Room Design Idea: Green Walls - Taupe Sofa

GREEN IS IN !! The decorating industry is abuzz with "Go Green" slogan. If you are thinking of painting your living room, green is the way to go. But remember do not go overboard, that is the 1st rule of decorating. Whether you are going to stick to monotone scheme or pair it with other colors, do not overdo the green.

Check out the picture above. To balance the green walls and the lovely pastel green chair, every thing else in the room is neutral. Even though the chair is in green color, its much lighter than the wall color, this adds drama to to the room. If you've picked the primary color for your room, do not stop there! You still need to pick the secondary colors for your room. Here, my color scheme is Green-Taupe-Black.

Most of us try to stay away from black...But black in small doses adds sophistication to any decor. How about adding black wall art to your living room ? It works great in the space above and the reason is that Green Chair !! The black wall-art draws your attention to the gorgeous pastel green chair kept against it. When selecting decorative accent pieces for your room, always bear in mind what its going to be placed on and what will be around it. And those are the colors you don't want to get. For example, the vase for the coffee table above, could not be black or taupe as it would completely disappear and not make any statement. So then what color? Green? But, that would have been predictable. So how about a vase which has some colors from the canvas hanging above the Taupe Sofa. Voila! Vase in shades of Green-Blue-Yellow, perfect solution to common dilemma.

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Still not sure ? Steal the design idea above. But the million dollar question is where to get the same furnishings, the decorative accents and what paint color to use? so here you go...

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Coffee Table - Tema 9003.619649 9003.278891 - Kyoto 2 Tops Coffee Table $411(approx) allcoffeetables.com

Sofa - Martha Stewart with Bernhardt Putnam Tufted Sofa $1299-$1799(approx) Macys.com

Chair - Chloe Chair green $549(approx) macys.com
Black Wall Art - Languishing Drifters Giclee Print $249-$350 ballarddesigns.com

Blue-Green Art - Individual Mesmercado Hand-Painted Canvas $249 each (approx) ballarddesigns.com

Resin Budha - resin buddha $20(approx) Pier1.com

Decorative Vase - Decorative Glass Bowl Vase $30-$35(approx.) Pier1.com

Floor Lamp - Brushed Steel Floor Lamp $129.99(approx.) Pier1.com

Table Lamp - Black Crystal Lamp $149.98(approx.) Pier1.com

Black & White Pillow - DwellStudio for Target Lattice Decorative Pillow $24.99(approx) Target.com

Blue & Green Pillow - Swirl Oblong Pillows $14.98-$30(approx) Pier1.com

Paint Color - Benjamin Moore Grasslands 502

Decorative Pillows by ryZal

Decorating Dilemma: If you have a decorating dilemma, do not hesitate, write to me a quick note or a comment, I will be glad to help.

Decorate around Beige Sofa, Green Walls

Hi there. Don't you love the living room above!! Me too! I am always looking for decorating tricks for small spaces. And here the decorators have used beige sofa which is even better. As most of us end up getting beige sofas 'coz we like to play safe with colors - so this blog even answers all your questions on "What do I do with my beige sofa ?"

Check out the living room picture above (courtesy HGTV) - the living room is actually quite small no more than 7 x 10. The trick with any small space is to keep the color scheme simple. Paint the walls in nice green [Benjamin Moore: 2145-30] or blue [Benjamin Moore: 2136-60] or yellow[Benjamin Moore: 2022-50] color. Keep the furniture, drapes and pictures in the room in neutral shades (beige, brown, black, white etc) . To spice up the sofas, add nice accent pillows in the hues of the wall color (so green pillows if green walls) and spice up the coffee table with something green, even a book with green cover would do. For pictures stick to black and white - black & white always adds drama and class to any living room. If you are wondering about where to get the pictures from, well I am a huge fan of HomeGoods - or try any home retailer that sells brands at lower prices. For pillows, I generally find my pillows at Pier1.

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