What colours do I use in my house if I want to make it look chic and modern? ?

Question

We are renting in this cold home which is painted off-white or cream in colour plus we have wooded doors that leads into the living room. Its an open plan too. We cannot repaint it. Please advise me on what I can add to the living room to make it look bright,chic and modern?

Answer 1

colors like deep orange and red, steel blue, and bright green (anjou pear) are really in right now. you'll be able to find those colors at a lot of different stores so that you can mix and match. peir one has a lot of colorful and modern things. plus, they're not that exspensive! you can add color in the form of art work, lamps, floral arrangements, throws, rugs, and don't be shy about buying furniture in bold colors! also, you should think about using different textures to make things appear more interesting.

Answer 2

bright?

well, from experience (with my painfully artistic mother), "when in doubt. ikea."

if you've got time, hop over to ikea and get inspired (hopefully) but the modern designs that they display there.

if not, subscribe to their catalog. it's a designers wet dream. :]

Answer 3

Modern: black and white

Have lots of simple, squarish, modern furniture in black and white colors! You can buy lots of modern stuff at Ikea.

Good luck!:)

Answer 4

By the way, there is a home/decorating section.

My advice is to pick several accent colors after you decide on your furniture. You'll probably need to do some trial and error to see what colors work best for you. For my living room, I am using blue and white with a bit of yellow as an accent, and brown leather furniture. That works for me.... Just pick out items that are simple but distinctive. Come up with a design scheme that you like (I wanted my living room to look like a home in the Greek isles) and then go from there. If you google home decor, you'll come up with tons of results. Good luck!  

Answer 5

Don't usu the bright color, try the calm color in house...

Answer 6

get a paint gun... shoot every where call it a work of art!