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Hiding black leather furniture
March 10th, 2007
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Full Question:
I really need your help . I have a black leather couch and oversized chair in my living room. the floors are a light oak wood. I would like to use a aqua color in here can you help me where to use this color so that the couch and chair wont stick out so much. thanks teresa
My answer:
Theresa, I LOVE the sound of this color combo and think that, once you have it “done”, you’ll like it too. Ok, here are some suggestions on where to add the color to both detract from AND enhance the black.
1. You’ll want a throw and a pillow for the chair - drape the throw over one side of the chair and up and over the back - drape it so it hangs naturally and doesn’t look placed - that means no folding of the throw. Place the pillow in the opposite corner of the chair seat that you put the throw on.
2. You’ll want more pillows for the couch - maybe in several shades of the aqua - some lighter/some darker. You’ll want enough pillows to loosely run the length of the sofa.
3. A rug on the floor that is heavy on the aqua colors is next. You can always place a throw rug over exisiting carpeting.
4. Next would be window treatments. These could be mini-blinds in the color of your floor, or fabrics in the agua color.
Black is actually a very distinguished color when paired up with other colors - and aqua and black is a winning color combo.
Your Frugal Decorating Diva,
Nancy
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