mixing white and espresso?

rmm17

Hello!  I have purchased an espresso finish crib and dresser as well as a chocolate brown chair.  We are painting the nursery a teal/blue color (here is a link to our bedding  https://www2.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=1332873&Ntt=paisley+splash&hdnOnGo=true&Ne=840+4+877+878+5+961+6+29+3+598+11+15+12+506+10+23+585+596+1031+8+18+904+903+969+949+833&submit search.y=0&SearchString=paisley+splash&submit search.x=0&N=4294959029&Nao=0&SO=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=searchresultsthe paint is similar to the paint in the picture). 

I am worried things my look a little dark so i was going to put the wall art in white frames and do a white tree branch decal on the wall.  Do you think its okay to mix the white with espresso or should i still to dark brown frames?  Any other suggestions?

eb1113

We have all dark espresso furniture and we have lighter accents on the wall.  We painted the wall a pale sage green, put up a wall paper border and a white chair rail.  The dark furniture looks great with the white accents of the chair rail.  We will have white sheers hanging and a lighter valance as well.  I'm thinking we may do lighter baskets for storage in the changing table.

I think you are okay to pair the dark with the white.  So far, it's looking great in our nursery! 

dani920

I have a dark crib and dresser with white accents (the side table, mirror, coat rack, vases, trim). It looks great! I didn't want everything to be too drak/too light/too matchy-matchy. It's impossible to make an entire room either dark wood or white. You'll drive yourself nuts if you try to match EVERYTHING.

azgrlbride

Yes, we have espresso furniture and wondered the same thing, but have white trim and added a white window treatment... it looks great! 

ohiostategal

I am doing an espresso crib and off white dressers, etc.  I didn't want all white and didn't want all dark so I thought this was the best solution.  I don't like everything to be matchy anyway so I am hoping this works well together.  I was in a baby store and saw an espresso set next to another white set so I could see furniture together and I think it worked well. 

irlndsumer

I actually prefer to mix finishes-- I have an espresso crib, dresser and chair, with a white desk and side table and a blue bookshelf.

slwprincess

We have mixed and I love it!  Crib and shelf are espresso.  Dresser and nightstand are white.  Mixed accessories on the walls.  I think it looks great together!