bcchronic Just Arrived

Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 4
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:57 am Post subject: What color furnitnure wil go well with black leather couches |
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Hey everyone just moved into a new place and going to be purchasing new furniture for this place pretty soon. Just looking for some advice as to what color of furntiure(coffe table, rug, paintings, dining table,etc)would go well with black leather couches on hard wood floors? My living $ dining room are in 1 room( 14 x 12) feet. Here is a pic of how im thinking of setting it up....its in the link... just looking for some advice on twhat type of colors I should get the remaing furntiure in.
http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j302/bcchronik/?action=view¤t=livingroom.jpg
Cheers
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bcchronic Just Arrived

Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 4
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:45 am Post subject: |
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i for got to add my walls are all white around
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Frank Happy Gardening

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Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 8709 Location: Malmö, Sweden
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Hi bcchronic and welcome to the community
Now to your question but it's kind of hard to answer without a photo to work with. What colour are you hard wood floors? If you can get a photo posted we would be able to give our suggestions much easier. We could possibly guess blind by a photo would help a lot
Hope you can get one posted.
// Frank
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bcchronic Just Arrived

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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:41 am Post subject: |
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sweet thanks i will send a pic tommorow
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Frank Happy Gardening

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Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 8709 Location: Malmö, Sweden
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:06 am Post subject: |
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That's great bcchronic, I really hope we can answer your question for you.
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toni Mistress of Garden Junque

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Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Posts: 4505 Location: North Texas (Map)
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Hi bcchronic, first of all welcome to the Stew from north Texas.
Almost everything goes with black whether it is furniture or clothes. You might want to start with deciding what feel you want the room to have. Comfy and calm, a place where you can sit quietly alone or visiting with friends.....or a more vibrant room where you feel energy when you enter it. I recently saw a bedroom that was mostly black and browns with dark gold and sage green accents, very calming and restful.
If you put black with primary colors, (red, blue, yellow) you could end up with a room that makes you feel more on edge than comfy.
Do you like the look of chrome and glass? Or wood? Or maybe wood with wrought iron?
I suggest you start roaming thru furniture stores of all kinds or go to the library and look thru design magazines or books and get an idea of what you really like.
Don't go with colors or styles that are this seasons must have designs, you may end up hating them next season when the fashion changes. Go with colors and styles you really like.
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zuzu's petals Silly Old Bat
 Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 2571 Location: Coastal N.Carolina ~zone 8~ (Map)
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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Hiya bcchronic, I'm looking forward to seeing your next post with the photo.
I expect that I approach decorating much the same way as Toni.
It seems to me that the next question is what sort of "style" appeals to you?
Modern? Traditional? Minimal? Cozy? . . . ?
Color, and furniture style, will help you to establish a decor that reflects your taste.
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azw1879 On The Way Up

Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 177
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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I saw a room done in which furniture using black and chrome was used to go with the black suite, including chrome/silver frames around black and white images on the white walls. Looked fantastic.
C.J.
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eileen Moderator & Resident Taxonomist

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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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I think the coffee table looks great Bcchronic but, sorry, I don't like the rug I'm afraid. I'd be tempted to go for something a bit brighter myself. Red, yellow or orange all look good with black and white but ultimately the choice of colour has to be to your taste not mine.
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Paintgoddess Just Arrived

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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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I have a black couch, a black La-Z-Boy and a black Ottoman. I added playful throw pillows of mostly the primary colors. Furniture I have to go with it are a glass coffee table, an aged wicker storage and a red bar stools which matched one of my pillows. Just to give you an idea, not really telling you to do the same but just wanted to show you how having black couches can be the safest to accentuate. Good luck!
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CritterPainter Knows Their Stuff

 Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 1169 Location: Washington State
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
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My mom definitely likes a classy look, and her furniture is black. She added end & coffee tables in a medium-color wood with simple lines, and there is a soft green rug, and a green window scarf, green in her paintings and green plants (real ones, not fake) Then she punched it all up with translucent red glass accents (candleholders, vases, and such) and put deep red pillows behind the green ones on her couch. The connecting dining room is mostly neutrals, but with a dramatic red curtain. Looks very nice & classy.
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SusieQ On The Way Up

 Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 243 Location: Florida USA (Map)
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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modern wood and glass tops, animal print rug under glass top table would be great!
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