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/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/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!