my living room is mustard yellow, what accent colors should I use and should I use an accent wall ?

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1. laikanlester says:

   April 27, 2010 at 8:27 pm

   You could use an accent wall but I wouldn’t… I think navy blue goes great with mustard yellow I would use navy and some white to accent this color… Hope this helps and good luck…
2. jk says:

   April 27, 2010 at 9:24 pm

   my last home had a mustard yellow living room and I used brick red (a combo of a deep red and maroon, I’d say) for window treatments and accent pillows. It was nice and if you get tired of the reddish color, you can change it to a deep brown or something else by just getting new window treatments, pillows, etc.
   Or, an idea is to take the paint sample with you and find a funky pattern that appeals to you for cool accents. Sometimes I will find a really neat pillow case or sham with a retro pattern on it that goes with our current colors. This may be at a thrift store or discount store.
   Have fun!
3. mab5096 says:

   April 27, 2010 at 9:28 pm

   I wouldn’t use an accent wall but I would accent with red or teal. Find a print that you love that incorporates mustard and red, or blues. Check these out:
   http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=375612&CID=A41A9AC5C9644D7BB66C487EAA60D5D1&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=1&PP=3721&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=(aqua or teal would look good with this one)
   or this one:
   http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=914527&CID=A41A9AC5C9644D7BB66C487EAA60D5D1&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=1&PP=3721&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
   http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=314123&CID=A41A9AC5C9644D7BB66C487EAA60D5D1&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=1&PP=3721&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
   http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=323161&CID=A41A9AC5C9644D7BB66C487EAA60D5D1&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=2&PP=3721&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
   http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=356243&CID=A41A9AC5C9644D7BB66C487EAA60D5D1&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=3&PP=3721&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
   http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=1529772&CID=A41A9AC5C9644D7BB66C487EAA60D5D1&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=3&PP=3721&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
   http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Harvest-at-Arles-c-1888-Posters_i1664523_.htm
   http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Harvest-Posters_i1332629_.htm
   http://www.allposters.com/-sp/View-of-Arles-with-Irises-Posters_i403249_.htm
   http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Lake-George-Autumn-1927-Posters_i1248173_.htm
   Sometimes the right piece of art, a pillow, or a fabric can inspire the entire room scheme.
   http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Pleasure-18-inch-Feather-Pillows-Set-of-2/3153911/product.html?
   http://cgi.ebay.com/MOD-Modern-RETRO-%22MUSTARD-GEO-DECOR-THROW-ACCENT-PILLOW_W0QQitemZ170228409894QQcmdZViewItem?IMSfp=TL0806121548r9013
   http://cgi.ebay.com/MOD-Modern-RETRO-%22MUSTARD-GEO-DECOR-THROW-ACCENT-PILLOW_W0QQitemZ170228409894QQcmdZViewItem?IMSfp=TL0806121548r9013
   http://www.pillowsuperstore.com/decorative-pillows/stripes/bigstripepapayapillow.cfm
   http://www.pillowsuperstore.com/decorative-pillows/floral/corvellepaprikapillow.cfm
   http://www.pillowsuperstore.com/decorative-pillows/contemporary/beebopseafoampillow.cfm
   http://www.pillowsuperstore.com/decorative-pillows/floral/woodcliff12inchberrypillow.cfm
   http://www.pillowdecor.com/Butterfly-Pillows-p/ka1-0001-all.htm

   http://www.bocabargoons.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=190
   http://www.bocabargoons.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=36
   http://www.bocabargoons.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=430
   Hope something inspired you! Good luck!
4. yowza says:

   April 27, 2010 at 10:03 pm

   play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to find something that you like. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the “painted” rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:
   http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/

   I think a dark brown like “rugged brown” (# 6062) would look wonderful.

   You can also take a photo of your room & upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:
   http://www.roomvues.com/
   You can get color suggestions & they’ll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.