What color carpet with grey walls?

[mrsg123]

Our walls are a pale grey in the BR -- what color carpet would you put in? Hardwood is not an option. TIA!!!

[heygrey]

i'd go with a darker grey. not dark grey, but darker than your walls.

in general, i'm against colored carpets. neutrals only. color limits your decor options and dates a room pretty quickly. (i'm looking at you maroon and forest green of the '90s.)

[housegeek]

Carpet color is much harder to change than paint, I wouldn't even take it into consideration unless you are married to this paint color. Is the carpet going in the whole house or just the bedroom? I'm also big on neutral, but personally I like lighter carpets more than dark

[mrsg123]

I guess by "color" I mean grey or beige -- beige just feels weird to me since that is what we are replacing and the walls are grey. Thanks!

[TBM]

Aug 9, 2012 22:10:37 GMT -5 heygrey said:

in general, i'm against colored carpets. neutrals only. color limits your decor options and dates a room pretty quickly. (i'm looking at you maroon and forest green of the '90s.)

HA! Are you looking at my business partner's house? We work at her house often, so I am glad that they have replaced the carpet in some of the house with hardwoods. I think the forest green carpet in the family room is next on their list.