Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I have a design dilemma for you guys today.
This is what our living room looks like as of five minutes ago. Yep, it's a mess. I like to mix things up after Christmas, and I'm still trying to figure out what should go where. Disregard all the clutter. I have a color problem. Besides the obvious: my side tables are two different colors :).
See, I have the white coffee table, and the black bookshelf. Then I have the blue side table on the right. It's been blue since my last apartment, where the walls were white. I've been meaning to paint it since I moved in, I just have no idea what color. Then we bought the white one for the left side, and now I have two tables and no. paint. ideas.
This is where you come in! I'm going to let YOU choose which color to paint my side tables. I have new lamps and I want to get this project rolling.
First choice: grey.
Next choice: black.
Last choice: white.
Alternately, I could strip all the paint off both and stain them a natural color.
What do you think? I'm worried about there being: too much white. Too much black. Too many different *wood* colors. See why I'm seeking your help?!
Let me know which color you prefer OR suggest a different color. Should I go wild and crazy?!
Just to let you know, I cannot see any of the photographs you put in your posts. Maybe there is something wrong with my settings, but I can see all other images apart from those in your posts
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Jenn! no! bad!
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seriously. yellow. do it. Grey is nice. Yellow is better =)
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Jenn @ Peas & Crayons
Wow love this room! Love your curtains and all the bright colors!!! I'm your newest follower!!!!
ReplyDeleteDitto Jennifer. The same color as your pillow.
ReplyDeleteThe white is nice, but I agree, yellow! You have small splashes of the yellow family throughout the room, so yellow side tables would bring everything together.
ReplyDeleteYELLOW!?!? I had let myself think yellow a little, but didn't know if it'd be too over the top. I love yellow though. So maybe .... Thanks for the advice ladies! You're awesome!
ReplyDeleteAll Things Nice -- what system and browser are you using? The pics are showing up great in both my Mac browers, but I'd love for you to actually see the pics :)
I also think yellow or grey. I also think that they don't both have to match. Maybe one of them yellow but the other grey or leave the blue one. It's cute. BTW, I have to read your posts in Firefox- the pics don't show up in IE. No clue but I don't mind, I use both.
ReplyDeletejenn, your living room is SO not a mess! it looks great but i know we're hardest on ourselves when we want it to look just so. i understand.
ReplyDeleteokay i may be way off base here but after studying the look my suggestion would be either to paint them the same color blue as the wall or go with the white. that way they would blend into the background a bit more (because they are different styles and heights). it would also keep the palette consistent by not introducing another color. i'd change the art work hanging on the wall to match, either by frame or style to help keep the flow even. can't wait to see the magic happen lades. ♥
Kat and Lynn, thanks for the alternate perspectives! I like the suggestions... I have a lot to think about ladies!
ReplyDeleteLovely living room! I vote dark charcoal gray or yellow. Maybe one of each. And I LOVE the table on the left.
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I'm going to have to go with the yellow too!
ReplyDeleteYELLOW! So happy to see I am not the only one. YOU SAID we could decide. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jenn! The first thing I thought when I saw them was Yellow all the way. It will make them fun. Black or white is a bit serious for the mismatched thing... you need more spark!
ReplyDeleteHi Jenn!!!! I agree with you, I think white is better!! White goes with the color of the coffee table, heheh
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Just using a laptop, I'm not up to date on different browsers.
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Hmm. Tough call. First instinct - black to match the bookshelf. Everyone seems to do white :) But I do like the idea of a bright yellow to match your pillow. However, if you do that, I'd try and bring more yellow accents in (maybe iron on some yellow ribbon or appliques to the curtains) so that the tables don't look too random. I personally don't love the gray table idea for this space, because you already have white and black.
ReplyDeleteohhh white please; i'm keeping with your "doing what you love" theme, and I'm a lover of all things white :) yellow would be gorgeous too; i would just worry about it being a trend, like if you were to change out the pillows. But then again side tables can always be repainted... I am offering no insight here :P haha have a good weekend darlin! xo
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