My wife and I are buying our first home. The current owner has new carpet in the living room, stairs and upstairs hall way. We are not going to have the funds to change the ruugs right away so we will need to paint around them. Currently the walls are white and we do not really care for plain colors, but want to stay somewhat conservative.The furniture we are chosing is probably going to be lighter fabric. Also, what wood would look best? We are changing the railing. I was thinking a lighter wood with white pickets.
i agree with schnizel. think of the color of graham crackers. i should know because i have that exact color green in my bedroom drapes and bedding. the graham cracker color acts as a bridge to the white. in my room the white and yellow are the light tones and the forest green and dark utilitarian pieces are the dark tones. this gives me a nicely balanced room and i hope you find the same luck for yours.
To tone down the uber-greenness of the forest green rugs, a nice neutral beige would be good and would warm up the room considerably. If you want to break up the vast expanses of green, opt for a cream-colored rug. Warm wood-tones will be good, like a rich honey color. After seeing that space, perhaps a nice earth-tone, such as terra-cotta or honey brown would be best. It would distract from the darkness of the rug and make the room look much richer.
