Q: I am looking for an opinion regarding wall color for my apartment. I have chosen and love the Agave Blue wall color I chose for my living room. When you walk into my apartment, the layout allows for an immediate view of the living room, dining room and the bedroom. I was contemplating a nice orange, warm gold or pear green. I don't get a lot of natural light, but I am not opposed to a dark color just not sure what to do. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.
Sent by Michelle
Editor - Opinions? We've mocked up an approximation of the colours Michelle mentioned, alongside a gray hue, but we'd love to hear what you'd paint Michelle's currently all white room.
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I really like the white. I'd add a rug that ties in the blue.
The orange color picks up the wood in the shelves along the right side nicely.
I love the pear green - fresh and interesting with the blue.
I like the apple green or the burnt orange color. Cool place.
LOVE the pear green as long as there's some overflow of green into the LR( like some brighter green toss cushions on the green sofa, or a blue/green print)- I love that combination and it works with the character of the house- try painting the back of the glassed in bookcase in the blue for fun!!
...they grey is nice but safe and much more traditional( but matches the cat...)
...the orange is more daring then the others and will dictate orange accents in the LR to work overall, very mod sixties maybe a bit of a stretch in a character house although it picks up the tone of the wood bookcase and floor.
...the yellow/gold, not so much!!
i kinda of like the grey.
i am usually a fan of color, but the blue you have is quite bold.
but i m not too sure if you wanna paint the room with colors like orange and green. its quite comical and sorta remind me of Ugly Betty's house.
I think I'd use a gentler yellow -- but what I really want to know is what is that green? It's exactly what I want.
i love the orange. i am probably biased though.
the view from the entry of my house:
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ORANGE!!! not on the yellow or rust side, a golden orange
I love the orange! It will make the space feel rich and inviting even though there isn't a lot of natural light.
I, too, love the way you currently have it. The blue color is beautiful.
Love the green, but also agree with the previous poster about bringing it into the front area with accessories or art.
I would go with the green. I just painted my apartment with those same color tones, a great turquoise and on the opposite walls a lime green multi-toned striped band around the perimeter of the room.
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I love the gold best, with green being the runner-up. I think the gray looks a little pale and washed-out next to that strong sky blue. Another option might be a clean, cherry red.
As the space is a mere workspace/nook off the living room, I'd paint it the exact same color of blue as the living room so that the overall space appears larger and more cohesive - and so that the nook will not stand out so much.
Besides which, Blue is a very good color for a workspace - both calming and soothing, yet inspiring creativity.
I love the orange. Warm and beautiful
With your dining table, gray (though I'd do it true gray and just a touch darker than in the photo) goes best.
The pear green, but perhaps a slightly more yellow shade.
Michelle should also consider painting the back of the bookcase a darker shade of green, or papering it with something that contains elements of her colour scheme. I'd lean towards papering myself. Either way it'll finish the room nicely.
i like the green too - although a bit *more minty* than the green pictured. I like the idea of bold color inside the bookcase too.
The colors are all fine (personally I would keep the white), but the book case really doesnt match. Paint it or move it.
Thank you to everyone for your opinions and sharing your photos. The green would match my living room chair quite nicely. However, the wall in the dining room you can't see has quite a bit of art work that would pop with the orange.
I think I am going to have to go beyond painting the dining room one color and do something funky on the wall with the art and keep the others solid. My bedroom still hasn't been painted so I may opt to use a soft green in there to transition from the dining room. So many options at least it's only paint.
I like the way the orange fits with the book case, and I love the blue-orange color combo... although personally I'd go with a different (more gray) blue.
There's no cohesion between the rooms as is, so I definitely think paint it... otherwise it seems unplanned for one room to have so much color and the other so little.
I like the yellow.
Definitely NOT the grey.
I think the yellow, but a slightly cooler shade so that it's not too strong against the blue. Failing that I think the green is the proper "strength" to go with the blue, but the shade is not enough of a contrast.
I do love your blue, it's fabulous.
I think I like the grey too. Then any decor would match...plus it leaves it looking open instead of a huge pop in the face.
The orange, will complement the blue and bring out the color in your shelves. Maybe just a little lighter than the color you have now, but definitely not the yellow, make sure it is ORANGE.
The orange! The grey and green make it too cool, I think, and you'd need a darker yellow than that if you did yellow.
I like the green — It makes a fun color combination without looking too comical. I'm not big on the orange, simply because it would look like you're forcing complementary colors together. A softer yellow would look pretty nice, too. That gray looks drab, but depending on your decor a deeper gray could look really nice.