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Thoughts on paint color and curtain colors

6 years ago

Hi all,

I am building a new home and am contemplating how to paint the den/office. I will have two book shelves in the new room (pictured below). I haven't bought a desk either. The carpet is also pictured (attached). The room will come standard white with crown molding.

No idea on even where to start to figure out what colors work with what carpet and furniture colors I already have.

Thanks for your help!

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RugKnots | Area Rugs
6 years ago
One really safe idea - since you aren't sure about decor items yet - is to go with a grey or griege. Then, you can add artwork and other decor items without clashing with the wall color.
graywings123
6 years ago
You could take a sample of the carpet to the paint store and have the staff show you some colors that would go well with it. As for curtains or drapes, white is an easy choice. I personally don't like a lot of contrast between the wall color and the drapes, so I like to look for drapes that have a pleasing texture or print and is similar to the wall color. But that's only my preference.
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First, I am not sure how much of the cabinet color in your inspiration picture is cabinet color vs lighting . . . See how these cabinets change color around the room going from very off white to pretty darn white. But to get to what you want you have a few challenges, but it can be done. First you have to decide on the wall color. The wall color has to work with your flooring, the extra white trim, the countertops and the backsplash. Then create a new color to test for for the cabinets that is 3/4 extra white and 1/4 wall color. It should act as a bridge between the extra white trim and the wall color. You may have to play with the mix to get it exactly where you want it. This usually works, but I have had times where I picked a neutral that was actually complementary to the trim and ended up with mud. . . Then I needed to just lighten with a brighter white than extra white and keep testing the mix against the wall color and trim till I got the mix right.
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I really like this color of wood blinds. I had the same in my last two homes and had warm off-whites, khaki, and a lovely green in various rooms. And I had curtains with them. My house now has all white wood blinds, I miss the stained ones! They looked good from outside, too, with my exterior stone. I’m in Texas, same orange peel wall texture. Another thing roundly disliked on these boards, but I personally like the texture. :) Hope you heal quickly! ETA: They can look nice with darker colors, too: Look up inspiration pics for lots of ideas, including rooms with bamboo blinds or indoor shutters, which is a similar look (below). Try ’paint colors with oak blinds’, too. I think these blinds look better in these rooms than white would: This wall color is Dulux Brave Ground, their 2021 Color of The Year:
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JudyG Designs
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Start with a desk…my thoughts are you combine both the wood tone of the book cases and the rug color. Then you can use just about any accent color you want. I happen to like this darker blue/green with the wood tone.

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As others have suggested a match the rug to the walls…maybe with the lighter tone.
Sylvia Gordon
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
What a beautiful room! With your rich warm wood tones, I would think warm brights would be beautiful. Lemon yellow, tomato red, emerald green, Etc. If you want a little more weight or depth of color, teal is a really good color right now, and it's always been one of my favorites LOL. Have fun!

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