Choosing Colors and Textures for Living Room part 2

Likewise, walls that have been wallpapered or painted with patterns, color-washed, stippled or some other paint effect benefit from plainer dressings at windows and on seating. By creating a sample board, you will arrive at a workable scheme for background colors and soft furnishing, and you can then set to work to apply your choices as time and money dictate.

After walls, curtains, and seating, the floor is the next largest surface area in a room and whatever you choose will have a dramatic effect on the end result. Neutral, no-fashion, Safe floors work very well in most environments: a dark or strong colored floor can make a room look smaller, and also ties you to one color range. There is no doubt that fitting, say, a burgundy red carpet, however magnificent, throughout the house will limit your scope for making changes later on, whereas all the natural hues, such as wood. Terracotta and sisal (or carpeting in those shades) will go with more or less anything. Add a rug or two for extra cosines under foot with flashes of color to tone in or contrast with the main decorative color in the room.

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