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Help me with choosing colours!

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CuteOrangeElephant · 25/11/2023 21:45

We are having the living room/kitchen redone and are now having to choose colours. I am finding it impossible to choose! I have ordered some samples but not found the match yet.

I am reading conflicting advice everywhere.

The kitchen cabinets will be in a material called Fenix Verde Comodoro (picture attached). The floors will be a warm wood herringbone.

The kitchen showroom had their kitchen combined with Blue gray from Farrow & Ball and I do think that looked lovely, but I am unsure if that will look good in the living room. Choosing a white seems so... boring.

What I am finding hard is that it is all one big room that does not get particularly much natural light. The living room end is north facing with quite small windows, and the kitchen is south facing with big windows, but also quite dark.

The style we want to go for is cosyish, library feel (lots of books), nice rugs, comfy chairs on the living room end, keep the kitchen end quite roomy.

I really want one unified scheme, so the colour in the living room/kitchen needs to be the same or they need to complement each other. There's also a west-facing hallway that for now is also included in the big room, but eventually (when we have money) there will be a glass door. I try not to think about that too much before my head explodes 😁.

Anyone have any good suggestions? Resources to look at? Instagram accounts to follow? We are also buying new furniture so not tied to anything at the moment.

Thank you so much in advance.

Help me with choosing colours!
Help me with choosing colours!
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Seaside3 · 26/11/2023 09:32

My kitchen walls are Beverly from f and b, which is very similar to the green above. Floors are similar. I've chosen Tailors Tack, which is a really pale, warm pink to go with and although I've just done one small wall so far, it looks amazing. We too, have a dark room.
I've also gone with Arcadia, in first light by woodchip and magnolia for one wall. Ove picked the gold out for curtains. It sounds crazy, but it's all gorgeous together. Hope that helps.

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CuteOrangeElephant · 26/11/2023 09:37

Wow I love tailors tack! I adore the wallpaper too but DH says no 😄

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Seaside3 · 26/11/2023 09:44

Yeah, I rarely ask my husband. Well, I say 'which would you pick between these three?' Letting him think he's has some input

mintbiscuit · 26/11/2023 09:58

As the space is dark I agree with your choice to go with colours on the bolder/darker end of spectrum, OP. Embrace the lack of light and go cosy.

love, love, love green. Pink and green are my favourite colour combos. Beverley is a beautiful colour. I love Bancha (sp?) too but darker so not everyone’s taste.

Devilsmommy · 26/11/2023 09:59

If it doesn't get much light definitely go lighter. Would a lighter teal work?

mintbiscuit · 26/11/2023 10:02

Sorry, meant to add anything that has a grey in it e.g blue grey can have a tendency to look very muted/drab in rooms with less light. Ok in evenings with artificial light but not daylight.

CuteOrangeElephant · 26/11/2023 10:06

Yes I am afraid it's going to look too drab with blue grey. I think that's why I was so hesitant.

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Venomous · 26/11/2023 10:10

When you say ‘dark’, will it mostly require artificial lighting on to be usable?

CuteOrangeElephant · 26/11/2023 15:05

Yes it will. At least in the living room, in the kitchen I can get away with using less artificial light.

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