Version 1: the beach colors
I chose an analogous color scheme, and grounded it with a neutral beige. I was thinking of using the blue or beige for the walls and the rest for pillows, curtains, rug, and paintings.
Version2: the drama colors
Here I used a triadic color scheme, also grounded with a beige. I would use the beige for the walls, and the rest as pillows, curtains, rug, and paintings.
In case you were wondering, the color patches are from Ralph Lauren paint.
So what do you think? I would love to here your input.
I'll be back tonight with some freebies.
Thanks, Angie aka IkeaGoddess
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ReplyDeletei would go for the beach colours.
gr algerijntje
I vote for yellow!
ReplyDeleteI would go for the beach colours! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the first colors!
ReplyDeletemir gefallen die ersten farben besser, sie wirken freundlicher und harmonischer. die 2. sind mir zu duster
ReplyDeleteI would go with the beach colors because they would look good in a bright room.
ReplyDeleteThey are both great, but I think the first color scheme is my favorite. It seems so calming. :)
ReplyDeletei'd use the beige for the walls and yellow and other collors for pillosws and accents
ReplyDeletei LOVe the second set of colors and that shelf LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteI vote beach colors, but that may also becuase it's winter and those colors are bright and cheery.
ReplyDeleteI would go for beige, blue, green (obviously, haha) and orange in stead of yellow :-)
ReplyDeleteI like the one with the purple. It just seems more homey to me. The one with the yellow doesn't make me feel like I want to spend time it---yellow and blue does that to me. So it is really going to be your preference---which one makes you want to curl up with a good book and spend some time?
ReplyDeleteWell, it looks like the beach colors win!! I love them, but I probably would've voted for the other one, because that is more the colors of my home right now, with eggplant (dark burgandy) instead of the purple. My home is stucco, I live in Southern California, so there is much more of a Spanish influence in our area...plus, my floors are all Mexican Saltillo tiles and also dark hardwood. A beach look wouldn't look as good. My sil and friend have the beach color scheme...and it is very bright and cheery. Mine is more warm! They're both great, so choose some things in those colors, put them around you, and see which one makes you feel the best!!!
ReplyDeletei vote for second set. i like warmer colors. makes me feel cozy.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jenny : the first colour scheme is more relaxing.
ReplyDeleteLet us know what the result is !
Denise
I vote version 2
ReplyDeleteI agree with Paula. I have not ben a huge orange fan but I like it with the other beach colors! It feels kinda retro. Good luck! I'm sure whatever you do will be beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHands down...Version #1!!
ReplyDeleteI like the first set of colors. I would keep the walls beige and use the color in your art, rugs, and fabrics.
ReplyDeleteBeware of the Ralph Lauren paints. They are difficult to get even, even when you prime. You can take the same color chip and go to a paint from Benjamin Moore or Duron and get good coverage with less coats and good even color. Do not use flat paint! Every scuff or mark shows. Go up one finish, they are called different things but I think it is satin, don't go as high as gloss, it shows every flaw under the paint. And tint your primer close to the color of your walls. You will use less paint which is much more expensive than primer. Hope you can learn from my mistakes and successes! I just finished my house and basement and love it all now that it is done. Lisa T.
ntI say beach colors! More "Happy"!!
ReplyDeleteThey are both nice, I prefer the second b/c they are warmer and I am a fall person myself.
ReplyDeleteI like them both I really think the beige and blue from the first would look great on the walls but I like the purple and either green:) Best wishes I hope it turns out just the way you envision it:)
ReplyDeleteMost definitely Version #2. #1 is not grabbing me at all.
ReplyDeleteI would go for the first choice - I love light colours ;-)
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested I have a new freebie in my blog today. It's a minikit in blue and beige...
i like the beach colors - blue walls would be awesome -
ReplyDelete~ sharon
I like the second set the best. I have that green with a burgandy, darker blue, gold and a creamy beige wall color. The curtains are also in that green. We've used oak furniture so it isn't too dark.To this day I still love it.
ReplyDeleteFor my own house, I would go with the beach theme, just because I think I'm kind of boring. However, if you're up for it, the drama theme looks really good too! Rich and vibrant, and I bet it would make the room feel very cozy and warm. You really can't go wrong with a beige wall, though. My living room is a beige color, with cranberry red accents in the curtains, rug, and candles to tie in with our red dining room next door.
