How to NOT make your living room look BEIGE 

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If your walls are neutral white to warm white, colours in your rug, upholstered furniture and wall art won't be overpowering. The trick is to pick 2 or 3 accent colours and repeat the colour in different tones/shades in the space. It gives rhythm and cohesion which gives visual balance.

@@krm35-5 I know it always sucks when you can’t get things in Europe! Will think about how to best respond to your request 🙂

@@orangejmoothies i’m glad the video could show you a different perspective!

I mix my wood tones from light oak, acacia and mango medium warm brown to dark walnut. The trick is to have different scales (sizes) of furniture. Wood is naturally beautiful.

@@mariastathopoulos744 thanks for hte tip!! i feel like that's where im going wrong..i keep just choosing light oak and it makes me feel like the whole place is "blah" instead of bright, modern, fresh and yet still classic? idk if that's even possible tho tbh.

@@orangejmoothies check out a round whitewashed coffee table with a wood top, wood pedestal side / drink tables. You could find an upcycled white TV media unit / console table and switch out the hardware. Your dining chairs don't need to match your dining table. If you have a timber table, choose light coloured (cream / white) upholstered dining chairs. You could also get a sofa slip cover if your sofa is a gray. These are contemporary furniture pieces that fit into Scandi, transitional and coastal interior designs. Happy hunting!

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Oh no, beige is such a curse indeed!

Eclectic comes from the Greek word 'eklektikos', which means, to take the best of. My home has colour and l describe it as eclectic. I mix wood tones and metals, furniture pieces that are Scandi, MCM, contemporary and vintage together. It works because my walls are a warm white, flooring is a mid brown and rug is light beige. My 2 and 3 seater leather sofas are a muted blue, armchair is suede charcoal, accent chair has a black frame with a botanical pattern in range of blues. My coffee table is light oak, side tables in mid brown mango wood and my TV unit is upcycled painted in black with antique brass knobs. My wall art has blue and green. I switch out my sofa throw blankets, cushions and lampshade seasonally. In summer its blue and white, autumn is burnt orange, reds, caramel. Winter is brown and navy blue. Spring is cream and greens. My home is not quiet luxury or sophisticated in the classical sense. It is inviting, comfortable and personalised. For me it is cosmopolitan.

thanks a lot Karen!