I know there are people in here who love to decorate. I need some help. We would like to repaint, which will probably lead to a major redecorating. But I am a spazz when it comes to colors.
However, I just bought this shirt the other day, and I'm in love with the burgandy color!!!! I think it would look fabulous in our house, specifically, in our master bedroom, and maybe touches of it elsewhere for a cohesive theme. So this is my starting point (they always say to have a starting point!)
Things we can't change about our house include:
1) pink marble in the bathrooms. It has touches of cream and a blue-ish tone. Holding the burgandy blouse up to it, the color complements beautifully.
2) dark green marble kitchen counters
3) pickled pink kitchen cabinets (nope, we won't refinish or replace -too ambitious. But I think touches of the burgandy would still work with it and make it less, um... circa 1980s).
Everything else is negotiable. So my question is: Can you decorating pros please suggest two or three more colors that would complement and harmonize with this color? Preferably with a link showing the exact color you have in mind, because I'm lousy visualizing when it comes to adjectives or verbal descriptions. And any ideas as to furniture choices, etc, would be great too.
Pic of blouse in this link:
http://www.bananarepublic.com/browse/outfit.d o?cid=12055&oid=OUT09147&mlink=5122,332903,1&clink=332903
However, I just bought this shirt the other day, and I'm in love with the burgandy color!!!! I think it would look fabulous in our house, specifically, in our master bedroom, and maybe touches of it elsewhere for a cohesive theme. So this is my starting point (they always say to have a starting point!)
Things we can't change about our house include:
1) pink marble in the bathrooms. It has touches of cream and a blue-ish tone. Holding the burgandy blouse up to it, the color complements beautifully.
2) dark green marble kitchen counters
3) pickled pink kitchen cabinets (nope, we won't refinish or replace -too ambitious. But I think touches of the burgandy would still work with it and make it less, um... circa 1980s).
Everything else is negotiable. So my question is: Can you decorating pros please suggest two or three more colors that would complement and harmonize with this color? Preferably with a link showing the exact color you have in mind, because I'm lousy visualizing when it comes to adjectives or verbal descriptions. And any ideas as to furniture choices, etc, would be great too.
Pic of blouse in this link:
http://www.bananarepublic.com/browse/outfit.d o?cid=12055&oid=OUT09147&mlink=5122,332903,1&clink=332903
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sounds like you've found your inspiration, or at least the first one!
:)
You might find the fine living design & decor site helpful
Also, the HGTV site, I like a lot...
I'm not sure if you're talking about having solid burgundy walls throughout your house, or just in certain rooms. Any shade of red is supposed to be good for the master bedroom... (is supposed to make you more in the mood for you know what)
One thing to consider though is, how much light comes in to each room? At my previous house, we had so many tall trees around the house, we never got much direct sunlight in any of our windows, so had we painted the walls a darker color, it would have REALLY seemed dark in there.
But, even if you don't have a lot of natural light, there are ways around it. One is that you can paint the ceiling a very bright white. Also, you can install ample track lighting that use the halogen bulbs which give more light. Another tactic would be to just paint one wall burgundy (as an accent wall) and have the others a neutral color ...
The marble and the cabinets you described don't sound like a conflict to me, but personally, I've never really wanted to have the same color in all the rooms of my house.
But my mom has a great room kind of house design and she has used tan, cream and hunter green thru-out and it looks very nice.
Do the bedroom. See if you still want to use that color in other rooms, and if you do, go for it!
:)
You might find the fine living design & decor site helpful
Also, the HGTV site, I like a lot...
I'm not sure if you're talking about having solid burgundy walls throughout your house, or just in certain rooms. Any shade of red is supposed to be good for the master bedroom... (is supposed to make you more in the mood for you know what)
One thing to consider though is, how much light comes in to each room? At my previous house, we had so many tall trees around the house, we never got much direct sunlight in any of our windows, so had we painted the walls a darker color, it would have REALLY seemed dark in there.