ReplyDeleteI like version 2...lol because the orangey adobe color is on my walls now...works great with plants and leather
ReplyDeleteI am drawn towards version 1, because they are so inviting and comforting... just as a room should be! And with a big window with lots of light! Wow! Even more inviting! Also, I'm a beach lover all the way! :) Awaiting to hear your decision Angie....
ReplyDeleteI like both! The top would go in my house very well! I have a beach type them. So if it were me I would go with the top! Hugs, Tammy
ReplyDeleteHa ha, looks like you are getting 'lots' of input! I think I am outnumbered but I would go for the 2nd group. You are keeping the walls beige so I would bring in COLOR, but then I LOVE color :) My entire house is done in Caramel with accents of Brick - Cocoa and Green. I am completely happy with color around me! Good luck with your choice.
ReplyDeleteMy vote is for the beach colors as well.
ReplyDeleteI vote #2
ReplyDeleteI love the first choice as well... but it all depends on whetehr u want a warm or cool tone :p
ReplyDeleteVersion #2! Ha ha! Looks like we aren't much help! Sounds like you can't go wrong!
ReplyDeleteMy vote is the beach colors - I love the yellow!
ReplyDeleteI vote for #2! Either one would look great though. I've had my eye on that huge shelf from IKEA forever. I love it!
ReplyDeleteHi Angie :) I like the 2nd set of colors. The colors in the first set, the "beach" theme, just doesn't do it for me. That's my 2 cents ;)
ReplyDeleteAngie, forgot to suggest to you the RED color... why not add some interesting red to your color scheme? I am sure it will brihgten the house
ReplyDeleteI personally like the beach colors but with the furniture I would have to say that the second set would look best.
ReplyDeleteSomeone else mentioned the beach colors with an orange instead of the yellow... I LOVE that idea.... :)
ReplyDeleteoooooo! Beachy colours! They look great!
ReplyDeleteI definitely like the first color scheme.. But instead of the yellow i would use the orange for small things!
ReplyDeleteI personally like the 2nd set, but they are both nice!
ReplyDeletebeach colors but with small accents of the red/orange color added in (a stripe on a pillow, a vase filled with flowers, etc). the beach colors are definitely calming and soothing (aaaaahhhh....I feel relaxed just thinking about a room filled with them) - but a dash of the red would add just a little hint of energy and excitement - a visual spice so to speak.
ReplyDeleteeither way the colors are great! Have fun!!
I like the first set of colors better, they seem very tranquil.
ReplyDeleteSince you asked, I would go with option 1; but wouldn't put any blue on your walls unless you use it on just one sponged on as an accent wall.
ReplyDeleteWe had a blue room when we moved into our house and it was horrible -- it made the room seem so much smaller.
I vote for #2. I have that brick color on my bedroom walls with a gold, green and brick duvet cover. It gives such a warm and cozy feeling. good luck!
ReplyDeletemy vote is for the drama colors - I love the rich feel!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a situation where you can't go wrong, they are both great combinations.
ReplyDeleteFor me, I would pick the beach colors, because it is just more what I personally would choose and use. But I can imagine going into someone's house with the drama colors and thinking, wow, this is gorgeous.
:P Annie
I would totally go for the first set. very nice!
ReplyDeleteI love the second option, but I really like rich colors like that. The first option is good too although I don't like that shade of green with the blue and yellow ... I think it needs to be lighter. It also depends on the look you want ... the first colors are more soothing but the second colors are warm. Good luck! And thanks for all your awesome research on freebies!
ReplyDeleteI like the second set!! But I'm weird.. hee.
ReplyDeleteI vote #2
ReplyDeleteI am very drawn to that first yellow. But I think the second palette works better together than the first one. Good luck on it!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! So many comments. I love version 2. the drama colors.
ReplyDeleteI definately like the triadic colors. I think that the room would be more stunning. The colors would work better for accenting than the beach colors. I think the beach colors would all run together and look a little blah personally!
ReplyDeleteWow they are both great... the first is more summery, the second more wintery. So I don't think you can go wrong either way... but I like the brighter summery one myself!
