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Help! my walls make my couch look green!

last year

While our sectional was on order, we decided to paint our walls while there wasn't as much furniture in the way. Unfortunately, the color of our walls make our greige couch look greenish. What color can we paint the walls to bring out the beige in the fabric? The color in the photos is not 100% correct but hopefully it conveys the issue.

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ShadyWillowFarm
last year
What is the issue? You want your couch to match your walls so you can ask about how to add a pop of color? Fins some pillows that coordinate a hint of green with beige and it will be lovely. The contrast is really nice.
vhaughtington
last year
Oh no, i dont want it to match the walls i would like it to not look greenish and i think a different wall color would shift the couch color to more beige/greige
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freedomplace1
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What color did you use? That would be helpful to know. And the color looks totally different in each of the shots you posted

You could sample BM Revere Pewter and BM Edgecomb Gray.

This is PPG Ostrich Feather.

Below is PPG Stonehenge Greige.
elcieg
last year
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I don't think it is the white wall making the fabric look green, I think it is the fabric itself that has a green undertone that you probably didn't notice in the store. Add to that the natural light contributing a tone. East light can give off green hue.

Instead of repainting the entire room, use the sofa wall as the accent wall. Brown paint will help you to see the beige. Add a large painting, with some blues, over the sofa. Coffee table is the right color.
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
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Try to play with light

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