.

And this is our current (very different!) front parlor about two minutes after we moved in...haven't photographed it as it is now, but not a lot different. Yellow-toned cream walls (BMoore Linen White), same armchairs, same coffee table with different top, different oriental rug in shades of camel, rust, palest steel blue, and a wee bit of black. Added color with copper silk Roman shades in tops of windows.
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lynninnewmexico
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Our living room is very definitely neutral, with it's cream colored adobe walls and sofas and it's brick floors. I really enjoy serenity of it. It also showcases all the art in there. It looks warm & cozy during the colder months and cool during the hot months. During the Christmas Season, the festive colors work fine in there, as well.

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Oakley
13 years ago
Mom2seth, I want that red chair. It won't match but I don't care! lol

Browyns, I can't get enough of your home. Your furniture may be "neutral" but the way you've decorated makes it not neutral.
fnmroberts
13 years ago
We do have a black loveseat and dark area rug, but the other pieces are wood. Carpeting, walls and draperies are definitely neutral.

Here is a link that might be useful: Living Room
bronwynsmom
13 years ago
Thank you, Oakleyok.
I miss that paneled room, the library from that house, and all the wonderful closets that we no longer have hardly any of, even though I don't miss the house in general, or All That Yard!

I want Mom2seth's big sailboat model, and Lynninnewmexico's bamboo side table...
loribee
13 years ago

here's my FR...
barley colored loveseat & couch and 2 brown leather recliners. Can't get much more neutral than that.
judithva
13 years ago
My living room upholstery is neutral, I change out the look with pillows, curtains and accessories when the mood hits.

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