When choosing a color scheme for your living room, you have to consider everything, from paint, to textiles, furnishings, and decor. If you want to add a splash of color to a neutral room, or pair your favorite colors together, or create a living room around an unexpected color scheme, these color schemes will inspire your creativity.

• White + Yellow

  

  A white living room can be transformed into any color you want by simply adding a few accents. The NYC-based designer Ghislaine Vines painted the SoHo loft in white, then added touches of wood, as well as a pair yellow armchairs. These add a splash of color to the room that is easy to live with and that can be easily layered with different colors later on.

• Pink + Gray

  

  Gray and pink creates a relaxing atmosphere in this living room by Liberty Interiors. The luminous gray walls and dark gray carpet are complemented with shades of pink armchairs and pillows.

• Brown + Blue

  

  This traditional living room by Becca interiors pairs brown leather and wooden furnishings with blue walls, creating a timeless and classic combination that is similar to a brown leather suit and blue dress shoes.

• Black + Gray + Yellow

  

  This sophisticated French living space from Caroline Andreoni Interior Design combines matte black paint on walls with a large gray sectional sofa to create a calm, enveloping feeling. Yellow accents on throw pillows add a touch of brightness.

• White + Beige

  

  should vary shades and tones to avoid the room feeling one-dimensional or sterile. The 1920’s Los Angeles Hunting Cabin from Leanne Ford Interiors looks like an all white room. However, the combination of shades of beige with white tones gives it a cozy and comfortable feel.

• Shades of Pink + Mustard yellow

  

  Pink can be rosy or blush, as seen in the plush sofa and walls of this living room by Fabulous Frank. Yellow and mustard shades are complementary to the warm wood tone.

• Blue + Coral

  

  Jessica Davis, an interior designer at Atelier Davis, created this living room with a light-flooded feel by combining vibrant shades of blue and coral.

• Brown + Cream

  

  The interior designer Tyler Kara has created a Spanish Colonial-style living room that features a mixture of earthy brown tones, from the tiles around the fireplace to the grasscloth walls to the vintage trunk coffee tables.

• Blue + White

  

  This beachfront living room from Allison Babcock Design features white shiplap wall and painted ceiling beams that are punctuated by shades of blue. The natural materials such as wood and rattan warm up the space and give it a clean coastal feel.

• Black + White

  

  The classic combination of black and white will never go out of style . This living room by Louis Duncan He Designs features floating shelves on the walls either side of the fireplace. The shelves are used to display a vinyl collection against the neutral backdrop.