Home decorative paint color ideas?

So, I figure there are probabaly a lot more people out there with much more decorative skills than I have. My fiancee and I moved into our first house last year, and we plan to soon move our attention from the yard to the inside. The same color was painted pretty much throughout the house. I would like to get some opinions on two rooms...The family/living room, and dining room.





Key points: The color on the wall is a neutral light brown tanish color and the floors are an off white tile.





So for the family room, all we really have in there is a large dark wood entertainment center with high shelves and the TV etc, a matching wood table in the center of the room, a light chocolaty brown couch with a dark wood sofa table behind it. There are also two nice lamps with the same type of colors. The problem here is that we are getting into too much browns, and I'm not sure what will be a good way to spice it up. We would like some color, nothing too crazy since we spend a lot of time in there. There is also a large window in the room (no curtains or anything yet) and we plan to add a large nice fake tree. Has anyone had a similar dilemma? Or have any colors, suggestions to recommend?





For the dining room, it is a similar story. Same wall/floor color, with a dark wood table. We added a darker greenish colored curtain to the two windows, as well as matching placemats and napkins. We were thinking of possibly painting this room darker, maybe a darker brown color? Or dark maroonish color? Again, any suggestions?





I lack decorative skills, and tend to lean towards the clean, sharp look. But that doesn't leave much room for color, so I need the suggestions.





Thanks in advance.Home decorative paint color ideas?
How about adding blue to the family room. Not a very loud blue, but a cool calming blue (that probably has a hint of gray in it). This color would look very good w/ the browns/tans that you already have. Try having a feature wall. Leave the other walls the existing color and pick a wall to paint blue or better yet, add horizontal or vertical stripes that consist of tan and blue.





Then you can accessorize. Try getting pillows that have dark brown, blue, and tan. Get other decor items in different shades of blue. Dark brown wall sconces are a good idea (use blue candles) and you can get a nice area rug as well with the different shades in it.





For the dining room, I wouldn't necessary paint the entire room with one very dark color. But if you'd like to have a dark color in there, do the same as I suggested with the family room and have a feature wall with the color. Also buy accessories in that color as well. But definitely include a light or medium color in the room to make it more inviting.





These a just a few ideas to help you get moving, so I hope this helps.Home decorative paint color ideas?
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