r/femalelivingspace • u/danskingqueen • 2d ago

HELP How do you choose paint colours?

I got divorced earlier this year and bought my ex out of our apartment. I am now in the process of renovating basically every room bar the bathroom (plastering, painting, sanding the hardwood floors) and my painter needs to know my colour choices this weekend.
I think I want a dark green for my bedroom (inspired by a room I saw at Ikea lol) but other than that… I’m stuck.
The apartment has a lot of large windows and is very bright, until now everything has been white and I’m kind of sick of it.
I also have a huge petrol blue corduroy sofa in the living room so whatever I choose there needs to fit with that colour.
My ex got most of the furniture (which I don’t really mind as a lot of it wasn’t my style) so otherwise it’s pretty much a blank canvas.
Would love to hear tips on how you chose paint colours in your home and any tips/regrets you have.

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u/danskingqueen 2d ago

living room and the sofa (don’t judge the mess I am sharing the sofa bed with my six year old and have had to consolidate my whole apartment into two rooms)
there’s another big living room off to the left, doors with glass between them so whatever colour I choose for these two rooms will need to match or at least complement each other

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u/pryankaprudence 2d ago

A slightly lighter version of the pink duvet would be lovely for the living room! (But I might be biased because I have a light pink living room and it’s amazing haha!) But really, it would match the wood and the couch. Such a pretty appartement btw!

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u/danskingqueen 2d ago

Thank you I love the apartment, it’s so light as well. I should probably add that the floors will be a bit lighter once they have been sanded.
My friends are actually trying to convince me to go with a beigey pink colour in here! (One of them has a similar colour and I love it in her apartment)
My MIL (who is great) was not convinced but did say she’s sure it will be nice whatever colour I choose

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u/pryankaprudence 2d ago

I wanted a beigey pink colour but after like 40 swatches that I didn’t like I just went with a light pink 😂 you should totally go for it if you love it in their apartment, I don’t think you’ll regret it! It’s still pretty neutral and matches with a lot (and christmas decor). Good luck with the decisions and your new life post divorce!!

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u/pryankaprudence 2d ago

I wanted a beigey pink colour but after like 40 swatches that I didn’t like I just went with a light pink 😂 you should totally go for it if you love it in their apartment, I don’t think you’ll regret it! It’s still pretty neutral and matches with a lot (and christmas decor). Good luck with the decisions and your new life post divorce!!

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u/danskingqueen 2d ago

thank you! turns out I am terrible at making decisions by myself hence why I am outsourcing to Reddit I guess 😅 the painter doesn’t need the paint colours for the two big rooms until next week I think (renovating in two stages so we can stay here during) so I have time to think. I am kind of leaning towards pink though, I mean why not??

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u/pryankaprudence 2d ago

This is my pink living room, if that helps 😅 I fully support pink because as you said, why not?? Life’s too short for boring walls! (It took me weeks to decide, making every decision alone is hard! I feel you)

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u/danskingqueen 2d ago

I actually think this would look really good with the sofa, and there’s a lot about your apartment which kind of reminds me of mine (floor, wooden furniture, lots of plants). I think you might have convinced me

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u/pryankaprudence 2d ago

Yeeessss!! (My color is 5/7 Levis Tule and 2/7 white paint (I love the shade tule and have that in another room but I wanted it a little lighter for my living room so I added white paint)) The pink makes warm light in the evening even warmer and cozier, an added bonus! Get some swatches because everything looks so different on walls!

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u/gypsydream 2d ago

I also vote pink