# Decorating help/colors? What will match my upholstered headboard? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 6, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870 "2010-01-06T05:13:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Mrs\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/1 "2010-01-06T05:13:04Z")
I was recently given a king-sized upholstered headboard. [See here. (Temporarily in my parents’ garage.)](http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww130/smalleah/bed002.jpg) It was handmade and upholstered with a pale champagne taffeta (with just a hint of pink). I think it’s beautiful and I don’t currently have a color scheme in my bedroom so I figured I would try to build my color scheme around it. I’m usually pretty good at home decorating stuff but the hint of pink is throwing me off. My dresser and bookshelf are a dark-chocolate brown and the carpet is a light beige. Everything is currently mismatched. :rolleyes: Any tips? Suggestions? Should I do darker bedding? Or stick with a similar neutral color? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/2 "2010-01-06T09:42:52Z")
I think the bedding should be similarly light - perhaps with some darker green (a leafy pattern for example). It’s a lovely headboard. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/3 "2010-01-06T13:53:52Z")
Whoa – very Lana Turner! I like it, though. Color scheme: since you’ve already got dark brown furniture and a beige rug, I think I’d stay with shades of brown. The pink seems more peachy to me … maybe some deeper peach or coral accents? ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/4 "2010-01-06T14:25:13Z")
I agree with **twicks**. Brown and pink or peach are both pretty popular color palettes right now. Go [here](http://www.colorcombos.com/peach-color-schemes.html) and look at combo 239. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/5 "2010-01-06T14:50:01Z")
Turquoise! ---
**Author:** ![Q.N.Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/6 "2010-01-06T16:08:32Z")
You could probably do light green also. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Mrs\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/7 "2010-01-06T17:07:31Z")
Thanks for that color scheme link. #239 is great! I was thinking about a turquoise but still no clue on what to do for the bedding. I almost bought a new comforter set a few weeks ago. Now I’m glad I didn’t. I think I prefer darker colors. Like a deep turquoise, dark brown, dark rust colors. I just have to figure out what color to use for the wall, bedding and curtains… and to have them coordinate. ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/8 "2010-01-06T17:25:29Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > I agree with **twicks**. Brown and pink or peach are both pretty popular color palettes right now. Go [here](http://www.colorcombos.com/peach-color-schemes.html) and look at combo 239. I like combo 184 on the same page.😉 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/9 "2010-01-06T17:28:50Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > I agree with **twicks**. Brown and pink or peach are both pretty popular color palettes right now. Go [here](http://www.colorcombos.com/peach-color-schemes.html) and look at combo 239. I always wonder in this sort of thing, why “popularity” is a factor. Will groups of people be voting on it? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/10 "2010-01-06T17:39:07Z")
I often wish I could view colors through someone else’s eyes for a day. I clearly see thing so differently than others do. To my eye. 168 and 261 are the clear winners on that page. . . Love, love, love the headboard! You can do almost anything with it, it’s such a neutral color. I would say put some color on the wall behind it, to make the shape stand out. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-help-colors-what-will-match-my-upholstered-headboard/523870/11 "2010-01-06T18:48:51Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I often wish I could view colors through someone else’s eyes for a day. I clearly see thing so differently than others do. To my eye. 168 and 261 are the clear winners on that page. . . > > Love, love, love the headboard! You can do almost anything with it, it’s such a neutral color. I would say put some color on the wall behind it, to make the shape stand out. Seriously? Grandma, is that you? 261 is totally her couch. 🙂