So, the time has come to change your living room carpet – the old one has seen better days and looks worse for wear. It’s decision time, do you go with the same colour or try something new?
Do you take a walk on the wild side and redo the entire decor including your carpet and walls, or opt for a carpet colour that matches what you already have?
This can be tricky and to give you inspiration, I have hand-picked 11 carpet colours for living room decor that could reinvigorate this space with life and vibrancy.
Neutral Beige
For living room carpet colour ideas, you can’t go wrong with a neutral beige. It’s the classic choice and the great thing is, is that it works with virtually any decor and colour combinations. You can get creative with accent walls if you want, or create a light and airy feel in your living room by using cream walls. If you want to play it safe, go with neutral beige!
Light Grey
Light grey carpet is another classic and timeless choice that really complements any decor. If you want a more modern look in your living room, light grey helps achieve this and it can also help achieve a minimalist look. So many different wall and furniture colours work well with a light grey living room carpet including yellow, red, blue, white, and black.
Creamy Ivory
Creamy ivory isn’t quite white, and it isn’t quite cream. It sits somewhere in the middle and is a top option if you want your living room to be light and airy. Creamy ivory works well with any other colours and allows you more creative options for your walls and living room furniture.
Earthy Brown
An earth brown colour is essentially a darker beige colour and works well with multiple colour combinations too. It’s great at hiding stains too if you have kids or pets that tend to be messy! While brown can feel a little plain for your carpet, this can be offset by having vibrant furniture or wallpaper with colours such as yellow, blue, and green.
Cool Blue
Cool blue is one of the carpet colours for living room decor that is often overlooked but it can add a little more intrigue and vibrancy compared to beige while still being fairly neutral. Due to the lighter shade, cool blue works well with neutral colours on your walls such as cream or white, but you can still add a little vibrancy to your furniture choices.
Vibrant Red
Carpets don’t always have to be neutral or pastel – you can go for it and make a statement with your carpet by using a bold colour like a vibrant red.
A vibrant red colour is situational, however, and you have to consider your furniture and walls. A red carpet works best with lighter or neutral colours for your furniture and walls otherwise the room may feel too dark and oppressive.
Earthy Green
If you want to create a natural theme in your living room, an earthy green carpet can look superb. Green in general gives the feeling of class and opulence, but an earth green is more subtle and can be accented with plants too.
This shade of green works best with lighter complementing colours like creams, whites, or even light pinks.
Classic Charcoal
Charcoal is another classic carpet colour and hides stains perfectly! With such a bold colour for your carpet, you ideally want lighter tones for your walls. Duck egg blue looks great with charcoal, but light grey and various shades of blue also work amazingly.
Rich Navy
A rich navy blue can give your living room an air of sophistication and it’s another bolder colour that stands out for a unique look. With such a bold colour for your living room carpet, ideally, the rest of the decor should be neutral or use lighter colours like greys, whites, or even lighter blues. With this palette, your living room will feel incredibly calming and be a brilliant place to relax.
Soothing Pastels
If you have darker wallpaper or paint and furniture, you ideally don’t want a dark carpet too. However, if you want to maintain a particular colour theme, why not consider a soothing pastel shade for your carpet? For example, let’s say you have several accent walls in a vibrant yellow – this could be complemented with a pastel yellow for your carpet so as to not overload your living room with colour.
Patterned Multi-Colour
If you have plain walls with block colours, why not add a little excitement to your living room and opt for a patterned, multi-colour carpet? When used in situations like this, patterned carpets look fantastic. However, if you have patterned wallpaper then using patterned carpet too could be overwhelming and clash.
