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Do these colour combos work, or look mental?

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SleepIsForLosers · 23/10/2021 20:37

I’d love some opinions on these furniture colour combinations if possible please! I really like this sofa and am currently waiting for a good sale to come along so in the meantime am considering what armchair and footstool to go with it. I like the idea of contrasting colours but end up doubting myself. What do you think about these combos?

Do these colour combos work, or look mental?
Do these colour combos work, or look mental?
Do these colour combos work, or look mental?
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Alwayswonderedwhy · 23/10/2021 20:43

Those colours work well. I'd definitely include some mustard with that sofa and pale pink would work too.
The rug in the last picture is lovely but is more of a boho look, I don't think it goes with the furniture.

MyOtherProfile · 23/10/2021 20:47

The middle picture is too drab. I like the last one best. The rug pulls it all together.

dudsville · 23/10/2021 20:50

I think the last rug queries really well to shake the formality up a bit. Love your choices op!

dudsville · 23/10/2021 20:51

That should say it works well!

upupandawaytoday · 23/10/2021 20:51

All those colours are in my living room including a mustard velvet sofa. I get a lot of compliments!

upupandawaytoday · 23/10/2021 20:51

I even have that rug lol

LawnFever · 23/10/2021 20:52

I’m not keen on the middle one but like the others

changeonameo · 23/10/2021 20:52

Yes they look grand. Agree that the style of the third rug doesn't work but I do like the colours being pulled together.

MerryMarigold · 23/10/2021 20:58

I like the first pic. Not keen on blue and green and not keen on last rug. I love the yellow!

chesirecat99 · 23/10/2021 21:03

The colour combinations are all lovely but I think it will be hard to pull off having the sofa, armchair and footstool in different colours. It will be too jarring to have 3 large pieces that are so different unless there are other things to draw your eye away from them. I think it will only work if the room itself is very busy with lots of stuff and you have things like a patterned throw and cushions that use the same palette but not plain cushions that match the upholstery eg not mustard cushions to match the footstool on the grey sofa IYSWIM?

SleepIsForLosers · 24/10/2021 10:42

Ooh mustard velvet sofa sounds lovely. I would actually prefer to have a bold colour for the main sofa, but don’t trust the cat or the kids, or the adults come to think of it, to keep it looking nice, so playing it safe with dark. If sofa.com did a nice dark green in smart velvet I would have been all over it though

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SleepIsForLosers · 24/10/2021 11:06

Yes good point about using patterned cushions in the same colour rather than matching block colours. I think this would work better at bringing it all together.

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SleepIsForLosers · 24/10/2021 11:09

Also liking this mustard armchair. I don’t think I’ll actually go for either of these rugs, but something similar to the black and white one. Just haven’t quite found the right one yet… Thanks for all the replies. Really useful 😀

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LimeJellyforBrains · 25/10/2021 23:22

Was just going to say I like the first pic best, but would swap the colours of the armchair and footstool if possible - but I see you have beaten me to it! I do prefer the style of the other armchair though.

GingerFoxInAT0phat · 25/10/2021 23:27

I prefer the first one, not as keen on the middle picture compared to the other two.

A dusky pink footstool would look nice too, I’m not a huge fan of pink usually but paired with a rich green it looks lovely.

LanisHouseLot · 25/10/2021 23:27

I like the furniture choices a lot but I'm not quite convinced any of the rugs are right. I think either a more traditional sort of rug pattern (but that picks up on the colours you have) or a plain one, perhaps a big cream sheepskin type thing. But I guess that's minor. The colours do all look good.Smile

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