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Navy Furniture - Red oak floor - what color ?

by Jo-Anne
(Ottawa Canada)

Hi,

I need help to inject some liveliness into our front room. Our couch & two loveseats are dark navy ( leather) and the floor is red oak - overall impression of the floor is "yellow". The walls are a neutral tan - but with a slightly green undertone.

What color should I look for in drapes, area rug, cushions etc? I'm thinking bronze/copper the sort of burnt oranges, but I'm not sure. Can anyone help me out? I can't re-do the floor, the furniture is fairly new and re-painting is not really desirable ( we just painted).

Thanks

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Apr 01, 2008
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by: Charlotte

Hi
Don't worry, I don't think you need to swap the furniture, floor or painting. They all sound great.

I do think your idea of using burnt oranges would look good, as it would tone nicely with the floor, and even the paint on the walls.

However, if you wanted something to stand out a bit more, why not consider purple for your accents. Make sure it is a bluey purple (rather than a pinky purple) to tone nicely with your sofa and chairs. It will stand out really nicely against the yellowy floor, the tan/green walls. Yellow and purple are opposites on the color wheel, so give a great contrast, (good for accents) and blue and purple are next to each other, so will tone nicely.

Purple is quite a strong color, so a little will go a long way, but I think it would look fab.

Good luck with your decorating.

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