zuzu's petals
Silly Old Bat
Joined: 19 Oct 2006
Posts: 2571
Location: Coastal N.Carolina ~zone 8~ (Map)
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Hi Steve. Congratulations on your new condo.
I have to confess that I really do love
the crisp, spa-like quality of white bath and bed linens, in most any setting,
but perhaps especially when the wall colors are very strong, like yours.
A second alternative, for me, would be to choose
soft pastel versions of the same tones that are on the walls in the respective rooms
(assuming availability, of course  ),
soft colors that would harmonize rather than compete with those stronger shades.
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Stephen M. Smith
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Joined: 01 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:18 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the quick reply, zuzu. White is easy, and sounds good to me. The current owner has dark brown linens everywhere, so I assume he (or his decorator) thinks dark brown matches both bright yellow and semi-pale green.
What do you think about his dark brown bedding?
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katsback
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 19 Mar 2007
Posts: 445
Location: odessa,MO zone 6
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whew, a bit wild for me , you need a toner,lol.congrads on the place, id go for more neutral colors..enjoy!
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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: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:32 am Post subject: |
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Ummm , although the dark brown appeals to the chocolate lover in me, 
I personally wouldn't have chosen it for the linens, 
I suppose my taste is more traditional in that respect.
Crisp white cotton is pretty hard to beat, in my book. 
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Gizmo
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Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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Location: Fl. (Map)
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:34 am Post subject: |
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Hello Steve and welcome to the garden.
Zuzu has the rite idea (soft pastel). For a man's Condo but still nice for the ladys would be stripes on towels with softer color then the walls. I found very nice ones with pale green,tan and lite blue. I was looking for something togo with green. Worked out great.
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Primsong
Flower of the Shire
Joined: 15 Apr 2006
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Location: Oregon (Map)
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The dark chocolate brown works for me - reminds me of chocolate mint. Could use some mint-hued throw pillows on the bed and something with a brown frame on the wall to bring it together, though. Hm!
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Stephen M. Smith
Just Arrived
Joined: 01 Apr 2007
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OK, I'm going to print this thread out and take it w/me to Bloomingdales next week. Opinions from friends and family didn't help me much at all, b/c I got way too many of them and they were all over the map. I figure anyone who reads and posts in a forum like this is automatically more qualified than them.
At some point I'll probably be asking for opinions on new color ideas for those colored walls. I'd never seen rooms like this that are essentially "two-toned", w/3 off-white walls and 1 that's distinctly colored. I like it, but would not have picked those green or bright yellows....
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