/>We've been showing a lot of inspirational rooms that use light colored sofas and chairs to anchor the colors and styles. But even if you have a dark sofa (like the plum one featured here), you don't have to shy away from using colors either. Check out this lovely living room from Australia's Belle magazine: we love the strong, geometric painting above the fireplace with the rainbow spectrum of vases. And the crafty knitted afghan? Nice touch.




I love looking at shades of plum and purple, but I can't bring myself to decorate with it. It is appealing in others' homes, though.
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Some of my favorite colors - That Sunflower Chandelier is pretty amazing too...
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The afghan's crocheted, not knitted. (Sorry. Needleworkers' pet peeve sneaks up.) I've always liked granny squares and made a few catghans, but the ends always come loose in washing, unless you weave in ehhhhvery color in with a needle instead of just crocheting over the last round. Hard to keep them good-looking.
I have that shade in my living room... on throw pillows. The whole couch is a bit much for me.
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luxurious color and you can accent with tons of brights in any style, casual to bollywood. cool to warm. pale blue to acid green.
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I love plum this year. I'm accessorizing with plum. Looks great with mossy greens and black. Or blues as Lady J points out.
Have to have a neutral sofa though... beige dogs.
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What's going on with the window shades?--I like the geometric shapes.
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Anyone out there know where that chandelier comes from, I need to have it.
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