Minimizing Pink Carpet
10 years ago
I am about to purchase a new house that has rosey pink wall to wall carpet in the LR, DR and master bedroom. It's new and in good condition and I do not want to replace it right now, but I don't like pink except as an accent color.
My furniture is pretty neutral in muted greens. I am thinking if I got area rugs for the LR and DR (and get rid of the dark pinky-red accent wall shown in the photo shown with the previous owners furniture) that I could "neutralize" the pink carpet and live with it. I would be OK tying things together with a little of the pink in a patterned rug that has mostly greens and ivory. I like traditional designs, not modern. Does my idea sound like it will work to reduce the pink impact?
My furniture is pretty neutral in muted greens. I am thinking if I got area rugs for the LR and DR (and get rid of the dark pinky-red accent wall shown in the photo shown with the previous owners furniture) that I could "neutralize" the pink carpet and live with it. I would be OK tying things together with a little of the pink in a patterned rug that has mostly greens and ivory. I like traditional designs, not modern. Does my idea sound like it will work to reduce the pink impact?
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Comments (13)Wow! Thank you for all of the great ideas. It's so interesting to see how so many people can have such different takes on the same dilemma. For what it's worth, the room has the pink carpet b/c I was in a pink and cream toile mood for a few years and had a pink and cream toile bedding set as well as cream curtains. Then I got tired of it an made my cherry canopy bed into a four poster and replaced all the cream with taupe and removed all the toile. Having said that, I do really like the black and white toile room that is posted in this thread and it is actually the exact toile I have in the adjoining master bathroom! I do also like the grey paint idea but then I would have to replace the panels for 4 windows in the room which would be costly. I may explore recarpeting the room. I believe the room is about 15X20-something, so that may also be costly. What is the deal with CL? I had no idea one coud buy carpeting and installation from CL. How does that work? Thanks again everyone, and keep the suggestions coming!...See MoreNeed paint color to help reduce pink undertone in new carpet
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10 years ago
PRO10 years agoWith all the new grays out there, I've found some of my very favorite images are those with a grey paint scheme and pops of pink throughout. It's a different way of looking at it, but you might want to give it a try.
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