ReplyDeleteGo for the Drama. It's richer looking and goes better with the forest green. Or you could always slip cover the couch and use whatever color scheme you love.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck with the new house!
Definately the first colour scheme gets my vote!
ReplyDeleteI say the first group. i love that blue!
ReplyDeleteDelurking to say that I really like the first colors
ReplyDeleteHallo!!
ReplyDeleteSchön Dir mal helfen zu können, wo Du sonst immer mir mir der tollen Freebiesauswahl hilfst!
Dafür erstmal ein riesen DANKE!!!
Und dann eindeutig die Beach-Farben!
Liebe Grüße
mauseturppe
I vote for the drama colours
ReplyDeleteThe first colors... beach colors.. I like the more dramatic colors for bedrooms!!
ReplyDeletedrama colors; that orange is so great. also, you said you used ralph lauren paint swatches for reference, but i have only had bad experiences with the paint. it never mixes to the color you want; i tried to get a beige like the ones in your photographs, and i turned out so pink! we ended up going with a different brand after several unsuccessful attempts to get the colors right.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the drama colors!! The blue and yellow are beach-y and the green is forest-y; to me, they just don't seem to work together--like skiing in a swimsuit LOL. The drama colors reach out and give your eyes something to appreciate. I'm glad that you're color-courageous.
ReplyDeleteI vote for the beach colors!
ReplyDeleteit's safe to go for the beach but i think the drama scheme would be more dynamic!
ReplyDeletebeach, beach, beach
ReplyDeleteI'd go for the beach theme... love the color combination! Good Luck!!! :)
ReplyDeleteBeach colors...you will be more likely to regret your decision later as trends change!
ReplyDeleteI vote for the beach colors with the blue on the walls.
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeleteI really like the first set of colours. They will give you a fresh, clean feel. The room will also appear larger since they are cool tones. The yellow will help brighten any gloomy day. I have a similar beige colour running threw my whole house (Benjamin Moore paint "Natural Linen" Canadian paint) which I have matched up with navy, white, orange, blue-green in various different rooms.
Just make sure your beige is not too cool, or it will turn sterile looking.
The second set of colours will give you a cozier feel, but purple can be very eye tiring if used to much. These colours will give you a tribal ("Afghan" feel).
But I vote for the first since those are colours I would want.
Have fun you can always paint a patch and see if you like it, I always try neutral on the walls because then I can change decor. Though I have repainted more than I needed to. ha ha ha
yo
I like the drama. Seems to match your personality better and is more modern.
ReplyDeleteI always love analogous color schemes so I'd have to go with #1.
ReplyDeleteI say the 2nd set!
ReplyDeleteBeach colors!
ReplyDeleteI would go for the "drama" colours. What you said. Beige for the walls and the rest (above all the purple) for curtains etc. Good luck :-D
ReplyDeleteVersion #2!!! Go for the Drama!
ReplyDeleteI think the beach colors are the ones for sure...the others sort of make me think of sports. Good luck and I can't wait to see what you decide!
ReplyDeleteI like the beach colors...
ReplyDeleteI'm the first one, beach colors.
ReplyDeleteI like the first colour scheme best. More elegant I think.
ReplyDeleteHe, I like the first one best because it goes with all seasons, the second one gives me more of a winterish feeling, hope this helps..
ReplyDeleteXX Gon
I do like them both, but the first set/ beach colors feel far more calming to me than the second set. Can't wait to see what you decide!
ReplyDeleteI like the first version best!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck whith what ever you deside.
vesrion 2 !!!! no blue, it's better.
ReplyDeleteI like the drama colors, and if your room has lots of light the dark colors shouldn't make the room feel smaller.
ReplyDeleteI love the first colors. although I like orange as well.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so this might sound weird, but I'm not crazy about either set. However, if those were my only choices, I'd go with Version 2. The first one seems blah to me. But I'm one of those monochrome gals; our house is all beige and ivory, so what the heck do I know???? LOL. Hope you come up with a combo you like and won't tire of easily. That's all that really matters.
ReplyDeleteI vote for #2
ReplyDeleteI think brown/black furniture would look better with the rich "drama" colors.
ReplyDeleteI love the second one b/c it seems so happy and bright! Looks as if people full of life would live in a room with these colors.
