Oscuee, Wow thank you for your help & imagination your ideas are fantastic, Where did you source the cushions rugs & white pot from? were they on the internet, or IKEA etc. That choc brown suite really unearthed me, the kitchen bar stools and dining chairs were great in Choc, then the suite just killed it. Do you think a wall painted, say the Tv wall, would so the design justice? I love colour, but mostly light breezy type colours, & normally I can help no end with decor, but this just froze me!

Thank you so much for your imput with my home, Take Care Sue

Hi celerygirl, thank you also for your wonderful ideas, love the blue, I am a bit over orange, as I have a burnt orange spare bedroom, looks lovely but, for the family area, I would like to get it as light as possible, & with our ocean & grass outlook I thought the blue more fitting. The images you were able to change were fantastic, I would like to see the area with Teal, green & blues, like tropical, to see if that would work also? Isn't colour wonderful when it all works together. I will start shopping next week, but not sure where some of these ideas have come from? I like both of your options, do you think a plain neutral rug, would lift it enough, as it will be on a light tile? thank you again & Take Care Sue

Hi Julie, thank you for your thoughts & ideas, fortunately I can say this is the 1st time I feel stuck with my ideas, I first thought orange, and borrowed a rug and throw from a bedroom, I just did not like it, I want to make the most of the beautiful view we have & try to match the colours of the outside, with either Teals, blues, whites neutrals etc. I am being inspired by the comments & images, & thank you, Could you tell me where your images are from? My beach scene was from Oz Design, It was the largest one, as they do a smaller also. Thank you again & Take Care.

Here is inspiration for brown furniture with feature wall

So Many thank you's for you inspiration, you have great ideas, my thoughts are now I am beginning to relax about it all. Neutrals as in rug & one cushion to match the sand in the picture, splashes of the blue as in the picture for cushions, and the odd vase, I have 2 lovely white cushions, I would like to use too. I thought you are supposed to group in three's? so rug, cushion, & sand in the picture. I already have a collection of whites & blues on the entertainment unit with a lovely silver shell to match the handles in the kitchen & cofee table, photo below. My next BIG question is the wall housing the TV, with the entertainment unit below, keep it neutral or paint it blue?? so unsure. We are retirees and spend our time entertaining and loving our home. Another reason i purchased brown was we have 5 grand children, say no more, The white suite I used to own looked fantastic, & looked so beachy. but it had it's day. So the Wall, Blue or Grey/Blue or leave alone, and have I thought it right re the above. Thank you for all your help you are marvelous.

Lovely comments and sentiment, sueandave6. Your white cushions beautiful and textural - use them certainly. I like idea of doing something more with TV wall. I can see it painted a blue-green shade like the colour in your large artwork. Or blue-green texture wallpaper, one with thin horizontal texture lines running through it.

I have just seen the wallpaper that springs to mind...will see if I can locate it. Also, I like your grouping on entertainment unit. You have a good eye for simple beauty.

Thank you, I do enjoy working with colour schemes, but wonder what the heck I did buying the brown lounge. I will be interested to see the wall paper or paint that could just finish it off, or leave it neutral. Thank you so much.

I just love this Artwork

Wow, cloudpants! Gorgeous!

Thank you cloudpants Yes they are so lovely, i am looking for something maybe modern, as the whole house has a modern finish, except the lounge that looks a bit traditional. Cannot wait to start shopping! Do you think the wall should be a softer blue, or more of a statement?

Cloudpants l love the leafyone last but one, wondering if they do something similar but in a blue, not a teal.

Sueandave6, I'm still searching for wallpaper I saw yesterday, but here are a few others.

And this one is just for fun. How cool is it??

I would love to know too, so l can see different wallpaper & paints with the decor l select.

Irene Morresey lovely Navy Allen + Roth grasscloth, l think.it is from USA. I want something available now. It is great thank you again.

Thank you Julie. I am now thinking of painting or wallpaper for the TV wall, Irene had found a lovely Navy one, can't find it in Oz. Trying to find something suitable. Thank you for your lovely comments.

Try these folks, phone # top of page, although specifies 2-3 weeks delivery, but worth a shot.

I use Photoshop.

You can check West Elm, IKEA for rugs. Do you have Overstock or Amazon , or Wayfair in Australia?

I checked the Bunnings website last night hoping to see some blue grasscloth. I didn't, but they may stock or can get more wallpapers than their website shows. Worth a look.

Irene / annb1997. I looked at Bunnings also, limited. Went shopping today, l bought the rug a neutral, a couple of items for the coffee table so wanting the cushions, l tried Freedom, Oz Design, Harvey N, Domayne, a few other stores, they said not any softer blues, they had Navy’s. So Spotlight next, and someone said K’mart, l need one more ornament, white or silver, l’m keeping to a beach feel. Now that wall! maybe a textured paint? A quick fix maybe? Would have loved to find a wallpaper, Thank you everyone, l have so needed your help. A lot of other things going on at the moment. Take care. Sue

Hi Sue sueandave6

I would paint the walls a navy blue or install navy blue grasspaper.

The remainder soft furnishings should create light interiors with off white fabrics and off white textured cushions and throws.

A jute floor rug would be really interesting to pull the brown sofa together.

I would even suggest painting the coffee table an off white as well to lighten the room.

A high side table with a white lamp would be the cherry on the cake.

Just a few simple ideas and hope you will like them?

I'm glad you found some things out shopping, Sue. I often get my cushions from Spotlight as they have a pretty good range in all colours, and they don't break the bank. Something white and textured for your coffee table ornament would tie in well. I'd be tempted to find something with seaside theme - similar to the coral ornament on your entertainment unit and about that size. Even a mid-size glass vase/bowl filled with shells and things you have collected might look nice.

Paint is the easiest thing to change if you find you tire of a particular colour. I haven't looked at any of the textured paints recently so can't comment on that. I still like wallpaper idea, but you can always do that later on, and go with paint for now.

hope things settle for you very soon. Keep us posted!

I know you are trying to find a wallpaper with lighter blues than teal, but does this one have too much teal? It has other colours within this design so maybe?

This is from Wallsorts in NZ!

This wallpaper co is in Wellington. They have wide range, a roll calculator and a stock check calculator.

Thank you everyone, lots of shopping, many shops seen. I have pulled this look together. I am not sure about the heavy textured throw. Just walked in with it, thinking a white pot with a plant in the corner by the window. I wanted to find the beige colour in the blue cushion, a much darker colour than the plain one l found to the left of it. Take care everyone. Sue

Wow, Sue, how lovely it all looks! I really like the rug! It brightens up the room.i do like the textured throw, but try placing it over the arm of chair nearest sliding doors; I'm thinking it's competing with the beautiful artwork. And place the wheat coloured one on sofa. See what you think about that. The round tray on the table looks so interesting. Well done.

Yes l have tried this, the throw is so chunky and heavy annb1997; l had been looking at this throw, for a couple of days, and luckily the shop will allow me to return it. Just not sure. Thank you, lm starting to like the brown suite, it is really comfortable. Thank you for your lovely compliments.

Here we go,

Another small project, entrance door is going blue. Not finished yet, a few things to do.

Your entrance is so inviting and pretty, Sue!

Well, the chunky throw does look better there on the chair, but if you have doubts then go with your gut feeling. Be sure to share snaps of your entry once you have painted the door. Will look forward to seeing it!

Have a look at Provincial home living soft furnishings. They have done nice blues and beach-y naturals in their range at the moment

Perhaps some styling ideas here for your rug

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/throw-blankets-how-to-use-these-snuggly-and-stylish-stylemakers-stsetivw-vs~712407