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Help with Colors for den

11 years ago

I am 69 years old and my house caught on fire and burned one end and live alone. They are ready to paint the den 20x24. I have two leather beigh couches and putting in gunstock hardwood flooring. I put BM ceiling white on the ceiling. What color would you recommmend for the walls? There is a dark red fireplace also.

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Annie Deighnaugh
11 years ago
Will you have window treatments? Might be easier to start with a fabric and then match paint vs. the other way around.

Do you like deep colors? If so, then you can go for kind of a woodsy masculine look with hunter green, or deep blue, or even a deep red

If you are shy with color and are looking for something lighter, then a warmer but lighter shade like BM wilmington tan would look nice.
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