Advice on paint colours for sitting room
Excuse the mess....... work in progress. Looking to paint this room in a pale grey, white ceiling. The alcoves will have two dark grey cabinets either side with floating shelves above. The sofa is a mid french grey & the windows will have white plantation shutters. Thinking either all walls mid/pale grey & shelves too then paint fire surround a dark charcoal grey as don't want white. Or would the alcoves & shelves look better if painted a mid/darker grey then rest of walls light grey as I'm unsure. Those bins need to move (outside). Thank you.
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PROAmber Jeavons Ltd
8 years agoHello headers13,
Looking nice! Not much of a mess at all! Normally I'd suggest the idea of dark chimney breast and lighter walls.. Since you have dark cabinets going in then perhaps consider the other way around.. Usually alcoves are better lighter as they then look further away.. Chimney breast to the fore.. Standing out with a beautiful mirror....
I normally don't recommend shelving in alcoves either.. Just a personal taste.. However....
What about approaching it with the idea of scale colouring.. with dark at bottom and working it's way lighter up the shelves.... So you could have dark chimney breast and dark bottom shelves and gradually take the shades up till you get to a creamy white at the top...
Ceilings are really gr8 in Whitening by Little Greene.. It would give it a different feel and this style of painting is really in.... You can do it with walls too, see image... Also to lighten the look of the shelving... consider darker and fuller shelves at the bottom and lighten towards the top... This creates the idea of openness with the shelving, thus giving the fireplace the focal point it deserves... : ))
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Hi Minnie - here are pictures of the cabinet(s) to go either side & I am just having this log basket with some logs in for a visual effect but no real fire (as I don't like the mess). Thank you
PROAkiva Projects Ltd
8 years agoHello,
You can paint them in dark charcoal grey and I m sure you would have a nice outcome and a lovely focal point. May I suggest you to repeat the same colour of the alcoves, otherwise it will be too outstanding. Getting some decoration or ornaments will make it!
StJames Design Interiors
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