Burgandy,Wine,dark Orange(if you like that color)dark greens or blues too

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Sounds like a claret red or even a rubyring red might work

I use www.behr.com and go to ColorSmart
there you can select your colors to see how they match up and even deepen tone or lighten to get ideas.

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When i was thinking of red, my 1st thought was the Red Hat Society.......and i'm not that old yet!!!!!!!!!

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I was going to say a cranberry red or wine red. (a deep red w/ blue undertones will work with the purple, you definitely do not want an orange based red).

Sounds fun, I want to make some changes in decorations too!

Think Thanksgiving cornucopia colors. The reds are more of a burgandy or garnet and are often mixed with dark purples along with wheat colors and rich oranges and yellows. I'm using this color scheme for a Thanksgiving bday this year so I've been looking around. Look at this link, it's a great example.

http://www.announcingit.com/main....tid=473

There are other's on this page that you can use for reference too. The autumn topiary is a good mesh of colors too.

http://www.announcingit.com/main/Product.asp?catid=473&id=147

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Pull from both your rooms... if you like red, I agree with the rich royal red colors, but you don't have to pick just a solid color. The great thing about tan is that it is a great base color that won't clash with multiple colors added to it. personally, with dark tan in your living room and dark purple in the next room over, I'd go with something rich and royal.. not a yellow or gold. Choosing a gold or dark yellow would blend somewhat with the tan in the room (and it sounds like you have a lot of it), and might make it seem like nothing goes together. Whereas if you pick a rich hue, it will split the focus in the room between the accent color and the supporting background of the various tans, making it work better (in my opinion). Pick your area rug first. Do your research/searching. Home Depot/Lowe's has a great selection. Also, check local carpet distributors. Finished remnants are a great deal. Then, from the rug, pick your pillows and other accents. You could keep a couple dark purple pillows/accents if you wanted to just add other colors or a variety of patterns that have multiple colors in them. You can also contrast with handmade (read: easy and cheap) "chenille" pillows that will pull the red, tan, dark brown, purple together, and maybe even add another color (blue, gold or green).

Do-it-yourself chenille pillows: Choose four different fabrics with ends that fray easily (cotton, rayon, silky; wash and dry a small piece to test it first, or pick at the end of the piece and see if it frays), then cut the fabric into 22-inch squares (or as big as you want your pillow to be). Layer the four fabrics and sew them together on the diagonal in one-half inch rows. Next, cut through the top three layers only. Finally, wash and dry as normal. This is your chenille "fabric" you can make into a pillow. Add a backing (solid color would probably tone down any decor noise), sew around 3 sides, add preformed pillow or stuff to your liking, sew up remaining edge, add tassles or other decorations if desired.

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I like the idea of red, but if you want to go in a totally different direction to add a little light to the room you could go with a medium-toned mossy/sage green. Another idea would be a medium blue (I'm picturing a slate-like color) -- blue and brown/tan is hot in decor right now. I think you can successfully add it to your deep purple with the right pattern.

I think what you really need is a print that will tie the rooms together. If you could find a multi-toned tapestry print you can pull whatever colors you like from it, then use it in the adjoining rooms to tie them together. Here's an example of a rug I found on homedecorators.com that would tie in the purple with other colors as well:
http://www.homedecorators.com/P/Kale...e_II_Area_Rug/

I would also go with Blue. a slate blue color... my bedroom is currently Blue with espresso finish wood and choc brown sued headbord with blue walls. If you would like to see a pic of the blue with the brown I will send/post it

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YES, post it please debellafunk!

ok here it is ... it si not done yet. We still have to do the molding and I had recently hung choc brown velvet curtains.

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