Decorating sense?

Question

Tell me what you think about these themes...

Kitchen--black, white, and silver/chrome

Bathroom--darkish red, darkish blue, and white

Livingroom--teal, brown and white OR cream

Bedroom--I'm kinda undecided on this one, I was thinking oranges, cremes, and yellows

Answer 1

Kitchen: black, white and silver are fine.  You might be a little better off with black and cream so it doesn't look too '80s.  There's a fine line there, be careful.  It can also depend on the accessories and if you are planning to use black and white flooring too.

Bathroom: Sounds a little patriotic.  If you do have some americana type accessories, use cream instead of white.  If that is not the reason you are picking those colors, maybe change them.  Dark room colors are awesome except if this is a bathroom that you get ready in.  The dark colors could make you think you look different than you do.  Then you step outside on a sunny day and people are pointing and laughing at you, especially if you wear make-up.  Otherwise they might be pointing and laughing at your girlfriend.  If this is not a 'get ready in' bathroom, go with one of the dark colors, but maybe just pick one.

Livingroom:  Teal, brown and white/cream make a nice look.  FYI: they tend to have that 'vintage/retro' look when used together.  Make sure thats the look you want.

Bedroom:  Don't use yellow and orange, pick one.  Otherwise it might be harde to find stuff that goes.  There are some awesome orange colors out there these days-brownish based ones.  I don't have my paint-dex handy, but Behr has a nice color called IcedTea that I have used in everything from livingrooms to kitchens to bedrooms for clients.  And even not Iced Tea exactly, but if you go to Home Depot and find it, you'll know what color family I'm talking about.

Answer 2

Kitchen sounds cool.

Bathroom- i would go with lighter shades of the colors you picked to keep the room bright and airy feeling. (bathrooms tend to be small and don't have good lighting-dark walls will only intensify these)

Livingroom sounds cool.

Bedroom- again i would go with light shades of the colors you chose. (you want your place of rest to be soothing and peaceful-to bright of a color will feel busy)