Ellen
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Hi all,
I am getting ready to repaint my livingroom, along with new carpet, furniture and window treatments. Complete overhaul. And, I am totally stepping out of my super conservative paint box. This house has never had anything other than off white, yellow, and pale pink. But I am wanting color now (we are actually repainting every room), and I "thought" I had decided on the paint for the LR.
I will give links to the paint colors, sorry I can't post them directly. (if someone else wants to I wouldn't mind, would be easier to visualize)
This will go on 3 walls.
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6129/
and this on 1 wall.
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6227/
And here is a group of pics someone posted of their house in the RG. In some, it does look "different" than others...Scroll down a bit.
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/decor/msg0313232926426.html
And the first pic here is the RG, and I think it looks great there.
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/decor/gal0908462822421.html
These samples are pretty close to true color, but prettier in real life. What I'm wanting help with is the gold. I found some reviews/pics, and one or two commentors said it can take on a green tint. I do NOT want or need that. So I'm wondering if anyone has used this or seen it in real life. For perspective, the carpet will be rich dark chocolate brown. The couch and loveseat are from Flexsteel, and I picked a fabric called Driftwood. It's basically a light soft brownish/tanish color, but with "flecks" of what looks like the gold paint. Hard to describe, but pretty. Then the chair and ottoman is in a Paisley print containing deep chocolate brown, a medium light brown/tan (that matches the couches), a color that looks very much like the gold paint, and slight bit of blue that matches blue paint, and small hints of white. Gorgeous! And I am waiting til all is up for curtain color.... Oh, and my EC and end tables are a medium? cherry wood. Not real dark.
So, any thoughts/help on this? This is really important to get right. It's expensive (as hubby hired a painter for the first time) and I don't have a hubs who easily says do it over!
And, I would love to hear what others would do (without seeing of course) on curtain color.
Thanks in advance!
I am getting ready to repaint my livingroom, along with new carpet, furniture and window treatments. Complete overhaul. And, I am totally stepping out of my super conservative paint box. This house has never had anything other than off white, yellow, and pale pink. But I am wanting color now (we are actually repainting every room), and I "thought" I had decided on the paint for the LR.
I will give links to the paint colors, sorry I can't post them directly. (if someone else wants to I wouldn't mind, would be easier to visualize)
This will go on 3 walls.
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6129/
and this on 1 wall.
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6227/
And here is a group of pics someone posted of their house in the RG. In some, it does look "different" than others...Scroll down a bit.
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/decor/msg0313232926426.html
And the first pic here is the RG, and I think it looks great there.
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/decor/gal0908462822421.html
These samples are pretty close to true color, but prettier in real life. What I'm wanting help with is the gold. I found some reviews/pics, and one or two commentors said it can take on a green tint. I do NOT want or need that. So I'm wondering if anyone has used this or seen it in real life. For perspective, the carpet will be rich dark chocolate brown. The couch and loveseat are from Flexsteel, and I picked a fabric called Driftwood. It's basically a light soft brownish/tanish color, but with "flecks" of what looks like the gold paint. Hard to describe, but pretty. Then the chair and ottoman is in a Paisley print containing deep chocolate brown, a medium light brown/tan (that matches the couches), a color that looks very much like the gold paint, and slight bit of blue that matches blue paint, and small hints of white. Gorgeous! And I am waiting til all is up for curtain color.... Oh, and my EC and end tables are a medium? cherry wood. Not real dark.
So, any thoughts/help on this? This is really important to get right. It's expensive (as hubby hired a painter for the first time) and I don't have a hubs who easily says do it over!
And, I would love to hear what others would do (without seeing of course) on curtain color.
Thanks in advance!