Help needed with new colour scheme
Claira Jones
6 years ago
We’re in the process of redecorating our main bedroom. Previously it had a very natural colour scheme of pale coffee and various hues of brown. For the new colour scheme I’d chosen a gorgeous palette based around sage green and olive (similar to photo below) to compliment our oak furniture and planned to reuse lamps and some accessories. The walls have been painted a neutral pale coffee colour and I intended to introduce the new colours in with a new headboard, ceiling lighting, curtains, throw and cushions.
So the new headboard that i’d ordered online arrived yesterday and it’s a much paler green than I’d expected. It has a bluey hue to it similar to colour below and sadly doesn’t go with the sage green / Olive scheme I had in mind. Due to its size, I can’t really send it back. I’m trying to pretend that I’m happy with it, as my partner already thinks that I’m overly fussey which I am!).
I’d really appreciate help to identify an accent colour to work with, preferably one I can live with and doesn’t involve blue!!
Advanced thanks!
So the new headboard that i’d ordered online arrived yesterday and it’s a much paler green than I’d expected. It has a bluey hue to it similar to colour below and sadly doesn’t go with the sage green / Olive scheme I had in mind. Due to its size, I can’t really send it back. I’m trying to pretend that I’m happy with it, as my partner already thinks that I’m overly fussey which I am!).
I’d really appreciate help to identify an accent colour to work with, preferably one I can live with and doesn’t involve blue!!
Advanced thanks!
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honeypoppet
6 years agoClaira Jones
6 years agoReally difficult to get a true likeness of colour, which is probably why I’m in this situation! Third photo is with the curtains I bought to go up.
I’m wondering if it would look more like sage green with cream bedding...
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minnie101
6 years agoIt's hard if the colour doesn't show properly but going on what you've said a coral colour should work.
rachelmidlands
6 years agoHi, I can see the difference in tones. But it may still be possible to work with both colours. As Minnie says, coral or a terracotta would work as an accent colour or possibly yellows as well.
PROSE Interiors
6 years agoYou can go with the safe option of painting the walls white and adding in your colours through accessories. Or if you wanted more of a statement then you can choose a very similar colour to the headboard and paint the walls the same, like the picture attached
Emily
6 years ago
Juliet Docherty
6 years agoEmily
6 years agoJuliet Docherty
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Carolina
6 years agoI’d say the headboard is more of a duck egg colour. Here are some colour schemes for duck egg. Hope it helps. I think it’s a lovely colour headboard.
Claira Jones
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