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Reader’s question

"The living room area is painted in vanilla paint color. Coming into the house a hallway leads to the living room and a staircase goes to the upper floor. I would like your help on how to pick a hallway color to harmoniously work with vanilla color. In the hallway there is a vintage wooden carved mirror in dark walnut wood. I would like a warm intense dark color because the space is relatively small compared to the rest of the living room. The main colors on the sofas are honey/brown and on the drapery is honey/bronze. Thank you very much!"

Our recommendation

The warm dark shade you are would like for your hallway is a dark red wine shade with a pop of purple.

This shade goes well with the walnut carved mirror and it will highlight the hallway area.

It is also combined well with honey and brown colors in your living room.