Thoughts on darker colour skirting/trim & door frames
Zara
6 years ago
Hello
We need to paint this drab looking dining room, I have picked this colour for the walls
https://www.littlegreene.com/aquamarine-26612
which will go right to the stair walls & the upstairs hallway landing too. I am wanting to paint the skirting/trim & door frames this colour https://www.littlegreene.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Felt
instead of boring white, (the 1st pic is what the finished colour scheme will look like.
I need some opinions please, below are pics of the areas that will be painted.
We need to paint this drab looking dining room, I have picked this colour for the walls
https://www.littlegreene.com/aquamarine-26612
which will go right to the stair walls & the upstairs hallway landing too. I am wanting to paint the skirting/trim & door frames this colour https://www.littlegreene.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Felt
instead of boring white, (the 1st pic is what the finished colour scheme will look like.
I need some opinions please, below are pics of the areas that will be painted.
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Zara
6 years agoPics of the stairs and the other side of the stair bannister. The stairs are in the middle of the dining room & living room.
Ellie
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6 years agoHi Ellie
its just the two colours in the pic I like, I have the green paint already. Below is a more accurate pic of the colours I want.
Ellie
6 years agoZara
6 years agoJust to be clear, i would like the walls in the pics to be in that 1 shade of green (as in below pic) and the door frames & skirting/trim at the bottom of the walls to be that shade of dark brown instead of white. Any opinions on those two colours? yes or no?
embzop
6 years ago
rachelmidlands
6 years agoHi there, agree with embzop that if you leave bits here and there in white it can start to look a little busy. I like the colours but I think felt is a little too brown, Attic II has a slightly greyer hint which I think would suit better. To pull this off I think you need to see the colours in large blocks, so what I would do is paint the skirting, all the stairs (bannisters, stair rail, cupboards underneath..everything) door architraves plus the doors in the dark brown. Walls, coving and arch in aquamarine. At the top of the stairs leave doors and skirting in white to provide contrast. Since the dining is linked to the living space I would also continue the aquamarine into there just on the one wall opposite the stairs. For the rest of the living area I’d go for a complementary warmer colour, a pale taupe for eg. Bear in mind that if you do go for large blocks of a dark colour it will make the room look darker so good lighting is crucial. Anyway, all of the above is just what I would do personally but it’s your home and you live there so decision is entirely yours. Here’s some ideas to try and explain my thinking. On the mock up I left the bannisters white (too fiddly to colour them in) and tried brown on the coving. Also found this rug which would I thought would complement nicely... http://www.benuta.co.uk/rug-topaz-dark-blue.html Hope this helps.
Zara
6 years agorachelmidlands
6 years agorachelmidlands
6 years agoBeen having a play with a new app, bit rough round the edges but you get the idea. In no way are these colours precise so do get testers. And if you’re at all unsure about painting the doors and stairs then leave them white and just paint the walls before deciding. All the best.x
Zara
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6 years agoEllie
6 years agoYour fireplace us very narrow, did you have it made to fit the space? Definitely needs painted, I am not great with colour though, not decided what to do with my own and thats been nearly 3 years! Any ideas welcome!
rachelmidlands
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6 years agoZara
6 years agoThe stone/taupe shade from the wallpaper has already been taken & used on the other 2 walls facing each other in the living room (see pics below). I want to use a colour that will make the fire surround stand out as a focal point, but not sure what colour.
rachelmidlands
6 years agoNice colour. What is it? Thinking of using similar in my lounge. Here’s a few inspo pics for painted fire surround (click to enlarge). I’ve included a couple of fire places where they are all one colour which I quite like the look of so for me I’m going to stick with my gut instinct and say the same colour as the skirting. But don’t take my word for it, the choice is absolutely yours! I always find holding a F&B colour chart against all the surrounding objects and in different lights helps me make a decision. Hope this helps.
Zara
6 years ago
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5 years agoEllie
5 years agoYour fireplace is a lovely colour! What is it? Haha, at least you have been productive. I haven't done anything with my fireplace! Think we will go for an electric stove (would need planning permission for a gas one!) I want to paint the fireplace, husband doesn't, I just don't like that mahogany colour! Any recommendations?
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