ReplyDeleteI like the first option, with beige on the walls and the other colors as accents. Great choices.
ReplyDeletethe first combo definetely :)
ReplyDeleteVersion 2--I like version one, but it seems kind of stale, like it's been done in magazines a lot , the whole brown and blue thing was so hot last season. I love Version 2 b/c it seems really fresh and the purple and orange are very energentic. I say #2. I'm sure it will be great no matter what. I love all the colors, but my true opinion is #2.
ReplyDeleteI vote for the beach colours.
ReplyDeleteHi! I like the first scheme better. Hugs!!
ReplyDeleteI love both palettes; I think the beach colors would be conducive to a more restful environment, while the other combo would give your space a more energized feel, so you might want to consider what mood you'd prefer the room to have. (I'd be having trouble myself, picking between the two!)
ReplyDeleteI love the orange scheme!
ReplyDeleteIch würde bei beigen Wänden die beach-colours für Frühling/sommer verwenden, im Herbst und winter die Kissen, Teppiche usw. tauschen zu dem zweiten Farbschema, weil es wärmer wirkt.
ReplyDeletelg von scraphannah
I would ALWAYS recommend a neutral for the wall color, then you change all the accent stuff when you tire of it! It's the smart way to go
ReplyDelete:D
Beach colours!
ReplyDeleteThe second one for me...
ReplyDeleteThey are much brighty
I like beach colours
ReplyDeleteMein Favorit ist auch die erste Version! Allerdings wäre ich für gelbe Wände, mit entweder grünen akzenten oder auch beigen.
ReplyDeleteWir haben selbst viele Wände in Gelb und es ist einfach so sonnig!
Wir haben allerdings fast überall eine Kontrastfarbe entweder an einer Wand oder als Sockkel auf ca 1 m eingestrichen.
I am an Aussie girl so I really like the beach colours too!!
ReplyDeleteKirsten
I vote for the 2nd version! Love the richness of the colors! And if you like candles *L* like I do you could go with so many yummy scents that would have colors to match also. *L* Like coffee....vanilla...woodsy scents
ReplyDeleteThe first colors (blue & yellow) look happier to me, so that would be my choice. Janet
ReplyDeleteI love them both! The beach colors are calming, the second is dramatic and elegant. I'd usually go for beach and blue, but I love that orange and purple! Do you want to be calm or dramatic?!
ReplyDeleteI think version 1 would make your house feel brighter and airy. I've got those collors at my house and love it!
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
I´m a interior arcitect and I would have gone formore whiter than the beige - that for me is a bit grey ( and I love that) but its to much color anyway - a bit more whiter would make it lighter and then the orange color - that are lovely, and very nice to the green on ONE wall - use it in one way in the cortins ( I would look for the curtins BEFORE I paint - its harder to find curtins than paint!!!) and pillows and rather use the other colors in more smalers details in the room - they are all very lovely colors - but I think I would have shousen only ONE main color and then spred the other colors in smal details!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to see it all finish!!!
Love Josefin
Oh, I wanted to pass on that when I used RL paint, I was not happy with it at all - I used a lot more in a smaller space than anything else I've ever used. My sil had the same problem. Janet
ReplyDeleteI like version2!
ReplyDeleteI love the drama of the Version 2 colors! To me, the top set seems a little drab. But then I'm not a huge fan of yellow. Go with what you really like and want in YOUR home. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThe first scheme looks more balanced. You can use dark furniture with it in case you get more IKEA stuff.
ReplyDeleteIam all about the drama colors. I think they have more impact since you will be using them as accent only. Id be afraid the yellow would be too washed out fighting agaisnt the beige
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the comment on the Ralph Lauren paint. I have painted a million times and it is the most difficult paint I have ever worked with.
Definitely the beach colors. Plus, you could have so much fun with that theme!
ReplyDeleteI vote for beach colors
ReplyDeleteIf you're not going to slipcover the couch (that's what I'd do if I had a forest green couch) then the second set of colors would look best. I think it's bold and exciting and doesn't make the green stand out as much as the muted colors of the first pallette.
