Victorian Knitted
Help with accessorising my lounge?
I have a small lounge with a victorian bay- not been decorated long but i want it to have a cosy cottage feel, without changing the carpet/sofa. its kind of dull pink at the minute with claret accessories- fed up with them
We have a chimney breast so could paper either recesses or just chimney or both? could i use say a patterned paper then a pin stripe etc in the recesses?
The sofa is cream
the carpet is beige/brown/pinky colour – depending whats on it but neutral enough.
I could paint, paper(prefer some paperto warm it up)
Its the colour i,m stuck with – i like laura ashley kind of decor- not sure how to make it look cottage style though – quite like the cable knit cushions too so any ideas would be helpful.
Oh its a 3 seater and 2 seater so how would i arrange the cushions? how many the sofa has 4 matching cushions also.
Thanks
I’d recommend painting ALL the walls a dark neutral colour – especially ‘matchstick from Farrow and Ball. I’d stay away from wallpaper if it’s a small room as it might look cluttered but Farrow and Ball have GREAT wall paper (expensive though).
If your carpet is old i would recommend getting rid of it and bring the wooden floors to life using a dark varnish stain… and then placing a ‘straw’ rug over it FROM IKEA – pottery barn also have similar ones.
OR get a inexpensive cream carpet
Here are some very useful links that you can get ideas from. Remember you don’t have to spend a fortune on decorating SHOP AROUND!!
Ikea rug – http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40086172
rug from pottery barn – http://www.potterybarn.com/products/color-bound-sisal-rug/?pkey=cnatural-fiber-rugs
http://www.theletteredcottage.net/
farrow and ball ideas – http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2010/06/whoa.html
GOOD LUCK!
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