noodles
Minneapolis
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:10 pm Post subject: Guestroom colors |
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Hey everybody, new to the forum here. I’m an avid vegetable gardener, and stumbled upon this place. I’ve got an interior design challenge to put out there.
My wife and I live with our two dogs in a 3 bedroom home. We’re in the middle of redecorating/redesigning the other two bedrooms.
The larger of the two has served as an “office” until very recently. We’ve decided to transform it to a guestroom. We have an oak futon with a bright red bed set, as well as two coordinating red curtains for the window. I also have an oak nightstand. For the other side of the room, I’m looking to go this route:
IKEA | Living room storage | Bookcases | EXPEDIT | Bookcase
The red baskets that go with will coordinate well with the bed and curtains.
So here are some pics to give you an idea. (this all admittedly looks like hell right now)
My first big question is…what to paint the walls? Also, what wood style to get the bookcase. The oak futon and nightstand go well together…should I go for a birch veneer for the case (which is lighter than the oak nightstand), or contrast it with black? The trim and windows are white...should I go white?
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marlingardener
Central Texas, zone 8
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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How about painting the walls a very light grey, and using a darker grey for the trim?
The bookcase should either be oak, or the birch veneer. Black is a dust catcher, and no matter how often you dust, it will look dusty within an hour (ask me about my computer console!).
The curtains look as if you could catch them to one side and have an undercurtain of white lace or sheer for daytime. You'd still give your guests privacy, but less of a "closed-in" feeling.
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noodles
Minneapolis
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Ooh, I like the idea of a grey for the walls. I'm not sure if I'm up for painting all the trim too, but we'll see.
You can see from the close-up of the comforter, there's some grey in that tree-branch pattern. This might work well. Thanks!
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dawg803
Southeast USA
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:49 pm Post subject: reply |
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I think that a light gray would work well... if not gray then I would do a beige color. Even though it is close to white I think it would still make a big difference!
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marlingardener
Central Texas, zone 8
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Noodles, I'm glad you liked the suggestion. With the warm color red in the curtains and comforter, you definitely need a cool color to offset and contrast.
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louise
Birmingham
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I'd suggest a green - a shade like the in the bottom picture on this page would go really well I think:
http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/shades-of-green-paint.html
But if you like the idea of grey, are you perhaps after more neutral colours? I just like bright colours personally, so long as they are not too over powering...
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crismacana
Cebu, Philippines
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:23 am Post subject: |
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You can paint the walls green or purple. It looks good together with red. 
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dalmadarling
Bay Area, California
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:38 am Post subject: |
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Love the expedit!
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kathyd
Southern New Jersey
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This might sound odd, but scout out china shops and antique shops always looking for your red in combination with other colors. Art magazines are another source to use. I once decorated a whole room using the color combination on a plate that I thought beautiful. It made everything easy to have that plate in front of me to match.
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dytecture
Calgary
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:33 am Post subject: |
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I would try something neutral but within the same color family as the red, maybe a lighter shade
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SusieQ07
Florida
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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except for some featured walls in wallpaper, my home is all white, walls, ceilings and even berber carpet, I prefer to bring color in with furnishings, wt's etc. this is my guest suite:
one end:
( photo / image / picture from SusieQ07's Garden )
The other end:
( photo / image / picture from SusieQ07's Garden )
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Carol Blue-Garcia
Harlingen, TX
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Some of the paint supply and box store web sites have a program that you can use to try the colors on your wall with virtual paint. It gives you an idea of what the color you choose will look like after you have painted. Try that.
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stewartlaura67
Andover MA
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I was also going to suggest Blue-Grey combination. Grey goes very well with any sorts of furniture. Go for cool colors. As someone suggested above keep flooring darker than the ceiling to get spacious feel.
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lynnbrwn6@gmail.com
Virginia
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: reply |
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| dawg803 wrote: | | I think that a light gray would work well... if not gray then I would do a beige color. Even though it is close to white I think it would still make a big difference! |
I think gray is a very good suggestion. Or some color to bring the red down a little. i like warm colors myself like brick red and browns
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