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Room with Color?

wilma — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:00:45 GMT

Hello, Everyone! Hope you are all doing well. 🌈

I still come to read and post comments on the threads others post in the home forum, but I haven't started a thread here in quite a while. Here's a room that I like, but I wish had more color (which tends to be my most frequent comment about rooms lately 😉).

This space was described as a "room with color". Well, I guess it has different colors, but it's not what I would describe as colorful.

What do you think of this space?

I like the overall space, layout, architectural details & windows. Most of the furniture & accessories are also my style, although I'm not crazy about the nailhead detail on the chairs. Love the green touches. I like the overall warmth of the space, but I'd prefer more color.

A more colorful rug would help a lot for me. I might swap out all those pillows on the sofa for a few that would offer more contrast. I'd replace the painting over the fireplace with a more colorful landscape. A colorful floral arrangement on the coffee table and adding a colorful accessory on the mantelpiece would be more my style.

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Queen of shop — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:05:41 GMT

@wilma I love the layout of the rooms a lot. Especially love the windows and natural light from them. Just needs some pops of color that can easily be accomplished with a brighter rug. Or at the very least new pillows.

Thanks for posting.

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Lucky Charm — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:15:10 GMT

I think the room is beautiful as is.

With the large windows/doors everything is lit up enough during the day.

I like that they have a lot of greenery (although faux greenery is a no-no for me) and then the beautiful outdoors being so visible.

Although my living room has pink coral, lime green and sky blue colored chairs along with citrus colored lumbar pillows on the couch, I don't get that every room, every time, has to have a *pop of color*.

I've heard people repeat that manta and yet their *pop* of color is something I would consider bland or boring.

My bedroom doesn't have or need a pop of color, neither does my kitchen, or bathrooms. To me they are beautiful enough, but I guess to others they would seem bland or boring.

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BirkiLady — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:39:15 GMT

@wilma The room is basically lovely, but like you, it does need some color. I'd change out some of those tall plants for colorful original artworks and sculptures which would give the space some much needed texture, as well. Recover (or replace) both chairs in terra cotta herringbone for color and texture. You are spot-on about the pillows! Replace the gaudy dining room fixture with something simple, yet elegant.

I'd like to see a simple original portrait of a child kneeling with his/her favorite bicycle over the fireplace (maybe done in charcoal or pencil) hung in a sterling frame and matted in terra cotta over black to tie in with the chairs.

The sisal rug adds texture to the room, which is helpful yet accents the lovely floors. The windows and fireplace are gorgeous!

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vermint — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:26:28 GMT

It's a pretty room, but as someone with a red sofa, a side chair with a muted floral print of reds, greens, browns, golds, brown leather recliners and a tan rug with red, black and touches of green, I can't say its a "Room with Color"!

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ECBG — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:29:09 GMT

This is a very well done room, but I don't see how the description could say "color". This room is definitely neutrals.

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eddyandme — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:37:47 GMT

To me it's very blah! Also those chairs look very uncomfortable.

Guess it's different strokes for different folks.

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RedTop — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:41:01 GMT

A few simple similarities to my home, but anyone who comes here can see that red is my favorite color. This is too nice of a room not to have a touch of red or navy.

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KathyM23 — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:41:05 GMT

No color that I can see unless they mean the light coming thru the window and doors. This is a very boring room to me. I can't see anything about it that I like. I would have to remove everything and start over.

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spiderw — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:51:56 GMT

The room itself is lovely. However, it does need color to perk it up and I would start with a new rug and couch and add decor on the mantle, a brighter piece of artwork. With some color added this room would be appealing.

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Puppy Lips — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:06:19 GMT

I agree with all the OP's suggestions. I would add that I an not a fan of glass tables. I would always be afraid of breaking it, and I think it would look dirty all the time.

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Love my grandkids — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:29:33 GMT

@wilma Nice to see you back!

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colliegirls — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:33:27 GMT

Love it, very calming with neutrals

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ALRATIBA — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:42:41 GMT

What do I think ....

It's a nice room .... but not for me.

Too monotone - too sterile. Boring. No personality.

Too many windows - I don't like windows / lots of natural light. I prefer subdued lighting - both day and night.

My idea of a room with color is my living room .... black upholstered furniture, red carpet, red and black curtains and colorful artwork on the walls, and lots of red and animal print accessories.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:32:42 GMT

Love the room!!! I would however add some color, I would swap out the rug for a more colorful one, change the pillows and add some with a bit more color, and add some color to the fireplace mantel, and coffe table. Not a ton of color, just enough to add some contrast!

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godi — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:56:57 GMT

It's a lovely free flowing room. Look welcoming. I like it. Post more I love seeing interiors.

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phoenixbrd — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:06:57 GMT

Very serene....love it.

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Sweet Kitties — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:36:52 GMT

It's attractive in it's own way. Like if it was in a hotel loby. But if in my own home, I would quickly find it boring to look at everyday. I don't like a crazy amount of color, but that's just boring beige. I don't care if it's supposed to be in style now. It's still boiring beige to me.

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Sooner — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:43:01 GMT

To me it is very depressing because of the dark floor and the dirty brown pillows on the sofa. I don't need more color, just less brown.

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stevieb — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 01:20:52 GMT

A great space and nice fixed elements. I'd like to refurnish and redecorate, however. There aren't any furnishings or accessories that I find particularly compelling, and no, I'm not seeing much supposed color. All that said, it's essentially a pleasing room.