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Need help picking color accent for living room.

Sep. 6, 2008 at 7:12 PM by 6callmemom
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Here is my delema. My living room needs an accent color. I would like a green... Hubby wants Dark red or a blue of some sort. If I dont get green I want a nice rich chocolate. I need to know your opinion.. I am retarted when it comes to picking colors. HELP! ! ! (we are having to move into the home I owned with my prior hubby who died. I need to change something so it does not feel the same, but cant afford much so paint is cheap)

....................................................................Here are my tile floors.

My green is the second from the right.

Here is the room. Ceiling is cream; trim is white. Redish brick and light pine top the Firplace. I have a huge gold framed mirror that I will hang on top.....

Thanks for the advise! Rhoda

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	by mommybgood on Sep. 6, 2008 at 9:43 PM My gut reaction is that the green is too yellow...the peach tones in the tile and the red brick would lend itself more too a cool toned green.....HAVING SAID THIS, I AM THE WORST AT CHOOSING GREENS!!!! I went through 6, yes 6!! greens before I found the one...granted, I didn't paint the room 6 times, but had six swatches on my wall.. I would HIGHLY reccomend trying a large square before you decide..it really helps to see it on the wall, and at different times of day.:) As for the mantle, just this week I sanded down and restained ours....it was 1950s golden oak, and I used a minwax stain called ebony...turned out really well, better, in fact, than I expected...you might consider staining yours. Keep us posted! Shelly
	by 6callmemom on Sep. 6, 2008 at 9:58 PM Dark wood tones are what I am wanting. I have the whole kitchen and both bathrooms to change but that will be another post. Any other colors you might suggest?
	by caham on Sep. 6, 2008 at 11:10 PM I think the color you selected is PERFECT!!! I was going to suggest an olive, slightly brown green and that is what you have shown on the color swatch. This looks similar to what my hubby has in his office and what I chose for our upstairs hallyway - I love it!!!!
	by jene26 on Sep. 6, 2008 at 11:18 PM I really like either one of the greens on the sample card...the two on the right...they would both be really pretty
	by mommybgood on Sep. 7, 2008 at 12:20 AM Sounds like the green is a winner...:) Maybe that's why I had 6 greens on my wall....LOL...So you can have BOTH your favorites if you use green on the wall and get a really nice dark stain for the mantel....now all you have to do is convince the husband....:) Can't wait to see it!!! Shelly
	by 6callmemom on Sep. 7, 2008 at 12:21 AM Quoting caham: I think the color you selected is PERFECT!!! I was going to suggest an olive, slightly brown green and that is what you have shown on the color swatch. This looks similar to what my hubby has in his office and what I chose for our upstairs hallyway - I love it!!!! Well I love your "gift" so your suggestion holds alot of weight with me. Dear hubby says to try a dark blue sooooo I am going to apply some "samples" take another picture and then let you all choose. Everyone thanks for the comments! I am a total chicken when it comes to colors! Hugs
	by campeno on Sep. 7, 2008 at 9:46 PM I say go green and accent with the reds and choc brown! Maybe that will make dh happy:)
	by RobinMarie on Sep. 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM If it was me, I would add some red... Robin