Dark stairs
humbs
9 years ago
Can I have some advice on our stairs and landing in our 1930's house.
We are looking at a colour scheme of deep purple below the dado rail and a grey above as our hallway is grey and white so it would flow nicely and brighten up the space. I'm not sure what to do with all the wood work, should we paint the dado rail in the same deep purple as the bottom of the wall or white?
What about the wood around the stain glass window, should we leave it as wood, paint white or another colour? The staircase is a feature and I've seen some pictures where the handrail is painted grey and the rest in white. Or where the spindles are a different colour to the rest.
It's so hard to picture what it will look like so any advice would be really appreciated.
We are looking at a colour scheme of deep purple below the dado rail and a grey above as our hallway is grey and white so it would flow nicely and brighten up the space. I'm not sure what to do with all the wood work, should we paint the dado rail in the same deep purple as the bottom of the wall or white?
What about the wood around the stain glass window, should we leave it as wood, paint white or another colour? The staircase is a feature and I've seen some pictures where the handrail is painted grey and the rest in white. Or where the spindles are a different colour to the rest.
It's so hard to picture what it will look like so any advice would be really appreciated.
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9 years agoI've attached some more photos. I think the darkness comes from all the wood and the red carpet. I'd love any suggestions on colours please, I'm trying to achieve something that is elegant and modern. I am thinking of grey for the walls to coordinate with our hallway - picture attached. Thanks
boundsgreener
9 years agoThat's really helpful and I completely agree that you should tie it in with your hallway. How about white walls and then grey - like the grey in the stripe - below the dado rail or the other way around? You could paint the spindles, too, and I would replace the red carpet with a runner (if the wood underneath is in good condition) that is also a grey and white stripe or something else lighter like sisal (I can't really tell what your flooring is in the hallway). Maybe some of these photos will help.
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9 years agogreat work! attached is photo of shared hall, coloured victorian style. just for something different, that made this hall bright but character filled.
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