Absolutely, especially if you have children. Go for a charcoal colour and then add a silver mirror or grey lampshade to add fluidity. We had a small square living room and it worked very well. We kept everything minimalist. Good luck!

Thanks for that AJ Interiors. Yes we have painted chimney breast (white- same as walls) We have a bought a huge dark grey mirror (metal) which has a slightly industrial feel but also in a traditional French style shape (I'm not describing this very well!) the two combinations will hopefully work well in a tradition villa, giving it a modern look. But we really need an injection of colour to lift everything. Am looking for some copper/metallic bedside lights. Quite like this copper lamp from Citta . https://www.cittadesign.com/home/living-room/lamps-light-shades/guarida-table-lamp-wmetal-shade-IIE0005

hi. I have a large open plan living space and trying to decide on the colour sofa. we have one gray 3 seater and have order a 4 seater and a 5 seater in the same style just trying to pick a colour

hi. I have a large open plan living space and trying to decide on the colour sofa. we have one gray 3 seater and have order a 4 seater and a 5 seater in the same style just trying to pick a colour