Today I'm sharing a palette with ulterior motives. We've moved into our new house and started painting the walls, at least the ones we're not planning on removing anytime soon. I've fallen in love with a deep dark teal and gray theme, and am now trying to figure out if I want to accent those colors with pink and coral. Does that sound crazy?
Here's how it looks in a palette:
Looks good enough to eat, right? But I'm not sure whether I can translate it to my house without visitors thinking I've gone off the design deep end.
Here's a little preview of our living room, from the kitchen. 
(Don't pay too much attention to the construction zone, just imagine the walls are all patched and dry-walled.)
So what do you think? Can I get away with some pops of coral and/or blush pink with that dark teal wall? Leave me a comment below, and I promise not to hold you responsible if I take your advice!
Denise Hosner says
I love it! My palette is similar. Try the link to see if my photo of my pillows shows up.
Stacy Dencklau says
YES! I love the boldness! Way to be daring- I think it payed off! If you wanted to add any coral, you could add those colors with your accent pillows/table decor. Keep playing! 🙂
Meredith says
Thanks Stacy! That's a great idea for the accents to be the pops of color.
Meredith says
Thanks Denise, I love it! That coral patterned pillow especially!
Denise Hosner says
I found that embroidered coral pillow at Wal-Mart!.
Part of the Better homes and gardens line they carry...
Carole @ Garden Up Green says
I did teal in my house and I love it. I also just finished a bathroom remodel with grey and wishing I would have done the whole house with that as the base. So the next place will surely have more grey. Love these colors and taking down walls is a wonderful thing. Love an open floor plan.
Meredith says
Thanks Carole! My last house had a lot of tan and beige in it, so I'm really going for the grays and colors in this one. It's fun to have a new blank slate!
jacquiegum says
Completely love it so far and I say YES to the pops of coral AND the blush pink! Delicious in every single way:) Such taste!!!! I'm wholly impressed:)
Meredith says
Awww, thanks Jacquie! Hopefully it will come together as nicely as it looks in my mind!
Anita C. Lee says
Great minds and all that...when I first saw the picture of your teal wall last week, I immediately thought of coral to go with it. I started to mention that when I was there recently but got sidetracked. Can't wait to see the (semi-) final result.
Meredith says
Ha, that's funny! And I can't wait to see the final results too! 🙂
Luana Lewis says
Yes! it will help balance everything. I vote for the coral!
Meredith says
Thanks Luana! Nice to hear from you!
Natalie says
Looks beautiful! Kind of a play on red/green complementary colors (but less Christmasy 🙂 ). I can't wait to see your final results!
Meredith says
You're right Natalie, I didn't even think of that! Complimentary colors are great for making a room pop.
C.D. Loken says
I say GO FOR IT, Meredith! That's the great thing about paint! You can always change it if you don't like it!
Meredith says
Thanks C.D. You're so right! Nothing another can of paint couldn't fix!
Susan cooper says
I think it's an outstanding idea. Will provide a great pop of color. Can't wait to see the pictures when you do it.
Meredith says
Me too Susan! 😉
Sabrina Quairoli says
Great colors. My house is layed out the same way. But our rooms are a little smaller. I love coral! We had coral actually in the dining room half wall side and the living room wall. It was fun to have a surprise color on a wall you didn't see immediately. You probably know this style of color decor. But I read years ago when we first moved into our house that the line of sight should be the same color. So from you photos point of view. The color teal would be on the kitchen wall as well as the far living room wall. It was a neat look as we painted. Then we picked complementary paint colors for the other rooms walls. It worked for me because I wanted one splash of color in each room. Good luck on your painting and congratulations on the new house.
Meredith says
Thanks Sabrina! I hadn't heard that before about the line of sight, but that makes perfect sense. Thanks for sharing!
Jeri Walker (@JeriWB) says
Some pops of coral would be perfect. I would really like to figure out how to use coral in my house in some way.
Meredith says
I agree! I love that it's a bold, complex color.