What colors can I use that would give color to my grayish/bluish couch? HELP!?

I think out of all of those colors, I'd choose brown and blue accents. Dark brown goes with black, white, and red easily, and it can bring out the blue in a greyish/blue couch. Dark brown and blue is a great combo.

Try to alternate between dark brown and blue throw pillows. Find something with a pattern so they color pops when you look at it. Add mirrors here and there to reflect the color. Throw pillows should be in a similar color/pattern. You can find so much out there right now in brown or blue.

On your windows, add sheer curtains. They will allow light in and if you follow the color theme they will bring a uniformity to your room.

On your rug, add a big area rug with your colors in it. An area rug like this Blue and Beige contemporary would draw your eye away from the couch and onto the floor, livening up the room.

Other items I'd add to your room: patterned picture frames or word art (ie: friends, family, love, etc.) Lamps add light and ambiance, and if you have a chocolate lamp shade it adds color to your room.

If you find that you still aren't happy with the couch, you can cover it up with a slip cover. They are fairly inexpensive now, and you can find them at Ikea, Ross, TJ Maxx, and other stores. 

What paint colors go with dark brown?

Brown is still a very hot color, and I've found that its being used on walls, furniture and carpet.

If you are looking to complement dark brown furniture, you can either paint metallic blue, taupe, a mix of taupe and dark brown (alternating walls), or straight taupe and then a feature wall of orange or deep fall red. If you add a bunch of throw pillows to the couch in your contrasting color (blue, or orange/red) and other accessories with a touch of color, your feature wall will really pop.

I've found you can choose almost any straight paint color, but its the throw pillows, area rugs like this dark brown area rug and knick knacks that will really bring your room to life.

Carpet question what do I do?

I rolled it out and it looks good, however there is lumps or air pockets in the middle that i cant get out. Should I add water?

Decorating living room with brown leather sofa?

I have a brown leather sofa and love seat. Originally I accented with taupe, but that got boring very quickly. Instead, I chose brown, red, and orange as my colors. These are flat colors, not bright, and they work very well together.

On the leather couch, add some red and orange accent pillows. You can add a brown pillow on there too, and if you are fussy about how your pillows are positioned, you can place the brown pillow between the orange and the red. Focus on fabrics that stand out against the leather, such as velvet or brocade.

I have a feature wall that is painted a deep farmhouse red. It's not too bright and I used flat paint. Only one wall with the red, as it seems to stand out too much otherwise. If you do a feature wall, choose the wall that you find yourself focusing on the most when you enter the room or the wall that the couch rests against. Add a big area rug to your floor to liven up the space. Something like this Orange and Red area rug is quite dramatic and really stands out well against a leather sofa.

Use red and orange in your accents when choosing picture frames, mirrors, candles, and lamp shades. Even a little bit of a vivid accent color stands out against dark brown, so don't overuse.

Decorating an office for a beach look?

For a beach look, you can paint your walls sky blue. If it's an office and you want to mute the color a bit, do one feature wall in sky blue and the others a neutral color. Behr has some great blues in their lineup.

Once you have your walls painted, add some accessories that will make you feel as though you are at the beach. Fake grass skirts can double as curtains if you like a kitchy look. Add a surfboard to your floor in the form of an area rug. Something like this Surf Board area rug would look great in a beach room.

Add vases with sand and tea lights, cup holders for your pens and pencils made from Ron John insulating mugs, or a series of beach scenes framed and put up on your wall. 

Accent color for dark brown carpet and black furniture?

Blue is a great accent color for dark brown and black, and so is red. Go for a sea blue or a steel blue rather than a baby blue, and the combo will look great. You can also add small touches of ivory to it, and it will pull the colors together.

For example, you could lighten up your flooring with an area rug like this Mystique Area Rug. On your bed, choose a blue/ivory duvet or comforter. Pottery barn has a great selection of duvet covers.

On your walls, add pictures with black frames. If you can paint the walls, try one feature wall in dark blue and the rest in a shade two tones lighter.

Decor ideas: I can't paint the walls....any other ideas?

The solution to a lot of wall space and no way to change the color is to fill the room in other ways. Focus on putting texture on the walls, but then carry that over to other areas.

Picture frames, art work, clocks, mirrors, and hung candles all work together to create a collage on the wall. Find similar color frames but different styles, then group your personal photos next to a clock or a mirror and so on. A good way to picture the layout of your wall is to place everything on the floor prior to hanging it.

If you have a strong color theme in your wall hangings, carry that over to your couch cushions. For example, if your wall art/frames has some strong blue tones, purchase throw pillows with that color in them. Add a lot of throw pillows to fill up your couch. The cluttered look will create a cozy feel. Be sure to have a blanket or two in the room as well.

Area rugs make a large, empty room cozy, even if you already have carpet. With white walls you can be as bold as you'd like, so pick a pattern such as this Aria Ivory Circles area rug or this Black Modern area rug . Area rugs work to separate a large empty room into a dedicated seating area.

Lighting is important in rooms with empty wall space. You can hang wall sconces that plug into the walls and don't need to be wired. Table lamps provide task lighting and a soft glow when watching TV.

Have fun!

Decorating a living room that is very long?

I have a a long living room and need some help with decor ideas.

I have the same problem in my house, and my solution was to find different, creative things to place on the walls and break the room into sections with furniture.

I broke up my seating area from a small library/reading nook with a huge area rug for each. I have mocha colored walls, so I put a big chocolate brown contemporary area rug like this one  in the TV area and I did another rug of the same size and almost the same color in the library area.

Small groupings of frames and art help fill the walls, as do shelves for your special items. I also added candle holders, mirrors, and have an aquarium taking up an entire corner. With a light over it, it's fairly eye catching and helps with that empty feel.

Good luck!

What accent colors to decorate my living room? My walls are light yellow and my furniture is dark brown?

The best accents for a room like that would be orange, moss green, or deep red. You need something to give off a shot of color when you walk in the room. Light yellow and brown with orange is reminiscent of fall colors, so they can work together.

Colors that look like this http://houseofarearugs.com/Mystique-0020-Multi-p-544.html would be perfect in your room.

I'd avoid colors like blue, other shades of yellow, cream, or white.

What are relaxing colors to paint my living room and kitchen?

I've had yellow kitchens and yellow living rooms, and I can honestly say that having yellow walls did cause me to feel stressed. My floor was beige as well, and the colors just all worked together in a sort of dull swirl.

Relaxing colors for kitchens are taupe, mochas, and blues. Avoid brights like red and orange. Strong colors like that make one feel as though you are startled every time you walk in the room. I'd go with a dark mocha in your kitchen, something that makes you think of coffee.

Your living room should be a complementary color that is similar to the kitchen. The rooms in your home should always flow together. For a good idea of what colors work well, choose a palette sample from a paint store. If you choose one main color for your kitchen, you should be able to have three or four complementary colors that match on the palette. Choose one of these colors for your living room.

Tie everything together with an accessory that has strong colors, because with neutral walls you are free to go wild with color in other ways. With mochas and taupes, you can accessorize with orange, blue, red, and even yellow if you like it.  Buy a big area rug for under your table such as this Mystique multi area rug. Add some nice throw pillows to your couch, art work in your kitchen, or a cozy blanket for reading in strong, bright colors.

I think with neutrals, you'll find your house much more relaxing.