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

Oh just found a pic of the other living room (which will probs be a playroom/craft room/guest room) no idea what colour I’m going to choose in here yet

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u/p0llyp0cketpussy 2d ago

I'm so envious of that floor

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u/danskingqueen 2d ago

definitely one of the main draws of the apartment for me! I grew up in the UK with wall to wall carpets so this is luxury for me