To show the teak colour
Should I choose yellow or red as an accent color?
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Hello,what colour should I go with to add colour to this grey couch and black lazy boys - red or Yellow?Note that it’s an open concept room, and my dining room is teak (orange tones). If I go with yellow, I would go with one of the bolder prints shown and not the one on the wall and would also replace replace carpet to incorporate splash of yellow or red. Thanks for your ideas and for your inspiration!Louise
The red
I prefer this one than the one on wall
I like this one too!
And this one too would work!
The yellow - if I go with yellow, would chose another print.
Both work. I'd paint the walls red.
I like the yellow too. Think the red would clash with the orange dining room. Yellow is bright and cheerful.
Find something with a pattern that contains both -- I'd choose a rug -- and take your colors from there. I would leave the walls as they are, personally, and add bold artwork, the rug, and pillows.
A red would look nice or maybe a white with a design of other colors too. I would stick with a neutral colored carpet. You will get sick of a colored carpet. I don't see carpet in photo. Is it in dinning area?
I like the red.
I am not a fan of Red, but with the black, it is the obvious choice.
There is only the one picture of your sofa, chairs, and the DR furniture showing, so don't know what "bolder prints shown" are referring to, so I'm imagining......
With the darker tones of chairs and sofa, a pop of color could really liven up the room. What ever color is used should be BOLD and strong, not muted with grey or tan tones in it, UNLESS you would choose a black/dark grey + white/ivory bold print. In the case of red or Yellow you mentioned, I'd suggest either using both red & yellow, or one of those colors in several tones, like a red+ red/orange, or yellow + pumpkin orange. Use a combo of 60/40 or 70/30 main color to touches of the secondary color. A teal/aqua + yellow or teal/aqua + strong grey would also work well. Because those colors are so strong, and your LR furniture is so dark, I would keep the lighter grey rug that appears in your picture so the effect is more soothing than jarring, yet brings some life to the dark furniture. Add a few small touches of your chosen colors in wall pictures, throws, or small decorative items in the living room, including perhaps a second set of smaller pillows on the couch. Whatever combo you choose, definitely bring those colors into the DR with a centerpiece, a table runner or placemats, and one large, or several smaller, art works on the DR wall. which will carry your theme and colors into that adjacent space for a more unified, intentional look. You might also consider adding window treatment in the LR that is mostly white with a bit of your main accent color, either in the curtain fabric design, or as a strip of color 1-1 1/2" wide along the hem stitching on sides and bottoms of each panel.
There could also be some dramatic effects by playing off black/charcoal with white/ivory, with touches of lighter grey, taupe or lighter beige, with or without very, very, small touches of red, yellow or teal/aqua. There is a sophistication of those neutrals together in some clear pattern in contrast against the larger black sofa & dark grey chairs, but DO NOT animal skin patterns (zebra, leopard, etc). There are dozens of blk/charcoal/white/ivory bold prints out there. There is a reason black/charcoal grey & white are timeless combinations!
Definitely the yellow. Recover your dining chairs in a gray/black/yellow/& perhaps green print in a geometric pattern and use a table runner or cloth in a solid or
co-ordinating (but not matching) print. Also add some bright citrus green either in a pillow or candle and add some greenery in real or realistic large plant in the corner.
Love it! Thanks Debi for your great suggestions. That is very helpful.