Picture Frames

mandi921vh · October 2012

I have OCD when it comes to matching things in different rooms in my house. In our living room our couch is brown, and our walls are a light yellow. I originally was thinking of having brown frames hung up on the wall to match the couch. But I love the look of black frames, they seem more striking, neat and elegant.

Is it weird to have a brown couch with black frames on the wall? Plus we have a large frame with a dark brown frame that we can't change. Is it weird to have all black frames except on dark brown?

I know, I know I have OCD when it comes to matching.

toothpastechica · October 2012

most of our frames (and furnature) that is black is actually not true black but similar to the 'black-brown' color used at Ikea or realllly dark brown (espresso/dark chocolate is the name of the color of some of our pieces). Its a little less harsh then black and if you have brown furnature will probably pick up the brown a bit more which you might like the look of better. Might be worth trying (most of our frames are from micheals or ikea.)

vineyard12 · October 2012

I use black frames for everything just about. Black goes quite nicely with brown, and I see no problem using black frames and having a brown sofa. And I don't think it will look weird to have a brown frame up and surrounding black frames. Our dining table, as an example and side board (which is an antique vanity that was my grandmother's) are dark brown. I have black frames above the vanity, and the light fixture above the table have black cords. The dining room is open to the kitchen, which has black appliances.

Black and brown coordinate nicely, so don't be afraid to mix them.

2012insider · October 2012

agreed! black and brown are neutrals that go together nicely. my living room is black and brown (with green/blue accents). that being said, im also ocd about matching picture frames so I like toothpastechica's idea of espresso frames. that would be the only peice I'd hesitate on, but certainly not because of a brown couch!

kushie77 · October 2012

We have wood, black and brown frames, and our walls are green with wood wainscoating and our couch is sage.

Now if only I can convince H to lose the display case of 30 scale Nascar cars that is in the living room along with the signed hockey stick (sigh).

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