What paint goes with Beige/Browns

11 years ago

My whole house is beige/brown and the living room is open to the kitchen. I want to paint only the living room that has one whole wall of white built in bookshelves. The furniture is chocolate brown. Thanks for your suggestions.

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Painted_Nest
11 years ago
I hope that my opinions are not taken to be "dated" but I really like all manner of blues with brown and beige. From blues of slate, to more spa color to darker navy....I have found that they look great in combination. You can add POPS with anything from orange to white to red or green for "sizzle". Or keep tonal by using same color in varying shades. I just finished painted my entry room in a color I call cashew. My accessories are in brown,blue and gold variations.
(hope you share your final decision) :)
choclot
11 years ago
I love orange with browns and neutral colors. But the wall color would really depend on how you want the room to look: calm and relaxing and or a visual wall color "pop".
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choclot
11 years ago
yayagal
11 years ago
Wythe blue goes beautifully with all tans and browns.
http://cdn.decorpad.com/photos/2009/12/24/b6687e47ede6.jpg
gsciencechick
11 years ago
Yaya, I was going to suggest a similar color. Our walls are SW Halcyon Green. It is more green vs. Wythe Blue which is more blue. Chocolate brown looks really great next to it.
luckygal
11 years ago
If you had a 'jumping-off-point' such as a patterned fabric, rug, or even a piece of art it might be easier for you to choose a color. Really almost any color goes with brown tones. I have a lot of brown in my home and have used red, sage green, pale yellow, gold, lime green, blue, cream, dusty rose, for walls and/or accents at various times. All shades of turquoise from pale robin's egg blue to teal work well with browns. I've seen some amazing rooms using pale pink with browns. Choose one of your favorite colors and get some paint chips and go from there.

Here is a link that might be useful: How to pick perfect paint colors
juliekcmo
11 years ago
SW Kerstal White is a nice light color that is not tan, not cream, not yellowy--a nice warm off-white. I just used in 2 bedrooms with white trim

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