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Plummy purple walls and pale grey carpet - what colour goes with both?

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QuimReaper · 14/12/2017 11:39

We've just done our bedroom in F&B 'Brinjal' and have a pale grey carpet. For accents (wall lights, picture frames, mirror frames, edging on bookcases) I've gone with gold, which looks beautiful with the purple, but now I want a little velvet chaise lounge type thing, and we also need new carpets, and I'm stuck on what colour will go with both carpet and walls!

I was thinking a sort of Champagney colour, but it's not that practical for the little sofa, and I'm not that sure about champagne + grey.

I wondered for the sofa about just sticking with grey, but I don't think that'll work for the curtains.

White would be the obvious, with white skirting + ceiling + above the picture rail but again, horribly impractical.

Any other bright ideas?

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QuimReaper · 14/12/2017 11:54

we also need new carpets

That was meant to say curtains!

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FaFoutis · 14/12/2017 11:56

Green. At least it does in my house.

user1471477415 · 14/12/2017 11:59

We have the same with yellow/gold accent peices

Feezles · 14/12/2017 14:41

We have plum with champagne and pale teal accents. Looks lovely. Think peacock colours.

Bamaluz · 14/12/2017 15:05

I also think teal.

JesusTapdancingChrist · 14/12/2017 15:07

Cheeky but any chance of a photo of your walls OP?

I've been on the verge of ordering Brinjal for my bedroom for months now but keep bottling it!

Gold or green sound good to me btw.

JoJoSM2 · 14/12/2017 16:33

We've got a similar wall colour in a guest bedroom. I've teamed it up with a cream/beige carpet, the bedside tables are gold and the lamps black with cream shades. The rug has got a bit of black and hints of colour (including purple and orange). The cushions are black and white and orange. There's a bit of natural wood (curtain rail and chair).

Mosaic123 · 15/12/2017 09:05

Would an old gold/mustard colour work?

QuimReaper · 15/12/2017 10:34

I wish I'd gone for a cream carpet, I wasn't brave enough, thought it might get wrecked if we decide to repurpose the rooms once we extend. Would've made life much easier!

Funnily enough I have cheap old teal lampshades, and I originally thought they clashed, but I was looking at them the other day and thinking that whilst a cream and gold shade would look more in-keeping, the colour match wasn't actually unpleasant. Mosaic that was something I bandied around too, but would it be a bit much in a whole sofa?

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QuimReaper · 15/12/2017 11:40

Jesus of course Xmas Grin

I bottled it for ages too but I'm thrilled with it, I think it looks fabulous! It's a darkish north-facing room so it can take it.

Plummy purple walls and pale grey carpet - what colour goes with both?
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RestingGrinchFace · 15/12/2017 11:43

A dirty link colour might work.

RestingGrinchFace · 15/12/2017 11:43

*pink

ArbitraryName · 15/12/2017 11:49

I’m in the teal camp too.

Allthebestnamesareused · 15/12/2017 12:00

Lime green

marywasneeavirgin · 15/12/2017 12:19

I'd definitely go with bright, lime green, teal, orange. It's a case of thinking outside the box. Walls look fab!

QuimReaper · 15/12/2017 17:25

Sorry for the weirdly wonky picture Blush

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QuimReaper · 15/12/2017 17:26

I'm really warming to the teal idea!

Is it OK to have everything else gold and just one pop of teal, or do I need a couple of other teal accents?

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healthyheart · 15/12/2017 17:29

Orange.

Ketzele · 17/12/2017 00:31

Mustard, olive, teal.

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