Pastel Dining Furniture

I know that in a small appt./house there should be a harmony of colors even when somebody paitnts different rooms in different colors..I am going to buy a three bedroom appt.I have, so far,made up my mind to follow a cream and coffee/chocolate brown color scheme for my drawing room. The drawing - dining room is of "L" patteren, so I have to choose the same color scheme for the adjacent dining room too.I 've a lot of accessories,furnitures.tablewares to match the scheme.So I don't want to change my mind about the color scheme.But I do not want to follow the same for all of my three bedrooms, kitchens and bathroom.This is quite boaring.IAM FOND OF PASTELS.Please suggest me some other color scheme that will go well with the color of drawing -dining area.(this area is the common place from every room and naturally the largest open place.So by standing there every room should look harmonious in color scheme. ).Pls no yellow(except for kitchen)&blue(except for bathroom).
Thank u

You are very wise to have this color scheme coz you can accessorize with it and change colors as you like.

I would suggest some green accents along with some gold and metallic gold accents. Greens can be in the light olive to lime green in pillows and area rugs, and metallic gold for art frames, mirror frames and any photo frames. Lampshades could be in a bright persimmon or pumpkin color, which you could also use in your pillows. It looks good with greens.

Remember to use gold candlesticks and tie the rooms together with a few large plants, real or silk. The emerald green color of the plant leaves could also be used to accessorize and would look nice with the lighter greens, and pumpkin color.

Enjoy your new home!

2007-01-31 08:04:21 by I think,therefore I am

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2 years I noticed a decor shop. This small incident started me on a roller coaster ride that has ended up in major expense & confusion. I had loved the bold warmth & expressive colour of red & so bought items with textures. I had never been cushion or throws person until till then. With a large home of 80% orange brown slate (ugh who's idea was that?) felt the need to fill it in and warm up its empty echoing hallways and stair cases. Nearly 2 years later a host of colours & styles down the drain im still in confusion & no closer to my goal. In world of decor options I am like "kid in a candy shop" but ended up being a glutton who is sick of the sweets on offer. Leaving behind my beloved sunny yellows, antique creams & burples for a neutral oatmeal couch I tried various cushions and throws to brighten it even recovering arm chairs and dining chairs... but at the end I can never manage to pull it all together, something is always wrong. I've tried birch (love it) and lighter timbers but my partner who loves dark wood which I hate with a passion but because I seemed to flounder at the closing stage of every decor effort and it ends in trial, we end up with his "solid, practical, something" that can be passed from generation to generation....!!! blah blah blah
My fave arm chair (comfort factor) is oatmeal and I would love to cover that in something beautiful and not make another mistake. Tried: leopard skin throws, reds, burnt oranges, corals and teals, taupe's (yuk!!) peach and pecan colours, cream and roses and at present have been through more than ten decor styles.... I know it's insane...why do you think I'm here???!!. My daughter showed me how to do this!! I have a collection of modern vases ...some more rustic than others... they form a backdrop in my large window (that honestly begs for a large c& urns I love that fill my sunny bay window that begs a large window seat covered in some bright pattern and a host of cushions oh but the cushions always get me into trouble, how do designers throw all these differing ones together with ease? I have 6 children 25 thru to 7, a home ed family with a home that is a hub all day long and long into the evening. (this means I can't decorate like some glamour hotel)Right now? we look out over a sea of differing brown shades! My obvious problem is I can't decide on one colour. Have never had a plain sofa; always had florals.
I can't seem to digest stark contrastsbut am drawn to them. Mother owned her parents furniture so it was all antique.Roses bloomed on tapestry couches, cream and green original buffets, stained glass, big heavy dark bureaus and buffets in the living areas~but roses and cream were abundant even in the garden. Pinks, toile reds, sunny yellows, tapestry, thick cotton throws & original patchworks from her Mother... you get the picture! In trying to be modern and avoid a Granny's paradise I fall back on what I knew but now I can't find a niche anywhere. I have an old suite upstairs that has large cream loose cushions with pastel florals thrown in scatter cushions here and there. My partner found it too uncomfortable (he would love a dozen leather ugly recliners) this one, he said, had too many cushions and was uncomfortable (meaning it didn't recline) so it's now for sale and yes, you guessed it we have another lounge suite downstairs...I think perhaps sometimes, his boring plain brown tastes ( or the lack thereof) prevail. He feels rock solid and practical; passed down to another generation (if this generation can survive it) since the woodwork here is solid and enduring perhaps a good sander and a coat of paint... We have loads of windows with great views of nature out every window but no direct sunlight enters so we never have that warm ray of sunlight at any time of day...sigh! If someone can help me out of this dreary oatmeal and brown world and give me a solid direction please!

Ditto everything Laurie said.

2010-09-16 03:23:16 by Ms.m L