ReplyDeleteI vote for the beach colors, as I'll be in the same step as you though after I'll choose the furniture from Ikea lol: ;)
ReplyDeleteBut we have the ceiling blue (lighter then you have in your color scheme) and the walls are yellow, it looks really great and as we have a very big living-room with 3 windows and big frech window it made the room little bit smaller but we needed that. And I though about similar type of furniture and about the beige for the curtains and pillows (pillows alaso in yellow and blue) and the green one is really great idea I had to think about that one. Cause I was thinking about red tone for the sofa ;)
Good luck with your choice ;) but I think taht both color schemes look really great but beach version is warmer and more positive for me.
oh how fun!! ok.. I personally like the beach colors - it'll be so refreshing (that blue is gorgeous!!) and I can NOT wait to see your finished room!
ReplyDeletegood luck!
Version 2.....I'm a bolder kinda gal!
ReplyDeleteWow - you got lots of opinions already! I like both schemes. I think the first one is calm and the second one is energetic. What "feel" do you want?
ReplyDeleteganz eindeutig die erste version. die gefällt mir viel besser!
ReplyDeletebeach colors!!
ReplyDeleteI like #2. It's colors make me feel good as opposed to #1 are just nice together....
ReplyDeleteOkay I am back
ReplyDeleteI kept thinking about my earlier post & was thinking that I didn't take into account the green sofa, which depending on its size relation to the rest of the room could almost act like a second room colour.
So I searched IKEA canada for fabrics because that's where I start (with a pattern I like) there was in the fabric section under textiles a Hedvig fabric that has scalloped colours & Elisabet (Neither really said I gotta have it but you might be able to pull your colours from the prints).
I found some pictures that might work, it is the Pjatteryd framed artwork with the green pussy willows.
Okay, I also googled green colour schemes and found this website
http://www.colorcombos.com/forest-green-color-schemes.html
3 schemes which had some orange, light blue, black CHECK IT OUT
I REALLY like some of their color combinations and may be more suited with your black & white kitchen picture you have posted. You can still go neutral on the walls & work the colors in.
Hope this was a help
yo
I might be too late to vote but I love the drama colors.
ReplyDeleteLauren
Now that i've seen the Green Monster, I'd go with the DRAMA colors.
ReplyDeleteKelly
definately the beach colors
ReplyDeleteI think I would go with the beach colrs.
ReplyDeleteI would go for the beach colours. I had to laugh when I saw the picture of your living room.......thought you were in mine. I have the same sectional!!! Mine is gray/black, got it for free and have paint chips taped behind it at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI love the beach colors.
ReplyDeleteI would use the beige color for walls and anything else for accent.
I like the drama colors...warmer:)
ReplyDeleteKrista
angie,
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the drama colors!! I like warm, cozy colors. Good luck!
I like them both and to be honest can't pick one, good luck!
ReplyDeleteHi Angie--I like the 2nd group and I might put the adobe/clay color on the walls.
ReplyDeleteWe painted most of our house recently--and discovered Devine Paint. It's fabulous and goes on like yogurt. Excellent coverage, no spatter, and very little smell. Plus you can buy little sample pouches so you can try it out first on the wall. We picked a wall in the kitchen in five or six different ones and then spent week or so watching it in the different light/times of day. We loved it--it's just yummy. Here's the site: http://www.devinecolor.com/
Good luck :)
ok, I am a bit late, but my choice would be the Drama...I personally would do one feature wall in the purple and have your knick nacks/cushions etc in a mix of the 3 colours with the biege for the rest of the walls. Have fun! :)
ReplyDeleteand thank you for all your hard work finding and posting the freebies!
Have a great weekend! :)
Hi Angie - I would recommend the Beach color scheme, but I am just a guy, so my opinion usually doesn't get to count.
ReplyDeleteLots of Love. Amy W's Dadoo :)
lol....lots of opinions...so I might as well throw mine in...I vote dramatic! woohoooo! go girl go!
ReplyDeleteand your couch is not bad at all..does look quite comfy and stains disappear??!?!?!? I want one,lol!
hugs
Tracy
I say beach!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Beach colors!
ReplyDeleteDesiree :)
Beach, baby!! :)
ReplyDeleteJust catching up-LOL
ReplyDeleteI love the Drama colour scheme- love the touch of purple with the warm orange-
Good luck with the choices
Hugs
Definately the beach colours. I have this unit in my living room and is goes so well with my colour scheme of aqua blue, dark brown and mid brown
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