What colour sofas?

[Colourmylife1]

Please help! I have no idea how to put colours together. Following a long painful divorce the house is finally mine and I want to make it my own. The room is large, south-facing with high ceilings and elaborate cornicing. It's currently decorated in Autumn colours with dark green sofas but I'd like it to be light and bright and a bit more modern. I can start from scratch other than the carpet which annoyingly is a warm harvest colour when I'd really like something cool and Scandi. Does anyone have any suggestions - short of tearing a good carpet up? Thanks in advance!

Anyone? I know you all have better idea about colour than me!

How about cream washable covers? You can make it cosy in winter and airy in summer. I'm thinking ikea - then you get more covers too.

Thanks for your response Penelope. I like the idea of cream. I no longer have children at home or any pets so it might even be a realistic option. Am I right in thinking that as the carpet is a warm colour I need to pick a warm colour? I told you I have no eye for these things!

Oh, I don't know I'm afraid, but someone else will tell us soon!

I would reconsider keeping the carpet - it's a fairly strong colour to be tied to - you don't need an ultra hardwearing (high cost) one if it's just you. If you get a pale loop or weave then you can build up your furniture from there and if you stick with a cream/white palette you can't go wrong. You can then add in accent colours if it looks too stark. Despite their popularity I've found greys tricky due to lilac/blue undertones, hence my love of white!

www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-wool-rich-flecked-45oz-twist-carpet/p1209362#media-overlay_show
My Photo maybe made the carpet look a little more orange than it actually is.
Sarah I have thought of that but is would be a last resort as I am on a budget and don't expect to be in the house much more than 5 years as it is too big for me. I agree it would open up my options enormously so I might try to get an estimated cost. It's a big floor area though!

I should have said - I think this is the carpet i have although it's almost 20 years old now!

And this is the correct colour. It's Harvest. Sorry you can tell I'm new to linking!
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