What colour paint
jscott001
6 years ago
I painted this living room in a fairly neutral colour but it looks pretty bland. Can anyone advise what colour might bring the room to life. The sofa is red and gold and the floor terracotta tiles. The fireplace dominates the room and is grey stone. There are two windows so receives quite a bit of light and it has two wooden ceiling beams.
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Mandy Ross
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6 years agoHi Jonathan
As you suggested a fabulous paint colour for my living room to continue a theme into my ante-room what colour would you use in there. I dislike the dark wood cupboards so will paint them. Also probably between the beams. Again there us the terracotta floor.
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6 years agoThe room has one door leading to the outside, and the other into the room you suggested the slate paint colour. I can easily take down the cornice part of the cupboards they're rotten with woodworm anyway. The doors will stay the dark wood colour as we have them through the house, worse luck, me I would paint them white but I'm not allowed! And the terracotta floor has to stay.
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6 years agoSince this room has a heavily beamed ceiling and a smaller window I think it needs a lighter shade than the DH slate. Farrow and Ball have All White and Old white these have a green quality and look good with the wood and the floor. Both colours can be colour matched if you can't source F&B near you.
Personally I would remove the top doors to the cabinets so that you are left with just the base doors and some shelves above. This will help see the beams and also help the room seem taller.
If you can get it past the OH I would paint the beams or have them sand blasted and then paint the cupboards too.
I would use the lighter colour on the ceiling between the beams and behind the shelves in the alcoves. I would probably paint the radiator and skirtings in the wall colour to make the room seem taller.
Since it is probably not an original fire surround I would probably paint this in the ceiling colour- you could also paint the inside of the chimney recess in the DH slate.
This is another room that needs a rug and a mirror- a round mirror above the fireplace would look fab- alternatively a floor standing mirror opposite the fireplace would be good as all the features are currently on one side of the room and this mirror would reflect them.
Furniture wise a long cabinet or settle on the wall opposite the door will help the room seem wider.
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6 years agoJonathan I need you here haha!Luckily I've got plenty of All White as I've painted one of the bedrooms in this colour. I tend to buy all my paint in the UK and bring it over, the same with wallpaper. Your DH Slate is on its way.
Just remind me not to buy another house with dark floors, doors and ceilings etc.
Thank you for all your help, I've just painted a sideboard which was originally dark wood so I'll hunt for something similar when I go to our local Emmaus.
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