New newly painted basement apt. needs accent color.?

Question

I have a huge basement apartment that I have just painted all white. (it was two tone lime green with a wainscotting board when I moved in) It is looking huge and gorgeous now. I have used the open concept and treating it like a loft...........with low ceilings!!! about 6 feet high.

Now so far I have used all blacks, whites, greys and silvers. The gas fireplace chimney is black and the bar which is my kitchen table is also painted high gloss black (has stainless steel bar stools) with the kitchen cupboards the same. Very kewl hardware as well.

I added food grade stainless steel to the counter tops and it looks great. The back splash is magnetic metal and very useful. The old refrigerator is now wallpapered in an anygliptic paper and painted silver, huge improvement. I curtained off the entry way with triple fullness for privacy and used 'I' beam for easy opening.

Now for my question, what color should I use for an accent color to add some real punch? I want it sophisticated with a funky twist. The kitchen has a picture of an old Jazz Singer in a black frame hanging from a ribbon over the sink with 'Jazz Cafe' in wood letters around it. So you have a feel for what I have done now I need a punch of color.

What do you suggest? Thanks for any ideas.

Answer 1

1] how about the colors in the Jazz Singer?

2] or add favorite bright or vivid color[s] to the apt. -

hot pink

cherry or tomato red

peach or coral [ not orange = too Halloween ]

lemon

lime or kelly

turquoise

sky or smoke blue

lavender or purple

3] in accessories -

drapes or curtains

bedding

pillows

lamps, shades

sidechair

ornaments

art, wall hangings

candles, candlesticks

4] or mix it up a bit - example;

lots of red in living area, with a bit of yellow and blue; lot of yellow in kitchen with a bit of blue and red; lots of blue in bed area with a bit of red and yellow.

Answer 2

pepsi blue or coca-cola red.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

your room sounds great - very cool and sophisticated

With all those sharp colors, I think you need a fresh, bold color as an accent - I think a bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright turquoise, or even a lime green (if you can bear to go there again - lol) would work really well.

Only choose one of the colors as an accent - to give the greatest 'punch' - and as they are all bright colors, you shouldn't need too much of whichever you choose.

So, basically just choose whichever of these appeals to you the most:

Answer 5

wow, it sounds like you have made huge improvements! i just painted my room a mint-chocolate-chip without the chocolate chip color, if you know what i mean; that might actually look nice & refreshing with all the monotones in your basement. but i think red would also look really nice. maybe like some shaggy red accent rugs or an art piece that uses mainly red. but i'm pretty sure any color would go with all the black, white & silvers. good luck!

Answer 6

Candy Apple Red Dots or swirls