I have dark brown furniture and i just painted my walls beige and gold! Would a dark color carpet make it look trendy? i thought of choosing dark purple as a carpet color, what do u think?
Dark purple is quite a commitment for wall-to-wall carpeting! Think about how long you plan to live with this color scheme before you make such a bold leap. You might consider a neutral carpet for the wall-to-wall (or a hard surface like wood or tile) and then use an area rug with all the colors of the room in it. Area rugs anchor a seating area and are also great at the foot of the bed. Rugs with pattern create visual interest and don't have to be expensive. You can get a 5 x 7 rug, in nylon, for under $200.
YES! DO IT! A dark purple carpet, way to make a statement! PLUS, if its the right purple, maybe even a burgundy wine purple - that would look so classy and elegance! Add some more gold pieces like frames, wall clocks, mix in some bronzes... and you've got a ridiculously cool space. FINALLY someone who isnt installing plain white carpet! Go for it!
Dark purple would look nice, though this would be a color that can easily go out of fashion in a heartbeat, and would be an expense to replace. If possible, I would use a neutral carpet (perhaps a tan/light brown that would be a blend of the wall and furniture colors), and get an area rug that is dark purple, or use the color on curtains rather than the floor.
Try a soft buttery yellow (unless your room has north-facing windows, in which case, avoid yellows), or a light green (think plant green, not sea green). Apricot or peach are also options. If you use a blue wall colour, your room could become overwhelmingly blue - and while white has its place, from what you've described, I suspect that white will give your room a slightly industrial quality - not really what you're looking for! To coordinate your living and dining room, think texture instead of colour - use the same colour in both spaces with different textures (don't be intimidated, there are plenty of easy paint finishes out there that look great. . .your local paint shop can provide you with instructions). Alternatively, find a colour you like in your living room and use a related shade in your dining room (as a rule of thumb, go lighter in your living space and darker in your dining room). Finally, before you commit to a colour, get a sample can from your paint store, go home and paint a spot on the wall (about eighteen inches square) in a nice, visible spot. Live with the spot for a few days and see how it looks (remember to prime under and around it, if you currently have a dark or very different colour). If you don't love it now, you never will (and you'll have to pick a new colour) but at least you won't have to repaint the whole room! And don't panic if you don't get the first one right - even the pros make mistakes (and they spend years learning to visualise colour).
