What color to paint our living/dining area!?

Question

We had our hearts set on painting our room an heirloom red but we just bought this couch:

http://www.vcf.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?partNumber=1176412

I have a feeling the red won't work :(

So what colors should we consider? We prefer bold but I have a feeling we will have to tone it down a bit.

Answer 1

Did you see on vcf the button for "view in room" where you can see the couch in a real room? The color they chose for it was interesting, a pale green. I agree with their idea of a pale color.

As much as I love heirloom red, it needs to be forgotten for a while. It has become super mainstream now and over used and improperly used so I fear that within a year or 2 you would be sick of it. The trends are towards lighter, nature airy colors now. We don't like to admit it but we are influenced by the trends whether we realize it or not.