Which design do you prefer?

[SoTiredNeedHoliday]

I'm painting our front reception room which has a working fireplace (log burner) and is pretty traditional. It has white shutters on the windows and white shelves wither side of the fireplace. What scheme do you like best?
1 Dark& Cosy With the built in bookshelves &Cosy 2
Or
2 A bit of Colour

We have a light and white kitchen diner in the back of the house which is more modern.

Looking to add warmth and create a 'done' room.

1

2 is beautiful but is a bit generic and lacks personality. I think 1 is gorgeous, cozy, warm, different and more modern and will match your kitchen more.

The first one is lovely. If having only part of the wal painted, just paint alcoves rather than the chimney breast.

Cosy 2

thats even for both so far.....im leaning towards 1 ut am worried its too dark????

1dark and cosy

Our small sitting room is done very like your number 1 - except the blue on the walls is a bit darker. We have a fireplace, white bookshelves and woodwork and white blinds on the windows/window seat. Also wood floors and a colourful rug. It is really warm, cosy and is one of our favourite rooms in the house (also have a white/bright/modern kitchen at the back :))

I like them both how much natural light do you get in the room? If not much light and using it during the day I would go 2 but if using it more at night with the log burner on I would go 1.

I like a bit of colour. The dark and cosy theme is so instagram over done.

Mark my words - the dark navy/ teal walls with the yellow furnishings are going to be the grey of the future!

I like 1.

It's a little bit hard to compare when the photos are showing different aspects of the room, but choosing from those, definitely 1

1

@Hinckers

Mark my words - the dark navy/ teal walls with the yellow furnishings are going to be the grey of the future!

100%. I watch so many 'influe-beggers' and every single one of them has that scheme.

The forward trend is florals.

1

But both are good

I love 1

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We did 1 a few years ago and I'm bored of it already because everyone has it now! It is nice and cosy though but needs clever lighting. We have dark furniture and a wood burner but a white bay window and deep white skirting which brightens it up.

@Splattherat

I like them both how much natural light do you get in the room? If not much light and using it during the day I would go 2 but if using it more at night with the log burner on I would go 1.

Agree. 1 will be lovely on a cosy winter's evening, but might be a bit gloomy during the daytime.

We have something approaching 1 but in dark green and I love it so I say 1 (but making my bias clear!).

We do have a lot of light though, would be gloomy without that maybe.

Yes we could only go 2 in our front room as it has very little natural light.

1. It's lovely.

we have a fair amount of natural light in the room, especially from 12 onwards. Though on a winters day anything here looks gloomy.

Pollisers i'd love an image of your room it sounds fab!

miliehaus also i'd love an image of your room too to see what a green looks like.

Hinkers I take what you are saying as a fair point. Can you post some images which are more forward-looking? What would you do?

@LordOftheRingz

The forward trend is florals.

LordOftheRingz I'd love to see some images / posts of what these trends look like a room like in image 1.

I understand the navy theme has been around a bit, what else should I be looking to do?

1 for me. But I love bold dark colours, my house is full of them.