Question of The Day. Saturday 14th of November.

Norachan · Nov 14, 2020

Good morning.

What's your go-to colour when buying things for your home? Sheets, towels, blankets and things like that.

I avoid white and any light colours, like beige, cream of grey. They would not last long with all these cats, my clumsiness and the amount of red wine and coffee we drink.

Blues always look cold to me. My favourite colours are reds and purples. Most of my towels are those colours. Or they've ended up those colours because those are the shades I dye my hair.

Most of the bedding, sofa throws and cushion covers are brown. Japan tends to be quite conservative in home furnishings so, much as I'd love it to be sumptuous velvet in burgundy and rose, we've ended up with a lot of things in a dark chocolate brown.

What colours do you choose when buying things for your home?

Graceful-Lily · Nov 14, 2020

Blue and green are my go to colours. Anything within those range of colours work perfectly for me. I just find those colours to be very soothing and easy on the eyes.

klunick · Nov 14, 2020

Blues and browns mostly.

MonaLyssa33 · Nov 14, 2020

I don't really have a go-to color. It just kind of depends on what I like and what the color scheme is for the particular room. I do really love the color gray, but I've been trying to steer myself away from buying a lot of that color so I can have some variety in my life (I mainly buy it for my clothing though). My house is a lot of different (and vibrant) colors though. My bedroom is turquoise and my kitchen is a darker shade of kelly green, for example.

MoochNNoodles · Nov 14, 2020

It really depends on the options at the moment. I love purple; but they don't always have nice purples available. Our couches have all been in shades of brown and tan. I end up with blue bedding when I can't find a purple I like. Towels; those have been chocolate brown and off white because the other color options were not what I wanted. My kitchen towels are mostly green and white for the same reason.

strider rose · Nov 15, 2020

Norachan said:
Good morning.

What's your go-to colour when buying things for your home? Sheets, towels, blankets and things like that.

I avoid white and any light colours, like beige, cream of grey. They would not last long with all these cats, my clumsiness and the amount of red wine and coffee we drink.

Blues always look cold to me. My favourite colours are reds and purples. Most of my towels are those colours. Or they've ended up those colours because those are the shades I dye my hair.

Most of the bedding, sofa throws and cushion covers are brown. Japan tends to be quite conservative in home furnishings so, much as I'd love it to be sumptuous velvet in burgundy and rose, we've ended up with a lot of things in a dark chocolate brown.

What colours do you choose when buying things for your home?

black , blue, purple and green

Mia6 · Nov 15, 2020

I like pinks, purples for bedding and throws. For my living room it's shades of beige and blues.

posiepurrs · Nov 15, 2020

It depends on what I am buying. For upholstered furniture I like dark greens, blues with a hint of bright color in it. For linens and towels, being frugal, I usually buy whatever is on sale. I mean who cares what color your sheets are because the bed is made or you are asleep, so who sees it?

neely · Nov 15, 2020

Lighter shades of gray, blue or green. I find they can be paired up with other colors if I choose and they're relaxing for me.

maggiedemi · Nov 15, 2020

I like dark colors like brown, gray, navy blue.

aliceneko · Nov 15, 2020

Normally greys, whites and blues.

EmersonandEvie · Nov 15, 2020

Navy and grey! Grey because it's neutral and hard to mismatch, navy because it's also neutral and I love it as a color. The previous homeowners had an eccentric taste in paint colors, and we haven't had the motivation/money to have the house repainted...so I've had to come up with interesting color schemes.