Decorating Color Help?

Question

We're moving into a new home, and I have a few questions on decor. We are renting, so we can not paint or add wall paper, or do anything irreversible without approval.

The bathroom is 50's-style - with sea foam green tiling up to eye level, and white walls above that. The trim is white. The base of the cabinet sink is wood (dark brown) - naturally, this is not my dream bathroom! However, I want to know which color (s) would make it look it's best. We both love chocolate brown, but I am dubious about how it would look with the seafoam. I am just wondering what colors of curtain/rug/towels/acessories to get, mainly. We could prob. add a border, too.

The living room is...interesting. The living and dining room are painted a country blue color down to the chair rail, after which the walls are white to the floor. What do I do with this? What color accents? We are buying a new couch - what color? The carpet is white.

Answer 1

Hmm, well I don't know if I'm much of a help but sea foam green and the brown cabinets could look good with a cream color or even a nice blue.

If your like a soft look for your living room you could add some brown, or if you want a pretty look even yellow. But it wuld look really nice with a brown couch and some blue pillows!

Answer 2

I suggest you get a patterned carpet - not a white one -- that matches all the color accents of your home. If you need to get one here's a link of a good online area rugs store:

http://www.rugsdoneright.com