Lounge colour scheme ideas?

[scotslass]

We are redoing the lounge and i'm looking for ideas. I have just ordered a 2 new black leather sofas, and will be fitting a new carpet(probably oatmeal-ish in colour).

I want the room to feeel warm. I love rich colours and was thinking of burgundy or aubergine for curtains etc.

What do you think? any and all ideas welcome.

Thanks xx

Love burgundy! My living room consists of chocolate brown leather sofas and dark reds/burgundy's in curtains and cushions and ornaments. Looks very cosy when curtains are drawn and lamps are on... and toys are packed away!

Sorry didn't mean to go on about my living room. I think burgundy and black will look lovely together and you could soften it slightly with cream or patterned cushions for sofa's and other ornaments. The carpets will look lovely and will balance the darker furniture out, IYKWIM?

Thanks mm,

Your lounge sounds lovely. I am favouring burgundy tbh, I sa some fabric in Paul Simon today for curtains that was burgundy,black and beige vertical stripes. Sounds gross, but was actually quite nice.

Aubergine goes quite nicely with coffees and creams, we just did a room with a B&Q emulsion called Buttermilk which has come out the colour of milky hot chocolate. Could you do a feature wall in aubergine too, eg chimneybreast?

Deep red, is much better than burgandy, just have the feature wall a deep red, and the rest of the walls a light caramal colour.

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We have got a chimney breast. Should we paint only that in a deep colour or the whole wall?

I usually play very safe with decorating, so I'm looking for some courage to be bold!!

Might pop up to the fabric warehouse to have a snoop at some fabrics.

I would just paint the chimney breast but I guess it depends how big it is?

have a look through the dulux colour guide from your hardware store. they give you contrasting, harmonising and toning colours that go with the main colour of your choice. we went to focus and got their "pebbles" and white chocolate cos that was what was in their guide as 'going' together and its worked well.

we have a room with a deep red chimney breast and the rest of the walls are a biscuity colour - but this is with brown leather so not sure about black...

Black sofas would be ok with burgundy/aubergine and/ or beigey scatter cushions.

Thanks everyone. I went to have a look round the fabric warehouse and I am so confused!!

Things would be much easier if I had just gone with a chocolate sofa...my mum always said I was contrary!