Colour schemes with beige

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DP and I are moving into our first unfurnished flat. We are keen make it look 'put together' rather than a random assortment of furniture and decorations, but neither of us really know anything about design.

The flat has dark beige carpets and ivory walls throughout. Can anyone suggest what colours we should be looking at for things like sofas?

More generally, does anyone have any tips for furnishing/decorating a first flat?

Bump?

Have a look on dulux/farrow and ball websites. Click on colours that are close to the carpets/walls and there will be schemes with stronger colours mixed in. Go with what you like the look of best, then search Pinterest or instagram for rooms with those paint colours and look at other design elements.

Or just wander round and buy crap that you like until it looks good

For big pieces of furniture look on eBay-it’s amazing how little time people keep seriously expensive stuff!

(Same goes for curtains)

I think you could get away with green, blues, teal, red, dark grey.

Thank you all. You've definitely given me a starting point!

See if your local area has a Facebook 'gifting and giving' or marketplace, have a look and see if there is a local Freecycle and most of all have a look at car boot sales. Either buy stuff you both really like, regardless of colour, style or design, for an eclectic and quirky look (my preference!) or only splash out properly on good quality long lasting pieces that you intend to have for years. You need to find out what you like, so have a look on Pinterest for inspiration - just search for living room inspiration, or similar and see what appeals to you.