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I would love to paint chimney breast wall and 2 alcoves same colour

Laura BrothertonTaylor

4 years ago

Hi,

I’m hopeless in deciding and matching paint to compliment my sofa set so I am asking all you clever design people for advise please. Moving house soon and I need to choose a colour, colours, to paint the chimney Breast and alcoves feature walls. My sofa set is teal and I was thinking painting teal feature walls and perhaps an apple green or very pale lemon on the other surrounding walls. What do you think. HELP PLEASE

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Ribena Drinker

4 years ago

I would take a trip to Homebase or B&Q and get some of those little paint card strips in roughly the colours you're thinking of.

If you have time, cut the colours from the strip and place them loosely together resting on a white background. Stand back a couple of feet and see if you a) think they harmonise well or b) you like them. I think you'd see instantly what colours go together. And then you can see how well they coordinate with your sofa.

Personally, I can't visualise teal and apple green going together - I may be wrong, but I just can't see it. Yellow would work, but I'd be a bit braver and go for a stronger yellow than just a pale shade.

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Laura BrothertonTaylor
Original Author
4 years ago
Thank u
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Hi there can anyone tell me what colour the teal green is ( the one above the farrow and ball mood board picture. Thank you in advance
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@Debbie, if this is the right one it’s Valspar Blue Jade

https://www.melaniejadedesign.com/interiors/how-to-use-dark-green/
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