does this color coordination go? *UPDATE* With Pics!!

i am afraid of the outcome of this answer

but if i have a Navy blue carpet. and want to paint the walls Chocolate brown and have a light blue accent wall.. will that go?

i just assumed it would because of a lighter shade of the "blue" category.


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UPDATE----- 7/8/09

well we did it!! some pics!

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and AFTER!!

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Re: does this color coordination go?

maybe, but would depend on the shade of the lighter blue.......

any pictures?

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I think it would go, but the navy rug and the chocolate on the walls will make this room very dark. Is that the look you are going for? How big is the room? How much natural light is coming into the room? This is rug just any area rug or wall-to-wall carpet?

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Here are some pics to give you some ideas for the room. Sorry they aren't Dining Rooms.


check out this link





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I hope these help to start you thinking about what you can do.

Do you already have DR furniture? What color is it?

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I personally think it would end-up being too dark....

also, substantially different shades of the same color (dark and light blue) may compete with one another rather than complement.

Instead of beige, why not a light grey? It would make the room look very different from the rest of the beige walls in the house (cool vs warm), yet the grey would complement the navy well and the room would remain bright and airy.

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Posted by JldDolphin


ok, how about this. Go get paint chips of different lighter blue colors. Find different shades of lighter blues and bring those home. Look at the blue chips against the navy carpet and see what compliments the carpet. Than my thought is to paint three walls the lighter blue color you pick and the accent wall is the Chocolate Brown color. Than you can use Chocolate Brown and white decor for your accessories. HTH!

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I would do a very light blue on 3 walls and the wall that gets hit with the most light from the window do the chocolate brown, it doesnt matter what accent wall you choose, then go with more chocolate and dark blue accents to even out flow of the room.

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Posted by wannabemom

I personally think it would end-up being too dark....

also, substantially different shades of the same color (dark and light blue) may compete with one another rather than complement.

Instead of beige, why not a light grey? It would make the room look very different from the rest of the beige walls in the house (cool vs warm), yet the grey would complement the navy well and the room would remain bright and airy.

i know, i was thinking of it being too dark too.. i love the idea though.. thats why i am glad i asked!

i was thinking about Gray too at one time.. but i didnt think that would go with navy.. i guess it does ??
i am sooo bad at this.. can't ya tell?!!

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Posted by wannabemom



by the way, what does your dining set look like? I presume it's wood... is it stained? dark? light? or painted?

Also, what style is it? traditional? contemporary? I think a pic of the furniture would really help posters give you great advice. there are a lot of amateur interior decorators on this board with good taste

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I totally agree with gray... It's just as neutral as beige!

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in the pic, it looks like the seats have a blue/grey/beige/cream material?

Since the room isn't flooded with light from the window, I think very light grey, or a rich cream color would work well. You could also get a light grey that has a hint of blue in it......

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OK the Navy represents your carpet, the beige represents your beige wall that is already there and in your LR and the new light gray could be the new color in the room. Or you could go lighter with the gray on the paint chip. The gray sort of looks like a lighter blue, so maybe you are still getting the idea you had, but with a little bit of a twist. Than you can find some art work that has gray, navy and cream/beige in it and it will pull the rooms together. Maybe some beige/cream pieces in the DR to pull from the beige in the other rooms. HTH!

And I found this pic from ThisYoungHouse.com
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This is a navy & gray rug for inspiration.

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awesome! you guys rock!
Jen, i dont know what i would do without you

i plan on getting a few swatches soon . hopefully this week!

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Let us know what you pick.

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i need to go off the beaten path here...
yellow...

i know, i know, weird. but, it certainly would "match" and be a complete and total change!

hey Jenn, can you do a color pallette for that? let me see if i can...
(i don't know how to attach the photo in a post. i am going to try it.)


eta: not a room, but still color inspiration...

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linky

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navy yellow and gray


Ok, I'll stop now.

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Hadn't thought about yellow. Deanna, yellow would be a nice pop of color. Navy carpet, gray on the walls and than use the yellow for the pop of a color. You could put one thing that is yellow in the LR (like a vase maybe) to make the rooms coordinate. Great idea Rachel.

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oh wow.. Rachel and Jen, that could work too!

so what if i did gray , and a yellow accent wall? would that work? so i can use both colors?

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i would ONLY do an accent wall in yellow. my kitchen (entire thing) is yellow, while I LOVE it, some people don't ... your DH might have an issue with yellow, but i think it is soothing, cheery and FUN!

Watch the yellow you use. the picture of the wicker chair of the yellow and blue is my absolute FAV!!

good luck!