I need advice for wall and window treatment color?

Question

I have a tan sofa and burgundy red chair. I have an area rug (room size) in a somewhat traditional pattern of burgundy red, tan, gold and some Turquoise blues. My woods are dark mahogany. My walls are currently a light beige with milk chocolate trim, and the doors are dark chocolate brown. my current window treatments are roman shades in a paisley that is shades of tan, brown, reds, and blues (I made them). I am thinking of a light turquoise blue for the walls and a darker turquoise for drapes over the roman shades. Room is small. I am trying to go from a slightly traditional look to a somewhat contemporary look. Any suggestions, or critiques?

Answer 1

drapes are more traditional than contemporary, whereas the roman shades are contemporary, but not the paisly print.  Get rid of the rug and replace with a more contemporary styled rug with lines/shapes. .....I would paint the walls a taupe color with one wall black with the sofa on that wall.

Answer 2

I think you have a great idea of pulling a different color out of your rug and using it on your walls.  It will make your whole room seem like a totally different living space.  I suggest you check out the color called "Tranquil Aqua #7611" from Sherwin William's.  They have a visualizer on their web site so you can paint their walls before painting your own.  I tried other turquoise paint colors on their web site, and this is my favorite, to go with mahogany wood and a burgundy chair.  The sofa color is neutral, so we know it will match that.  I chose the living room with the furniture that looked most like mahogany and then I made the sofas burgundy in color to get the best idea of what Tranquil Aqua will look like on your walls.  Here's the web site to see the color I chose for your room:  Good luck!!!

http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/

Answer 3

play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to find something that you like. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the "painted" rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:

http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/

I think a gray wall color like "gibraltar" (# 6257) would look terrific with the turquoise curtains. IMHO, if you were to do two tones of turquoise it would be a bit too much.

You can also take a photo of your house & upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:

http://www.roomvues.com/

You can get color suggestions & they'll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.