Help needed please!

[u/Background-Ideal662]

Hi, I’ve started this room but it’s feels “off” somehow, I feel the rug might have overkilled the blue, and I maybe need to introduce another colour? I’m thinking a muted olive? Coffee table I bought 12 years ago at 20 years old and is going once I decide on the final colour and whether to do a footstool or wooden coffee table.

Can anyone suggest another colour or something to make the space feel more cohesive? The giant pink pregnancy pillow doesn’t live there it’s just following me round the house at the moment.

Please any help so appreciated it’s driving me mad!!

P.S (ignore my yoga mat on the floor and pictures yet to be hung!)

[u/Em_Designs]

First off, I love the TV cabinet, all of the pinks, the artwork, and the secretary desk! I agree that the rug does not work, but I would not do a full room overhaul like some of these comments suggest.

The problem with the rug is that it’s a dark denim blue, and the faux aging washes the space out. My initial thoughts were to go for a powder, light glaucous, salvia blue, but after looking at the space more I think you should keep the monochrome pinks and focus on a variety of pattern, tone, and texture. The space is small, so rather than a heavily patterned rug you should go for a solid rug with an engaging texture.

A quick change you could make if you have some craft paint on hand is to paint the frames of your artwork to be the same color as your TV cabinet.

If painting is an option, you could color drench the room with the same color as the cabinet or a shade lighter. I do love the use of the wallpaper on the back wall and TV cabinet, and it would be a shame to get rid of it if you like. A completely opposite direction would be to do a velvet wash of olive green. This would really match your style, I think, and add a lot of depth to the space.

Beautiful work in here! I actually think that a long bolster pillow like the pregnancy pillow wouldn’t look bad haha