It’s that time again. We’ve got the paint swatches out in readiness for a living room makeover and there’s bad feeling in the air. The room’s desperately in need of a facelift and frankly, anything would be an improvement. But my wife’s insisting on coordinating it to the max – which basically seems to mean play safe and go for subtle shades. Whereas I say be brave and choose a paint colour or wallpaper design in the same way we do a piece of furniture, because we love it for itself. Be loud, be proud! Check out these pics and tell me which way you lean.
Incredibly cool or downright colourless?
Good impression or tasteless tat?
On second thoughts, maybe my wife has a point…
Seán O
Tags: bold, Colour, coordinating, decorating, Living room, makeover, Wallpaper
October 24, 2011 at 3:40 pm |
I would say an easy compromise would be to take the artwork from the second pic and incorporate it into the quiet, white scheme of the first pic. (Or some other artwork that you both love!)
With a plain palette like the first pic, all you need to do to jazz it up would be a couple of art prints and then a vase or a throw pillow or two to give the neutral scheme a pop of color! And because the whole room would be neutral, when you tire of the accent colors just change out the accessories!
You can compromise and still have a look you both love
October 29, 2011 at 6:53 pm |
I think the first room is too clinical looking and not homely looking and the second is a bit in your face, a nice balance as cndesigns commented already would look much better. You spend a lot of time in the living room so make sure your happy with whatever you do choose
All things nice…