But, even if you don't have a lot of natural light, there are ways around it. One is that you can paint the ceiling a very bright white. Also, you can install ample track lighting that use the halogen bulbs which give more light. Another tactic would be to just paint one wall burgundy (as an accent wall) and have the others a neutral color ...
The marble and the cabinets you described don't sound like a conflict to me, but personally, I've never really wanted to have the same color in all the rooms of my house.
But my mom has a great room kind of house design and she has used tan, cream and hunter green thru-out and it looks very nice.
Do the bedroom. See if you still want to use that color in other rooms, and if you do, go for it!
I'm trying to come up with a redeco plan as well - I really like CRAFTSTER - they have a huge DIY decorating thread and TONS of cool pics, all user submitted.
Domino magazine (modern mag all about home decor!) has lots of ideas, and the most recent issue is a collection of literally hundreds of decorating resources.
Domino magazine (modern mag all about home decor!) has lots of ideas, and the most recent issue is a collection of literally hundreds of decorating resources.
Nomore, sorry I wasn't more clear.
My idea was to paint just the master bedroom and master bed in this one dark, dramatic color. Our bedroom faces east, so we get direct, blaring sunlight in the morning. (Supposed to be good feng shui - means we will prosper in our careers, which seems to be the case since we moved here!). I would then do the bedding in something simple and light - like for example white cotton hotel sheets with a beige border.
The master bath is tiny and there's actually not much wall space that isn't covered with something, it's broken up by marble which goes halfway up, as well as light-colored cabinets, and then there's a window taking up most of one wall, and the tub w/shower curtain on the other. So I don't think a dark color would overwhelm in there.
What I need is a plan for the other rooms, a lighter color that will flow well. Then I'd use touches of the burgandy in the main living areas in fabric such as the couch or just the throw pillows and things like that, to unify the theme (our house is small, so I don't want too many competing themes - it would overwhelm).
Also in our kitchen we have some ... gosh, don't know the word for it... woodwork that leaves three panels in the middle. Right now, the woodwork is cream and the panels are in a pink, which I can't stand. I could see this repainted in the burgandy, just for an accent!
And I need additional colors that complement and can be used as accents in the fabric and accessories and stuff. Burgandy and cream is fine, but what else... ? Something to give it some pop? I dunno... I feel like there should be another two colors in the scheme to play around with.
I'd probably keep the living/dining area a white or cream - something light. That room does tend to be dark, and right now we do have light walls and I find it calming. The kitchen is this awful 80s pink that I hate. I want to change that. Something light, but different than white or cream.
The guest bedroom is a pale, pretty green. I'd probably keep that. The guest bath, which has the same pink marble, is a boring white. Ho hum. Would love to do something different in there too.
The den (which is off the kitchen) is a different shade of burgandy - not as blue-toned. The dark color works great in that room, because it's small, but the tone seems wrong and kinda clashes (too orange?). I had been debating about a dark emerald green. Whatever is used, it has to flow into the kitchen, because of the way the rooms are laid out.
Oh, and we have TONS of lighting too. The renovator installed all sorts of creative lighting, including in the bedroom.
My idea was to paint just the master bedroom and master bed in this one dark, dramatic color. Our bedroom faces east, so we get direct, blaring sunlight in the morning. (Supposed to be good feng shui - means we will prosper in our careers, which seems to be the case since we moved here!). I would then do the bedding in something simple and light - like for example white cotton hotel sheets with a beige border.
The master bath is tiny and there's actually not much wall space that isn't covered with something, it's broken up by marble which goes halfway up, as well as light-colored cabinets, and then there's a window taking up most of one wall, and the tub w/shower curtain on the other. So I don't think a dark color would overwhelm in there.
What I need is a plan for the other rooms, a lighter color that will flow well. Then I'd use touches of the burgandy in the main living areas in fabric such as the couch or just the throw pillows and things like that, to unify the theme (our house is small, so I don't want too many competing themes - it would overwhelm).
