Does anyone have a very deep colour in their living room?

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We're considering painting our living room a deep colour. It's a sort of peacock blue. we love the colour. But no amount of tester patches are going to give us an accurate reflection of what it will be like when it's all painted. It's a 1930s house with high ceilings and we intend to put the picture rail back in, so the top of the wall will be white. We lived with a deep green living room in a victorian house and liked the cosy feel. But I've lived with magnolia for the past 3 years in rental houses so painting our living room a deep colour suddenly feels radical! So, do you live with deep colour walls in your living room?

We had deep red in the living room of our previous house which we loved (Victorian house again). Peacock blue sounds fab to me! Why not paint one wall, and if you get cold feet, keep that as a feature wall?

Go for it, and paint all the walls. Keep the ceiling and woodwork as fresh a white as you can (but not necessarily Brilliant White). A touch of black or dark brown somewhere will keep it crisp as well - picture frames/furniture/accessories. Bet it will look fantastic.

I agree to go for it.
We had a rich plum/brown in the dining room in our last house and it looked fantastic.
Paintings/pics look great against a dark colour and the room was esp lovely at night with candles etc.
I'd recommend having a large mirror in your space and perhaps glass light fittings/chandelier to reflect the light.

Lots of pics here in inspire you
www.google.co.uk/search?q=dark+blue+walls+living+room&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=XT4QT9iuEs-UOpelkb0G&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CA8Q_AUoAQ&biw=1441&bih=656

Dulux have a mouse painter on there website which lets you upload a pic of your room and paint it to see the effect!

Mousepainter

*their website

My living room is black. All walls. White woodwork.

I love it, and it looks great.

If you are going to do it, it really has to be all or nothing- no half measures, no 'feature walls', no getting a lighter colour. Do it with confidence and it will look great, particularly in a 1930s house.

We have a dark brick red living room. The picture rail and above are white,so are the skirting boards. The light fitting hangs down and has six bulbs (with glass shades pointing up). Probably looks better than my description! Also have pictures (look great on dark background) a wooden sideboard and a woodburner.
So I would say go for it especially as you have the high ceilings.

Do it!!

We have a 1920's house with high ceilings and picture rails and I've painted the living room deep green. I was a bit worried that it would be too dark and would make the room feel smaller (not least because that's what my DMum told me it would!) but I am so glad I went for it. It feels warmer, looks so much nicer, fits in really well with the character of the house, and suprisingly makes the room feel bigger.

Mrs Mango Yes-fits the character of the house. Well said.

I've had dark red in two living rooms in the past (Victorian and 1930s) and we currently have dark red up to the chair rail and I've loved all the rooms.

Love those blue pics in link

We've got all our room in the Crown paint fashion for walls range boutique

very bnice, if I may say so!

its v similar to the ''genuine'' one they show..

what direction does the room face? If it's north facing, I wouldn't paint the whole room that colour. Perhaps do a 'feature' wall in that colour and use a warmer colour on the rest of the walls.

I love all those pics in blue! It's going to be fab, but do check the room is not north facing.

Farrow and Ball's China blue is very peacocky. I'd love that but stuck with dp's choice for now.

What is the colour OP? I think www.littlegreene.com/canton this one would look great

Oooh - lots of responses. Thank you everyone. The three colours I have cut out of colour charts are Dulux Proud Peacock
Homebase Sanctuary Aegean which looks different here, or on my monitor, to the colour chart
Craig & Rose 1829 French Turquoise which again looks deepr and richer. This is the one I've tested on the walls.

I like that Little Greene Paint Company colour. I'm now thinking that a deep teal/turquoise shade might be a bit lighter, and preferable, to the peacock blue I have in mind. The room IS North facing though. I have planned to put up a large frameless mirror over the fireplace and there are white built in shelves. Hmmmm. We have another reception room at the back of the hosue which gets the sun and is light and bright, somaybe it wouldn't matter to have a dark living room. Mostly we use it at night time.

I am in rented atm magnolia hell! but my last living room was F and B Brinjal a very dark blackish purple. I had all white cornice and woodwork etc and a silver grey carpet and it was really cosy and dramatic esp at night. Agree with tethers no feature walls or half measures a bold statement nearly always works better than a compromise.I love that colour you are thinking of esp with white and gold.

Love those colours. I have teal in my bedroom which is very similiar to the proud peacock.I have deep burgundy on 2 walls in my siting room, with a parchment cream colour on the 2 longer walls and I love it. we also have a black wallpaper with winter trees on the chimney breast wall. It is not very conventional, most people tend to go for an accent wall but I like taking risks. I have big windows and have silvery grey curtains and a black and silver sofa with mahogany furnture.
I love deep dramatic colours ( I am a winter type personality)
Be brave, go for it (You can always paint over it if you don't like it)

I think North facing rooms you use mostly at night are the perfect candidates for dark, rich colours.
If you are worried about blue, how about a rich brown instead, perhaps a bit easier to live with.
Along these lines...

www.houzz.com/photos/42782/Designer-Dining-Rooms---other-metros

www.housetohome.co.uk/room-idea/picture/traditional-living-rooms-10-of-the-best/7#./7?&_suid=132656128218402717207755945489

DH isn't going to like me reading his post. I've just finished re-doing the en suite to add some colour and now I'm inspired to do another room just so I can use some deep blue

I did our living room just before Christmas in Aegean, it's lovely and cosy and we are getting lots of compliments on it. We have broken it up with a big mirror and pictures as DH was scared of it being too much

That sounds beautiful! My house is all muted blues and browns, but I love deep colors. Do it! :)