I have been wanting to make a quilt for my daughter and her husband. However she has painted their room a dark teal green. Everything I put beside it doesn't look good and I want to stay away from browns and beige. If it was teal blue it would be wonderful with turquoise but this dark teal green just throws me for a loop. I don't have a pattern in mind either so any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much. Have a great day, early fall up here in Maine :)

peach/orange/rust or pink/rosy red is what comes to my mind if you want to avoid tans and browns

Maybe lilac/lavender?

A picture of the color would help..??

You could go with monochromes, like blues/greens/ocean colors.

You could go with a color triad- the dark teal with orange and pink.

Lastly, you could go with a split complement: take the 2 colors on either side of the dark teal (I would think blue and green) and use the dark teal's opposite color (peach).

If you used a good variety of shades of each color- regardless of what you make, I think it would be lovely!

How about a Lone Star with gradient shades? This pattern is very easy, it's done with half square triangles. No Y seams.

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Gun metal gray and orange!

I have teal carpet in my house, and love it. Teal itself can be hard to match, but I have used pinks and whites as complements. And a bit of lt. coral. Blues and greens also would work very well. Lots of options there!

Go to the paint section and look at paint chips and audition colors with the closest one to her room, if you can't get a paint chip of her exact color. Get lots of chips and take them into the room and play, play, play.

Shades of cream with an accent color...maybe peach,with small teal border?

LOLOL!!!!
Ya know I SAW that one coming!!!!
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Try contrasting colors, if your daughter and son-in-law are in agreement. Yellow, or gold to start and go from there!

How do you feel about batiks? They can bring in a variety of shades from teal green to teal blue plus, well, whatever colors are in the mix.

Here's a picture of one that we have. It's by Hoffman, and the rep just stopped by today and they have a whole new group of batiks in the works with very similar teal hues, and similar accent colors. Their lines of batiks flow so effortlessly, so you can add lighter colors or whatever you want.

What accent colors do they use in their home? Personally, I agree with the ones who, said peaches, creams. pinks or lilacs. I think soft colors are the ticket.

Try using the link below you move the dial to your color then click on the buttons above it to find contrasting, complimentary colors, etc.
http://colorschemedesigner.com/

Thats a great link Kristen, thanks for posting it!

U r welcome. I love playing on that thing when making a quilt it's really helpful.

I think I would try white and an aquamarine--maybe some silver. It really depends on what you are calling dark teal--more greenish or more blueish will change my design completely. I also like the lavender/lilac idea.

This is an overdue thankyou but I have been in the hospital with a minor stroke. Thankyou all for taking the time to answer my questions. I have decided that I will use the monochromes of greens/blues together and try to incorporate them with a border with same colors. I want it to be a scrappy quilt as I've collected the teals for a while. Now I just need advice on what pattern to use. I'm in the process now of finishing up a quilt for my son thats done in all the fall colors and I'm calling it falling leaves, its pattern is half log cabins, and don't want to go that pattern for the one for my daughter. Thank you again so much for all of your help, I'll post the new one in a few days, God willing. Have a great day xxx

Glad to hear you are better!

Thank you so very very much! I'm on the mend.

If you need an accent color for your blues and greens, I think red might add a touch of interest, and I know that red looks good with some teal greens.