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Paint Design Dilemma living room

Need Living Room curtains and wall paint color ideas

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3 years ago

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Hi,

I have attached my living room pictures.

Looking for suggestions/ideas to choose the curtain and wall paint colors.

My living room has an open kitchen with the high ceiling with plenty of sunlight.

Also looking for the interior decoration ideas.

Thanks

Regards,

RK

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calidesign

3 years ago

What colors do you like? I'd choose a wall color first and use drapes that blend with the wall color so you have softness at the window without a lot of contrast. Since you have the dark reddish browns in the kitchen and wood floors, I'd look for a warm white/beige for the walls, and then get drapes in a cream color that matches your furniture. Right now, you have one very light room (light floors, light furniture, and walls) next to a very dark room (dark wood, dark floors, dark drapes) and they don't relate to each other. You can remove the rug from under the dining table since it is too small, but maybe you can use it in your kitchen.

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everdebz
3 years ago
Need to know if dining chairs are soft blue, or grey?

If curtains are navy, does that mean you have accessories in blues? What is not working well there?
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everdebz
3 years ago
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More photos of LR and DR please. You might not need a DR rug...

and is there wall to wall carpeting in beige?
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Business_Name_Placeholder
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Hi everdebz, Thanks for the response.

Dining chairs are soft blue.

Curtain is navy blue. It's a temporary curtain, we are looking for suggestions.

Yes, we have some items in blue. Ex. Wall mirror, Dining chairs

We have beige carpet in the living room areas and hard wood in the kitchen areas. Living room and kitchen are in the same open area.

Sure i will post more pictures.
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Business_Name_Placeholder
Original Author
3 years ago
Hi calidesign,

Thanks for the suggestions on the wall paint and curtains.

Yes i see your point on the light and dark combination. We bought it as it is from the builder :) so looking to do the best suitable wall color and curtains to make it look good.

Sure will take out the dining rug, it's a temporary one though.

Thanks.
everdebz
3 years ago
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4 neutrals extra wide from Half Price Drapes.

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everdebz
3 years ago
If navy seems to work, the 2 nearby areas could possibly support a blending curtain look.
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everdebz
3 years ago
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Idk how many windows are by the sofa/s, but it might benefit from pattern -- not too delicate.

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3 years ago
thanks everdebz
everdebz
3 years ago
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I had this page open, so I'll share it as idea to mix different blues. For your area, could be DR chair's blue and curtain's dark blue...

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everdebz
3 years ago
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Large sectional, have a large and chunky textured throw ... ?

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everdebz
3 years ago
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To me, just me, teal is prettier. It can mix with medium and dark blue in other accessories.

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everdebz
3 years ago
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These 2 wouldn't be right next to each other, but you get my idea that a few items can have little visuals seen more so, up close.... geometrics too.
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User
3 years ago
are you sure you wa to paint the walls? They look quite nice in the photo.

i would do curtains like the black and white panels here

http://www.curtainsmarket.com/black-and-white-geometric-modern-window-curtains-p-3093.html

And i would put a big plant under your clock, a live one, probably with big leaves

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everdebz
3 years ago
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Consider curtains behind sofa - curtains won't show the bottom half. I thought bringing dark blue into the seating area would be ok, if the top of curtains had mix of blue in them. After all, sofa is solid and neutral. The interest at curtain top might be nice....
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