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Dark green for a living room feature wall?

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kdramaqueen · 25/04/2023 22:01

I have some pieces of original art in different media and thinking of painting a 22' long wall in a very dark green (with blue undertones) to display around 10-15 pieces, art gallery style. The frames are all different, so the wall will be the co-ordinating element bringing the paintings together.

The 'living room' (22'x20') is part of a fifty foot long open plan area consisting of a dining area at one end, tv viewing area in the middle and a living area with two walls of glass at the other end, so lots of light.
This area also has orchids, a 7' tall asparagus fern and a couple of other plants. Leather suite is dark green, like the paint I'm thinking of using.

All the other walls will be painted in a white with green undertones. Floor is beech and scattered with oriental rugs in various sizes.
I haven't sourced the paint yet as these are just ideas.

Should the entire LR area be in the same colour?
A pale cream instead of white to go with the green?
Yea or nay and suggestions to find the green paint?

The green I'm think of is similar to Dollar Bill Green on this website
https://www.homestratosphere.com/green-paint-color-for-living-room/

A collage of different types of green living room.

25 of the Best Green Paint Color Options for a Living Room

The living room should be as lively as the name implies. It is where people come together to watch a movie or catch up on the day’s events. Green speaks many languages, from signaling to go to life and renewal. Here are the top 25 hues of green.

https://www.homestratosphere.com/green-paint-color-for-living-room

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SeasonFinale · 25/04/2023 22:07

Farrow and Ball Studio Green
or
Little Greeene Obsidian

Haus1234 · 25/04/2023 22:12

I prefer all walls the same colour to a feature wall but that’s personal taste. Coincidentally my living room is all dark green and I love it! The white woodwork looks very good against it - I think a cream wouldn’t be as nice.

Your rugs and plants sound beautiful, it will be a lovely room when you’re finished with it.

kdramaqueen · 25/04/2023 22:23

@SeasonFinale , thank you, I'll have a look at those paints.

@Haus1234 as an alternative, I'm could also use the smaller 10' wall at the entrance to the LR- creating a 'painting composed of paintings', so less of a feature wall, iyswim.

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Putdownthecake · 26/04/2023 12:00

Green smoke by farrow and ball is stunning and would work well for this

Peanutbutteryday · 26/04/2023 17:08

My friend has a dark green feature wall in her living room and it looks fab. She is very trendy though so it’s paired with prints and a mirror etc. I really like it

kdramaqueen · 26/04/2023 17:48

@Putdownthecake I've just watched a video about Green Smoke and it might be the one! I'll get a sample to see what it looks like in situ. (I live semi-rurally and look out onto fields).

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Putdownthecake · 26/04/2023 17:52

@kdramaqueen it's really lovely. I used to have my spare room painted it before kids came along. It'd make a good feature wall or whole room. Hope you like the tester!

BlueMongoose · 27/04/2023 20:21

You might find that 'dollar bill green' type of green amongst the blues in some charts.

AwkwardPaws27 · 27/04/2023 20:28

My living room is only 10'x12' but I have a similar combination.
Dulux Everglade Forest & Pebble Shore.

Dark green for a living room feature wall?
kdramaqueen · 27/04/2023 20:39

Thanks for the blue tip @BlueMongoose
@AwkwardPaws27 It's good to see a photo of how the combination would work. Nice!

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Instahome2 · 27/04/2023 20:49

We have green smoke on our living room wall. (It's still a work in progress and needs more decoration on the shelves and a long oak mantel).

Dark green for a living room feature wall?
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