Also in our kitchen we have some ... gosh, don't know the word for it... woodwork that leaves three panels in the middle. Right now, the woodwork is cream and the panels are in a pink, which I can't stand. I could see this repainted in the burgandy, just for an accent!
And I need additional colors that complement and can be used as accents in the fabric and accessories and stuff. Burgandy and cream is fine, but what else... ? Something to give it some pop? I dunno... I feel like there should be another two colors in the scheme to play around with.
I'd probably keep the living/dining area a white or cream - something light. That room does tend to be dark, and right now we do have light walls and I find it calming. The kitchen is this awful 80s pink that I hate. I want to change that. Something light, but different than white or cream.
The guest bedroom is a pale, pretty green. I'd probably keep that. The guest bath, which has the same pink marble, is a boring white. Ho hum. Would love to do something different in there too.
The den (which is off the kitchen) is a different shade of burgandy - not as blue-toned. The dark color works great in that room, because it's small, but the tone seems wrong and kinda clashes (too orange?). I had been debating about a dark emerald green. Whatever is used, it has to flow into the kitchen, because of the way the rooms are laid out.
Oh, and we have TONS of lighting too. The renovator installed all sorts of creative lighting, including in the bedroom.
I should also mention that, other than the bedrooms and bathrooms, our house has an open floor plan, so all the rooms flow into one another. Which is another motivation for wanting more of a unified theme and not going too crazy with different themes in different rooms.
in that case, gold comes to mind
:)
or black
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or black
Oh, yeah, black! Every room should have some black!
Gold vs silver... that was the other thing I was mulling. I mean about the hardware. My cherry bedroom set has gold hardware and I have a set of brass Stiffel lamps. But I've had these since the 80s and I'm so thoroughly bored with them!!! Black furniture would work, do you think? Very dramatic? I dunno.
Meanwhile, the living room also has a lot of gold - like the fireplace insert is gold. And I'm bored with that too.
But yeah, gold probably works better than silver with this plan. I was wearing the burgandy shirt yesterday with brown tweed slacks, a brown leather purse with gold accents and gold jewelry. Looked great, and that's when I got this whole idea... for example, I'm thinking a brown leather sofa (the purse gave me that idea).
But it might also work with silver... burgandy, silver, black... would be more edgy vs classic, I think. Hmmm...
Gold vs silver... that was the other thing I was mulling. I mean about the hardware. My cherry bedroom set has gold hardware and I have a set of brass Stiffel lamps. But I've had these since the 80s and I'm so thoroughly bored with them!!! Black furniture would work, do you think? Very dramatic? I dunno.
Meanwhile, the living room also has a lot of gold - like the fireplace insert is gold. And I'm bored with that too.
But yeah, gold probably works better than silver with this plan. I was wearing the burgandy shirt yesterday with brown tweed slacks, a brown leather purse with gold accents and gold jewelry. Looked great, and that's when I got this whole idea... for example, I'm thinking a brown leather sofa (the purse gave me that idea).
But it might also work with silver... burgandy, silver, black... would be more edgy vs classic, I think. Hmmm...
A girl after my own heart!! I LOVE to decorate...I do evry room in my house then when I'm done, I start all over again...It's an obsession!!
I like the burgandy...it actually will go REALLY nice with a colour I did last year throughout my open concept home. Its called 'Gobi Desert' by Behr paints. It's a warm pale sand colour, very neutral but it will be nice with the burgandy. I would advise against doing every wall in your bedroom in the burgandy though. It will become very closed in. You might want to do a couple of walls only. It depends on your room layout and the dimensions really. I tend to like very neutral walls with major 'pops' of colour. I just did my current living room in off white walls, (Ostrich to be exact) with white couches, chocolate brown furniture and then one wall lime green with lime green accents (pillows, vases, candles etc). If you like and you are on Facebook, I have a whole whack of before and afters of my entire house.
oh...and I would DEFINATELY go black for ALL hardware (you can even spraypaint that brass fireplace thingy)
Unfortunatley I'm not on facebook, but that color scheme sounds lovely! I would never dare white couches though, not with kids.
