This is a Cry For Help
I would be so very bad if I had to substitute as a designer for "Trading Spaces". Now, I could do "Clean Sweep" with my eyes closed. (The decluttering and organizing part, that is.) But this decorating thing has me stumped.
I posted earlier about our painting dilemma in the kitchen and living rooms. Because both rooms are connected and are high traffic rooms, I wanted them to blend a bit. I'm willing to be a bit bolder with color in the dining room, but in the living room I was hoping for more neutral colors. (Off of the living room are also 2 hallways and the entry foyer.) My pictures for the living room and kitchen are nature pictures, mostly; lots of greens and a bit of purple.
I thought this sage-y color looked pretty, so tried it out. Braden walked in and said: "I was hoping for a bright, cheery yellow." That would be nice, but I just don't see it working in the kitchen. As I thought about it, the kitchen should be bright and cheery! Sage isn't bright and cheery.
So now I'm stuck. I think I'm overthinking this. I would love, love, love some feedback, please. All opinions are welcome.
Here are photos of how thing look right now. If you click on each individual photo you'll get a larger picture with a bit more detail.
3 Comments:
Love the sage. Yellow for the kitchen is just so...expected. Maybe you can keep the sage and incorporate some yellow accessories. Get a copy of Van Gogh's Sunflowers and that will brighten things up while still going well with the sage.
Best wishes!
visitor from WTM board
The color of the stool cover? That wine/maroon-ish color? That's what I'd do. But I like extremes (e.g., dark, dark or BRIGHT, BRIGHT). Our kitchen is the latter: white appliances, sand/pink countertops and cabinets, white floor. I inherited it from the previous owner; it was all new. Hardly worth ditching for "my vision." I (*gasp*) stenciled the room in green leaves and wine/maroon-ish flowers. Added a few dark accents. Voila! It works.
Good luck with the redesign.
MFS
Thanks for the ideas. MFS, I like dar, dark or bright, bright too...at other people's homes....when they've done the brilliant color matching. I think I'm worried of choosing an ugly color and ending up with a room that's dark, dark or bright, bright and ugly too. :)
I think I'm overthinking it. Both of you mentioned accenting with colors, though, and I think that may be the key.
Thanks!
Hillary
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