Colour palette without pink

[frenchtoast88]

Trying to choose a colour palette for our hall. DH has tolerated my penchant for pink so far but is about to lose the plot if I show him another idea with pink in it. The problem is have looked at the whole of Pinterest and every single thing I'm drawn to has a little bit of pink whether it's coral or blush or even a lightish terracotta.

I need a colour to paint the bannisters, edge of the stairs (around runner) and woodwork. Then one for below the dado rail, probably just white for above, then one wall at the side of the stairs has a sort of arch set into it (converted church) and I think it would be a nice feature if that was a different colour too although maybe it doesn't need to be.

I'm a big fan of a colour for woodwork so don't want it to be white or grey or anything boring. In fact I'm just a big fan of colour in general, don't really do neutrals.

Currently thinking a sage green for woodwork and soft terracotta for below dado. But I know he'll take one look at it and see pink.

For reference, our kitchen has green cupboards and will have the palest pink walls (like the bigger white with a hint of colour cards at the bottom of the valspar display). The bathroom has some pink tiles as part of a colour block. Our living room is oval room blue, no pink in there.

Hit me with a non pink idea!

Need a photo really to help

What colour is the stair runner?

Will take a photo in the morning. Stair runner yet to be decided. Potentially a few of these Ikea runners joined together www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/raklev-rug-flatwoven-handmade-natural-multicolour-80408024/

Oval room blue again.

I think this is about taste. Green and terracotta is a very particular taste as it basically crashes, I’d not add in a third colour for the alcove. But then I don’t do colour

For me, I’d keep it simple and not niche taste if your husband isn’t aligned. I would go for a simple colour like farrow ans ball french grey (which is more green) and white woodwork. I’d Keep the bannister as is, and not paint that, as that would be a shame.

Yeah I think I do have particular taste and it's probably slightly more out there that your average! The bannisters are very orange, it maybe doesn't show up in the picture very well but I hate them and love the look of painted woodwork. Not necessarily super bright just not the orange wood. But then white painted can look a bit new build so want to avoid that too.

My husband will resist my ideas a bit, then let me go ahead with it and then end up loving it. He just can't picture it himself.

What if you go more copper? It works really well with green, and calling it copper might convince your husband.

It looks quite dark - have you considered dark blue/navy?

Or something like this - I like how this bannister is painted.

Ideas.

@tldr

Or something like this - I like how this bannister is painted.

This is fab! Exactly the look I'm after with the painted bannister. It isn't actually that dark, there's a velux window it was just dark this morning when I took the picture. Don't you think it'd look nice with a bit of pink

@giletrouge

Ideas.

Teal is my go-to for everything. Every single room has a bit of green/blue/teal going on so trying to steer away from it a bit as well. Ruling out half the rainbow here!

@Sirrah

What if you go more copper? It works really well with green, and calling it copper might convince your husband.

I can work with copper! Will have another play around with colours tonight and see if he can be convinced!

Can you strip or replace just the round bits on top on the bannisters and have them a better colour of wood? Then paint the rest? Might be enough to avoid the new build feel.

Strewth if you're avoiding green blue teal pink terracotta and grey wtf is left?
Yellow? Black? Purple? Red?
Might be easier to get a new husband than it is to decorate your house...

Here’s your palette then.

Dark blue, copper, teal(ish), tiny amount of pink.

I like @tldr and @giletrouge suggestions.

There are some gorgeous white/blue or teal or green/ black/wood arrangements. You can darken/lighten by where you place which colour.

Or you could go downing st yellow with black/white but that's a less current vibe than the teal/bluegrey and black schemes

I was thinking a slightly lighter grey than pp suggested but that type of thing. There us then room for some accents of bright colours. Such as emerald green.

@giletrouge

Strewth if you're avoiding green blue teal pink terracotta and grey wtf is left? Yellow? Black? Purple? Red? Might be easier to get a new husband than it is to decorate your house...

Probably 😂

The avoiding grey is my choice, too boring/Mrs Hinch. And the teal is me too only so the house doesn't end up looking like that house on rightmove a few years ago where every room was painted purple with purple carpet too!

This is my problem, not enough colours in the world!

I think you should reconsider grey. You can find greys that are tinged with more or less any other colour - my stairs and banisters are a couple of shades of greenish grey and aren't boring at all. (I also have a pale pink locker on the landing that goes really well with them...)