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Painting Walls to Coordinate with Brown Furniture?

November 10, 2015

Paint Colour to Match Brown FurnitureWe just purchased some new furniture for our rec room. The walls are white and the carpeting a lighter brown. I am wanting to add some colour and we have lots of browns/neutral upstairs so I was thinking something in the blue family might be nice as we live on the lake. Any suggestions on which way to go - blue/gray, blue/green, plain blue?

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November 10, 20150 found this helpful

Aqua blues from intense for accent to like intensity for background. Also a lighter version of the dark brown for details for trim.

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November 11, 20150 found this helpful

Yellow/orange, no?

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November 11, 20151 found this helpful

I picked a dark and medium brown from your sofa. Your complimentary blue for the darker brown is ABBECC.

Also shown are the square colors for the darker brown. Since they all appeared rather sombre to me, I added a row of lighter, brighter colors.

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I tend to go along with Sheilah, so I also included a shade of lighter brown.

Have fun.

 
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November 11, 20150 found this helpful

Now, for a different perspective.

Aqua would be complimentary to your brown furnishings, but might be best used sparingly as an accent color. I don't think white is the best color for walls surrounding brown furniture. Light sand might be an option.

I don't know if the submitted picture is yours or that of a showroom setting. I believe though, within that picture are some wonderful colors to consider.

 
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November 11, 20150 found this helpful

In my humble opinion, if you scroll up to "likekinds" comment, there is a deep rust/maroon/??? shown as an accent. I would be doing 3 walls with that color with a dark gold as the accent wall.

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But, that's just me - I prefer dark colors, rooms, and furniture rather than light and pale.

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November 12, 20150 found this helpful

a blue green...maybe more towards teal..but lighter...I have lots of brown also...and I use different shades of green, blue green and greenish blue...think nature and the forest...cant go wrong with those colors and it balances the warmth of the browns with some coolish colors....I would only use rust or maroon in small touches..tho they can be nice....they are actually shades of brown and red...so its more of the same...

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November 12, 20151 found this helpful

I guess it depends on your monitor color, but maybe a blue similar to this paint color?

 
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November 12, 20150 found this helpful

Though I like the sandy colour walls, the whole upper part of my house is that colour and looking for something difff downstairs . Thought blue would be a relaxing colour and go with the brown

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November 12, 20150 found this helpful

what is the name of this colour

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November 14, 20150 found this helpful

Well, I don't think you'll get any more relaxing than the color Mdonker submitted. There's no real name for it. If you wanted an exact match, you would go by its hex color code. The very center of the sample is hex color code #95aeab.

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(I know, when it's a solid color, it looks darker). If you're thinking of using this color, you might also want to use its complimentary color for accents, hex color code #ae9598

 
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December 4, 20150 found this helpful

we went with a colour called Blue Pot and are very happy we just need to buy a new table runner, throws etc

 
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I need help with color selection. I have a medium brown suede sectional and a beige carpet. What are good colors to paint the walls? I have floor to ceiling windows on both ends of the room.

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April 4, 20100 found this helpful

These are both neutral colors, therefore any color that you like should work.

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April 7, 20100 found this helpful

I agree with Redhat. Any neutral color should work, like a cream, but then make sure you give it some color with accessories. I really hate to see an all neutral room unless there is a lot of texture in it.

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If you use color with accessories, you can change it out more often if you tire of it.

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April 7, 20100 found this helpful

Oh my gosh, you've got it made! Just think about what you'd wear with a pair of khakis...anything! Have fun! Any color will look great. I always recommend looking in catalogs or online at furniture websites for ideas. They always display the furniture in great looking rooms with perfect color combinations.

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April 9, 20100 found this helpful

Just painted the exact colors of room are like yours. Here's what the paint dept at Home Depot recommended. I did it and I love it.
Ceiling White

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3 walls Mushroom Bisque UL140-10
Accent Wall Coco Rum UL130-5
I would have not choose these colors but love them. I guess that's why they are the color experts.

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