Paint Color

• Whether you are going for a shabby chic style or you want something more dramatic, painting the walls a neutral color such as cream, brown or gray is ideal to help neutralize the light pink carpet. While brown or cream walls with light pink carpet may lean toward a more feminine look, gray can work with light pink carpet without leaning toward femininity. In addition, you can also use your wall paint color to accentuate the light pink carpet, by creating wide, vertical stripes with gray or brown and another pink tone similar to the carpet. This will create the appearance that you are working with the carpet colors.
  
  

Drapes

• Sticking with a shabby chic theme, you can get vintage fabric in light, airy colors like off-white or cream for drapes. You could also go with a vintage-looking floral drape for a girlier version of the first. For a more dramatic take, take a cue from your wall color and get drapes in a similar tone. For example, if you used gray on the walls. find gray drapes that are in the same color family as the wall color.
  
  

Furniture Colors

• For a shabby chic or romantic cottage style, furniture should be painted in whites and distressed to look old. Slip-covered sofas and chairs will tie the theme together. For a brown and pink room, furniture is an effective way to add texture while staying with the color scheme. A textured (think suede or soft fabrics) brown or cream sofa would go well in this room. As for a gray and pink room, gray painted furniture or sleek, gray sofas and lounge furniture are ideal.
  
  

Accents and Accessories

• Accents and accessories are where you can really have some fun when decorating a room with light pink carpet. A large area rug can conceal the majority of the carpet. A shabby chic room should tend to be floral in design and may incorporate additional accent colors such as gray, blue or green. In addition, the Home Décor Resource website suggests adding throw pillows made from fabric strewn with soft, pale pink roses. Paint picture frames and other accessories with accent colors taken from your rug. Those going with the brown and pink room theme can keep going with the color scheme by using a fluffy, large brown rug as an accent and then adding in different-colored pink and brown pillows, pictures and other accessories. A gray and pink room should stick to a sleek and minimalistic look but can use the same guidelines as the pink and brown room with accessories and accents.