Hi, When selecting paint colours for a basement avoid those with blue undertones as these will give a cold feel to the already natural light-starved interior. Get about three samples and test them prior to purchasing to save costs. Try whites with a pink undertone - the pink hue is not visible and only affects the visual interpretation of the colour Use a water based emulsion for the walls and acrylic based paints suitable for wooden surfaces. Best of luck!

Ardenbrite is meant to be be the best metallic paint. They do a water based version but have no idea if it can be used on walls but it might be worth contacting them. There's a contact thing on the link http://www.ardenbrite.com/

kevnick80 I am trying to find the right intense blue. I've currently used Sanderson's Sea Blue but the one I wish I had used, and which I found after I'd painted the room, is Abigail Aherne's Bowery Blue. I've put a spread of it on a wall, next to a spread of the one I've used to compare them, and it's richer but brighter and very intense. I will paint over the Sanderson one as soon as I've got the energy. Here's the Bowery Blue - if you put your cursor on the paint colour you see it with good lighting which is, of course, important with dark colours; mirrors make a difference, too: https://abigailahern.com/search?q=bowery+blue

I used PicsArts to make this up, I think blue would look great with the orange pieces.