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Looking for paint colour ideas for sitting room

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12345kbm · 06/04/2020 21:34

Looking for a neutral/natural sitting room emulsion. Not sure if I should continue a green theme I seem to be following right now as have just painted my bedroom Tranquil Dawn which is green and my kitchen is Olive. Or, if I should move towards a bluish colour.

Colours I like so far is Rainy Days (pictured) which is a blue/grey colour. I'm not looking for anything dark, a little bit moody is fine but not too oppressive. There's lots of natural light. Sofas are charcoal coloured. Floor is lightish wood.

Any ideas?

Looking for paint colour ideas for sitting room
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Bubbletrouble43 · 06/04/2020 21:46

I love that colour in the pic, I think it will go really well with charcoal coloured soft furnishings too . I wouldn't go for another green, I went mad for blues in my house and when I did one room too many i went off all of them! Only our spare bedroom is blue now ( blueberry white , dulux, an extremely pastel pale blue that looks great with our charcoal carpets)

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Maydayredalert · 06/04/2020 21:49

That's a lovely colour! It looks a little like f&b green blue (but I had it colour mixed so was cheaper). I used it in my porch but it may be a little dark. A suggestion, anyway!

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12345kbm · 06/04/2020 23:05

Hmmm I might go for that then.

@Bubbletrouble43 I get that re all the blues! I was trying to follow advice which is to see the whole house as one unit rather than separate rooms so I was trying to make them all work together. But I'm really getting sick of green now so I think you're right.

@Maydayredalert I do really like F&B green blue and was considering it but it's a tad darker than I want.

Thank you both! I'll go for this then. That was easy. (not easy at all - have spent weeks looking at colours...)

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Folicky · 07/04/2020 06:00

I have a lot of sage, pale green and a lot of light wood (mainly ash). The only thing I'd say is that it can look a bit cold. I have added wallpaper to a wall which has a reddish/maroon/brown flower here and there and that has warmed the place up!
That's my only caution.

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12345kbm · 07/04/2020 08:36

@Folicky thanks. Your place sounds similar to mine. I was worried about it being a bit cold as well but I think accessories can help.

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