The bedroom is really small (all our rooms are - 100 year old house!). Just enough room, really, for a bed, a nightstand, and a dresser. In fact, it's frustrating to go furniture shopping because most of the stuff I see today won't fit - i.e., we couldn't fit both a bed AND two nightstands (maybe one, but not two) against any of the walls. That's how small it is. Which is one reason I don't worry about dark colors closing it in... there's no way light colors really make it look bigger anyway!
The far wall has two windows. This far wall is recessed... it is actually an addition or bump-out that was added to increase the room size just a bit. One or two feet, max. There are recessed lights and it's kinda framed out at top and sides... hard to describe. But I did have a friend mention this would be the ideal place to add a dark color as an accent.
Across from that is a wall that currently has our bed (so it's facing the windows, feng shui approved-style!), and the door.
One of the other walls is broken up by a hallway that has a closet, the door to the master bath, and my linen basket as well as a window.
The last wall currently has a dresser with a small t.v. on top of it. I hate that. We want to get a flat-screen t.v., and have been trying to figure out a different floorplan so we can have it mounted.
We've been thinking of moving the bed so it's back is up against the windows. This would mean that it would be facing the wall near the door, upon which we could mount the tv and maybe even have room for a second dresser underneath it. It would be great to have more clothing space. My DH thinks this would be a mistake, because it can feel cold along that wall in the winter (even though the windows are new and have good insulation).
The alternative is to move the dresser to that wall, and place the bed against that wall instead - but then we'd be facing the wall with the hallway. And also that wall is close to our upstairs' neighbors stairs, so we fear we'll hear them clomping down every morning. However, there'd be enough room to mount the t.v. there and maybe it would be less obtrusive in that corner.
Ugh, maybe I should just hire a decorator!
I love this house, but it has its challenges and quirks. :-)
The bedroom is really small (all our rooms are - 100 year old house!). Just enough room, really, for a bed, a nightstand, and a dresser. In fact, it's frustrating to go furniture shopping because most of the stuff I see today won't fit - i.e., we couldn't fit both a bed AND two nightstands (maybe one, but not two) against any of the walls. That's how small it is. Which is one reason I don't worry about dark colors closing it in... there's no way light colors really make it look bigger anyway!
The far wall has two windows. This far wall is recessed... it is actually an addition or bump-out that was added to increase the room size just a bit. One or two feet, max. There are recessed lights and it's kinda framed out at top and sides... hard to describe. But I did have a friend mention this would be the ideal place to add a dark color as an accent.
Across from that is a wall that currently has our bed (so it's facing the windows, feng shui approved-style!), and the door.
One of the other walls is broken up by a hallway that has a closet, the door to the master bath, and my linen basket as well as a window.
The last wall currently has a dresser with a small t.v. on top of it. I hate that. We want to get a flat-screen t.v., and have been trying to figure out a different floorplan so we can have it mounted.
We've been thinking of moving the bed so it's back is up against the windows. This would mean that it would be facing the wall near the door, upon which we could mount the tv and maybe even have room for a second dresser underneath it. It would be great to have more clothing space. My DH thinks this would be a mistake, because it can feel cold along that wall in the winter (even though the windows are new and have good insulation).
The alternative is to move the dresser to that wall, and place the bed against that wall instead - but then we'd be facing the wall with the hallway. And also that wall is close to our upstairs' neighbors stairs, so we fear we'll hear them clomping down every morning. However, there'd be enough room to mount the t.v. there and maybe it would be less obtrusive in that corner.
Ugh, maybe I should just hire a decorator!
I love this house, but it has its challenges and quirks. :-)
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