Decorating advice needed!?
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at
11:21 am
I’ve just put down a (rental) deposit for a flat that’s ok, but has these gross dark green carpets. The walls are white (with that funny wallpaper with woodchips in it) – but I just need some advice on what colours go with dark green, and how to make it look nice!
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Make it look like a garden room. Put some funky stuff like bright pink or purple. Make it look new age. Buy some shelves to cover up those areas that look tacky. And some posters or paintings. You can get a huge picture of yourself ???? or New York buildings on teenager.com and plaster it all over the wall. Just some funky ideas. get some nice fake palm trees light them up for the holidays too. But not too tacky. I love garden room with a New York theme.
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Oh you can get an area rug or if you want the rug to be changed ask the owner if you can change it and if he is willing to do so with his consent and you will pay for it. But ask kindly first. Do it around the holidays. He might think of it as a treat. Be nice. and do it before you move the stuff in and ASK him first… Or there is a war.. Owners have more rights. Remember.
Mirrors are good too to make it bigger with the buildings.
and some hanging lights like in Starbucks coffee shop…
Add some yellow accents to brighten it up.
pale pink will warm up the look of your room, and to lighten the atmosphere – use a large plain, cream or off white rug?
Treat dark green as a neutral. It is considered to be a jewel tone (as in diamonds and jewels)
Deep tones – ruby, amethyst,sapphires, emerald, garnet, topaz all will work beautifully in the rooms.
Tan/taupe/beige/off white/cream etc will brighten it. Shades of orange with add flair. Golds will create a cozy feel.
You actually have more options than you realize – cause almost everything will work and be gorgeous!
Say you have a brown leather sofa, add some plaid, stripped, or solid pillows in ruby, sapphire, and gold. Add a few candles in these same colors and a huge mirror (to lighten & brighten the space), add a large house plant and put it in a container (pot) that is the same color as one of the pillows. Place a few books a the end table/coffee table for interest and add a couple of small pictures of outdoor scenes. Try thrift shops, second hand stores, yard or truck sales, etc. for cheap but great items. Suddenly you will realize you have created an interesting, exciting, and relaxing living room.
For other ideas look through some decorating magazines for tons of cheap , yet exciting ideas. Hope this helps.
It all means on your taste. Dark green carpet and white walls, actually is very neutral. Depending on the rest of your furniture, you can add any accent pieces you feel like. A modern look would be to add white or silver. A homey feel is to add darker colors. Remember that you can add art work to any wall and change the feeling of a room. Texture, color and patterns are the strong points of a room. Do not think that there are specific rules that you have to obey, in decorating.
try some purple, maroon. or orange curtains. put up some pictures on thewalls that have a blend of the colors of the curtains and dark green carpet.
OK dark green rugs, we can work with that……lots of colors will work……lucky the walls are white so that would be your neutral color….here are come colors for thought:
burgundy with touches of gold accents
Mocha again with touches of gold
sage green (then again maybe too much green) with lots of cream color accents