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POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

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Leeners
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POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

So DH and I are trying to decide color schemes. We have most of the place down and are onto the bedroom.

Here's what we're thinking:

Pale blue-grey on three of the walls (the wall with the door and the two adjoining walls, one of which contains both bedroom windows) and painting the far wall, which is the largest wall in the room and also the wall that the doorway faces, in a chocolate brown.

Is that nuts?

(If anyone is so inclined to go to BM and view them, we're thinking something along the lines Woodlawn Blue and Clinton Brown or Van Buren Brown.)

Message edited 2/22/2006 3:36:31 PM.

Posted 2/22/06 3:32 PM
 

Palebride
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Lori

Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

I'll ask DH - he's good with colors

Posted 2/22/06 3:43 PM
 

Leeners
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Palebride

I'll ask DH - he's good with colors



I know this will shock you Lori, but so is mine (fine arts major) Chat Icon But I don't trust him enough to know about it on a wall Chat Icon

Thanks for asking him! I'm curious what he'll say (as if I don't already know it'll be the same thing as MY DH Chat Icon).

Posted 2/22/06 3:46 PM
 

sunnyplus3
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

chocolate brown & blue are great together. We used chocolate brown accent stripes in our basement, the rest of the walls are a mocha colr & we have light blue accents.

Posted 2/22/06 3:47 PM
 

lorich
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

LOVE IT!Chat Icon

Posted 2/22/06 3:52 PM
 

danielleandscott
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Yes that will look amazing

Posted 2/22/06 3:53 PM
 

Palebride
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Lori

Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

DH:
color combo is very nice - highly recommended!!!

Posted 2/22/06 3:55 PM
 

Elbee
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

THAT COLOR COMBO IS VERY POPULAR NOW ... TRY IT, YOU MAY LIKE IT!

Posted 2/22/06 3:56 PM
 

MrsProfessor
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

I like brown and blue together. And I love accent walls. We did a deep wine accent wall with a lighter pink-toned beige on the other three walls and we were really happy with it.

Posted 2/22/06 3:57 PM
 

Leeners
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Palebride

DH:
color combo is very nice - highly recommended!!!



Chat Icon Thank you Mr. Palebride Chat Icon

Posted 2/22/06 4:00 PM
 

Palebride
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Upon further consideration - he suggests you use a color with a little more blue than gray in it...and a milk chocolate brown color

i personally love brown and lightblue together.....have many dresses like that!

Posted 2/22/06 4:00 PM
 

Leeners
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Elbee

THAT COLOR COMBO IS VERY POPULAR NOW ... TRY IT, YOU MAY LIKE IT!



I know, that's what made me think of it but I haven't seen it on a wall, ya know? I suppose we can always just paint the last wall blue if we really hate the brown but going from brown to blue would be a b!tch, esp since we'd have just painted it brown.

Decisions, decisions Chat Icon

Posted 2/22/06 4:01 PM
 

Leeners
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Palebride

Upon further consideration - he suggests you use a color with a little more blue than gray in it...and a milk chocolate brown color

i personally love brown and lightblue together.....have many dresses like that!



I wish I could link to the colors I'm thinking of. It's got a greyer base but it's definitely a blue blue. Light, but blue nonetheless. But maybe not blue enough?

This is going to drive me batty! Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 2/22/06 4:03 PM
 

Elbee
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

I would definitely lean towards more of a turquoise ... not NOT turquoise but more of a richer blue and a chocolate brown.

Posted 2/22/06 4:05 PM
 

Palebride
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Lori

Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Leeners

Posted by Elbee

THAT COLOR COMBO IS VERY POPULAR NOW ... TRY IT, YOU MAY LIKE IT!



I know, that's what made me think of it but I haven't seen it on a wall, ya know? I suppose we can always just paint the last wall blue if we really hate the brown but going from brown to blue would be a b!tch, esp since we'd have just painted it brown.

Decisions, decisions Chat Icon



or you could just paint the whole bedroom chocolate brown to COPY ME AGAIN!!!!!!Chat Icon

Posted 2/22/06 4:05 PM
 

Leeners
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Palebride

Posted by Leeners

Posted by Elbee

THAT COLOR COMBO IS VERY POPULAR NOW ... TRY IT, YOU MAY LIKE IT!



I know, that's what made me think of it but I haven't seen it on a wall, ya know? I suppose we can always just paint the last wall blue if we really hate the brown but going from brown to blue would be a b!tch, esp since we'd have just painted it brown.

Decisions, decisions Chat Icon



or you could just paint the whole bedroom chocolate brown to COPY ME AGAIN!!!!!!Chat Icon



SHUTUP. Your bedroom is chocolate brown?

Why am I surprised?? Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 2/22/06 4:06 PM
 

Leeners
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Eileen

Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Elbee

I would definitely lean towards more of a turquoise ... not NOT turquoise but more of a richer blue and a chocolate brown.



Hmmm. I can see that point against the brown itself BUT not so much with the color furniture.

Haven't decided for sure but it'll probably be somehitng like this:

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Posted 2/22/06 4:08 PM
 

Elbee
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

I like the blue in the striped book below on the bottom ..

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Message edited 2/22/2006 4:11:55 PM.

Posted 2/22/06 4:11 PM
 

Elbee
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

How do you feel about a chair rail, brown on bottom, blue on top?

Posted 2/22/06 4:12 PM
 

Leeners
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Oooh - exactly the colors I want in the second pic (the darker brown, obvs). Thanks Li!!!! Maybe I'll bring this to show the guy at BM and let him make my decision for me Chat Icon

Message edited 2/22/2006 4:13:20 PM.

Posted 2/22/06 4:12 PM
 

Leeners
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Eileen

Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Elbee

How do you feel about a chair rail, brown on bottom, blue on top?



I don't think I want that much brown. But would that look a lot better?

Posted 2/22/06 4:13 PM
 

Elbee
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Leeners

Posted by Elbee

How do you feel about a chair rail, brown on bottom, blue on top?



I don't think I want that much brown. But would that look a lot better?



Not neccessarily. I actually love the idea of a chocolate brown wall. I think BM makes one called Coco or something like that.

Posted 2/22/06 4:14 PM
 

Bebalina
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

that def. matches... give it a shot, if you dont like it, its paint.... it can be easily done over again

Posted 2/22/06 4:15 PM
 

Palebride
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Posted by Leeners

Posted by Palebride

Posted by Leeners

Posted by Elbee

THAT COLOR COMBO IS VERY POPULAR NOW ... TRY IT, YOU MAY LIKE IT!



I know, that's what made me think of it but I haven't seen it on a wall, ya know? I suppose we can always just paint the last wall blue if we really hate the brown but going from brown to blue would be a b!tch, esp since we'd have just painted it brown.

Decisions, decisions Chat Icon



or you could just paint the whole bedroom chocolate brown to COPY ME AGAIN!!!!!!Chat Icon



SHUTUP. Your bedroom is chocolate brown?

Why am I surprised?? Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon



seriously! what are the odds?

what color are the rest of your rooms you thief?

Posted 2/22/06 4:21 PM
 

Beth
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Re: POLL: Chocolate brown accent wall - are we crazy??

Brown, turquoise and beige are my 3 favorite colors for clothes and homes right now!

Posted 2/22/06 4:26 PM
 
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