Need help matching Old Gold dining chairs

10 years ago

So I am on the last room of my renovation and the dining room needs to be completely redecorated. The rest of the house is decorated in a mock-Georgian style with a mix of original and reproduction pieces - the main colours of the interior are a variety of golds, beiges, white woodwork, dark mahogany doors and furniture throughout, and the only real bold colour is blue in the hall (carpet and curtains). I don't want to do the modern/classic mix but instead keep it very plush and traditional, rich. I have just purchased a Georgian dining table and the chairs were already reupholstered in old gold. I seem to have be thrown as to what colours to put with this. Currently the walls are a Colortrend 'Minimal' beige, it was done this year but can be changed. I am planning to continue the mahogany parquet floor from the hall into the dining room and get some sort of rug for under the table, I also have to get curtains and have a crackled-cream chandelier on order to match the living room, I was going to put shades on this. Anyway I need to know can I mix other shades of gold, what colour walls and fabrics would work for curtains. Any hep much appreciated.

Here is the colour of the chairs of the dining set - http://photos2.donedeal.ie/antiques/victorian-nursing-button-back-chair/Full/15075934.jpeg

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10 years ago
Your old gold chair color is a bit hard to match with today's color palettes which usually use a softer gold. Have you thought about taking a blue into the dining room? Blue and gold is a very elegant combination and will compliment the mahogany floor and table. You could look for a stripe or a damask for the drapes or a wallpaper that would incorporate your chosen colors. An oriental rug would be a good way to tie in colors.
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10 years ago
I like this idea of the oriental rug and the blue, thank you! It is a tricky colour, but I didn't want to change the fabric which has just been changed and is very high quality Laura Ashley fabric, and like I said I prefer the old-world look above today's style anyway.
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