what color walls....

i hate asking paint questions, but i have ONE more room to paint

now for downstairs, our formal living room (flows into our office) looks like this:

but the wall to the left is gone now, so its an L-shaped room (ignore the mess please!)



what color should I paint it? (i am painting the same color in that corner part as well)

we are ordering leather couches in a chocolate color.

I was thinking a mauve or green (FH is against green though )

would mavue look OK againt the fireplace??

eta: there wont be beige carpet - there are hardwoods underneath we are having refinished.

Message edited 3/7/2007 8:56:20 AM.

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I would go wtih a light tan or goldish color with the dark furniture and fireplace. We painted our liv room Golden Tan by BM and it is sorta a yellow-ish, goldish, tan...works really nice with our wood moldings and furniture.

Would you consider painting the brick around the fireplace white? I think it would really pop in the room.

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IMO because of the brick you have to be careful with pink tones like Mauve...it may pull out weird tones in the brick. I think a great rich BM beige/tan/carmel color would be awesome with your chocolate sofas, then you can use pillows, window treatments & accessories in the color you like.

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the entire entryway, den (except for one red wall) and upstairs hallway is beige. im so sick of beige!

we dont want to paint the brick either.

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I would paint it a light sagey green color... I always like that color with brown leather.

ETA: what color are you painting the DR or is that staying beige?

Message edited 3/7/2007 9:03:02 AM.

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the whole L-shaped part is going to be one color. I like green, FH doesnt. but I think i'll win.

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Posted by Meaghan729

the whole L-shaped part is going to be one color. I like green, FH doesnt. but I think i'll win.

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I wouldnt do a mauve color.

I was going to suggest a warm tan / beige or a goldish yellow like BM's dorset gold or chestertown buff.

I think a light taupe shade would look nice also.

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what about a more khaki color? So it's somewhere btwn green/brown/beige.

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why not paint the wall on the right a green and the wall to the left a warm tan or vice versa? this will allow for room separation.

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If DH won't agree to a green, how about a shade of blue? It would look nice with the brown and won't interfere with the brick on the fireplace.

Message edited 3/10/2007 5:45:08 AM.

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I found some pics of rooms with brick & brown leather, or just brown leather so you can get more ideas
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I have chocolate leather in our basement TV room & I went w/the brown & blue
from christmas but you get the idea

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I would do the light green or anything light or neutral (Even though your sick of it)
um..and didn't Mike not like the cowgirl blue idea and now he likes it?

oh yeah and the woman is always right

when your done wanna come paint my whole house since your so inspired?