Paint sitting room F&B Downpipe
We are in the process of refreshing our home - general redecorate with a view to selling next year. Located in North London, our house is Edwardian with high ceilings, plenty of light and some of the rooms are painted in lighter shades of F&B grey or white. The house has a contemporary/scandi feel (I hope).
I really F&B Down pipe for the sitting room, which is 21x13ft with 3 very large bay windows. I would paint the area between the skirting board and picture rail. I am wondering if Down pipe is too dark considering the estate agent mantra for neutral colour schemes. See the photo above with Downpipe - our sitting is similar.
Your advice is welcome.
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Sarah Holdsworth
4 years agoThe house we've made an offer on had F&B paint not sure on the colour, looked similar to the one you're suggesting when we'd were there in person but didn't photograph well.
Estate agents tend to use flash in dark rooms. This house is in an amazing location in Harrogate but was on the market 6 months, I think in part due to the unique taste and poor photos, it's not everyone's cup of tea.
If you're selling I'd go for a safer option, maybe even just one wall?
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Comments (35)Firstly, Happy New Year fellow Houzzers! Hope 2019 is happy, healthy and generally good for everyone. Want to again pass my thanks to you all for all the responses, advice and inspiration. Without you I don't think we would have got to where we have with the room. As you may have guessed, I am updating the thread because we have finished it (mostly!). The jury is still out on painting the dresser as I don't want 'matchy-matchy' so I am going to live with it for a while as it is. We absolutely love the room and it is beautiful in the morning light. The wallpaper is the Sanderson Chiswick Grove Sage, the paneling and skirting is in F&B Breakfast Room Green eggshell, the ceiling in a pure trade white with the doors and cupboard in F&B James White eggshell. All the woodwork too 4 coats to cover the sanded orange varnish. :( The curtains are the old Ikea things we had up so I need to decide on what to replace them with (they got paint on them so need to go). My lovely sister gave me a really nice brass chandelier so the old light will go too. Also thinking about a jute/sisal rug for under the table, anything patterned would be too much I think. At some point I will replace the black Ikea lamps too. But at the moment they are doing a job. I don't want the lighting to be too old fashioned as the room would go a bit chintzy I think. Hence the lamps on the sideboard looking a bit more modern. Here are some pics if you are interested. :) Cheers all. :)...See More
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PROcolourhappy
4 years agoI think it largely depends on what the floor is and the other surfaces in the room. I have bronze green in my kitchen but it is balanced by the light worktops and other pale walls. Likewise I have Mouses back in my lounge balanced by reflective pale oak floor. It needs to have difference in tones. I would never use white on the other walls as I find the contrast too great, I prefer to use a neutral colour that ties it all together.
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colourhappy
4 years agoMost images of Down pipe show it with grey or whitewashed floors, but not all. The first image shows that it can look lovely with a warm floor, but I would balance it with pale rug and accessories. The last image is interesting as it shows it on woodwork with off white walls. You could always try it on one wall first.....
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PROAmber Jeavons Ltd
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHello ianthy,
I think the colours you have are good ! What I might have considered is to paint the skirting to match the walls in an eggshell of the same as the flat emulsion, or a slightly darker shade or lighter to compliment. (you could go either way here) also consider the picture rail and window, but for ease, I'd stick to skirting.. You could then consider the floor to match either or in terms of shade... up or down
(Eico do a great floor paint)
I don't think painting the house magnolia is going to set it apart, if you're on a market with a hundred magnolia houses, surely the key is to stand out in a sea of bland....
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