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What curtains would suit best?

8 years ago

Hi I have silver and green couch in my living room, walls are cream as is furniture..wondering what colour of curtains would suit best??

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RubyRoses
8 years ago
I would pull the lighter color from the stripes to use for the curtains. with a different wall color I could see the same green used.
you might want to consider pulling the loveseat forward some and placing a folding floor screen behind it to hide the unused door.
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