I want to inject some colour into my lounge

JennyW_2

My lounge is very neutral in colours, ie cream/beige walls, carpets, curtains.

My sofa is a pale green and I currently have cream cushions.

I'm pretty happy with it all, it's modern and clean but I feel I need some colour but tasteful. I don't want to add dark curtains as I dont want to close the room down, it's not that big so I thought I would change the cushions and was thinking of perhaps burgandy.

What do you think? Is this a good colour to go with?

Doozergirl

Anything will go with cream/beige. Red is the complimentary colour to green so burgundy should sit fine with a pale green.

If you are going to change the cushions, it's good to have the colour runnig in other places in the room so it ties together. It could be a colour in a picture, then a vase or two; just so it doesn't look like you decided on random burgundy cushions and nothing else.

Melissa177

Have you thought about punching it up a bit with some brighter shades of green?

I have a similiar colour scheme to you, minus the pale green sofas. I painted one wall deep red to add colour - you could maybe do the same with a something like teal/apple green/acid green?

Funky coloured mats/coasters on the coffee table also look cool.

Finally, I bought a very large golden chinese fan in The Pier which I've hung on my wall - it is a real feature, and brightens up my room.

Pipkin

I think a deep plummy/aubergine colour would go beautifully with your pale green and neutral colouring.

To keep it light and fresh,one wall painted in a complimentary pale green would be nice also.