shoesies
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I am renovating my living/dining room looking for some design advice.
I painted the walls Tavern Taupe (essentially light beige), and am thinking of a dark chocolate Canadian maple (clear grade), as well as chocolate brown leather sofa/chair/ottoman - the style of which I have selected, but not the leather color.
I love the European styling of antique black ironwork (think sconce candle hondles), romanesque chandeliers, gold celtic mirrors, and castle victorian finishings. This is my "parlour" - or castle - retreat, and therefore fully embrace an extremely masculine feel - as long as it flows and has the same theme throughout
Would it look appropriate to have dark chocolate floors, dark chocolate leather sofas, and antique black furniture/decor? The style of wood is black with gold showing through, similar to *5
If anyone has photos depicting the style of room I am talking about, please post them - I haven't had ANY luck searching google yet!
Photos:
*1 - Tavern Taupe, wall color - white crown molding and baseboards
*2 - similar to this, less grain and little darker
*3 Sofas I've decided on
*4 Gold Mirror
*5 Antique Black wood, showing the gold/rustic look
Ironwork wall decor
Chandelier style
Still need to select the leather color and make the order though. Not opposed to cognac tan, but think I would prefer a chocolate that will hide stains better (natural, untreated leather - although I do like well developed patina as well
So if anyone has any suggestions, or can link me to a site with similar design features that would be perfect.
Thanks,
Daniel
I painted the walls Tavern Taupe (essentially light beige), and am thinking of a dark chocolate Canadian maple (clear grade), as well as chocolate brown leather sofa/chair/ottoman - the style of which I have selected, but not the leather color.
I love the European styling of antique black ironwork (think sconce candle hondles), romanesque chandeliers, gold celtic mirrors, and castle victorian finishings. This is my "parlour" - or castle - retreat, and therefore fully embrace an extremely masculine feel - as long as it flows and has the same theme throughout
Would it look appropriate to have dark chocolate floors, dark chocolate leather sofas, and antique black furniture/decor? The style of wood is black with gold showing through, similar to *5
If anyone has photos depicting the style of room I am talking about, please post them - I haven't had ANY luck searching google yet!
Photos:
*1 - Tavern Taupe, wall color - white crown molding and baseboards
*2 - similar to this, less grain and little darker
*3 Sofas I've decided on
*4 Gold Mirror
*5 Antique Black wood, showing the gold/rustic look
Ironwork wall decor
Chandelier style
Still need to select the leather color and make the order though. Not opposed to cognac tan, but think I would prefer a chocolate that will hide stains better (natural, untreated leather - although I do like well developed patina as well
So if anyone has any suggestions, or can link me to a site with similar design features that would be perfect.
Thanks,
Daniel