Farrow & Ball Railings shaker kitchen colour scheme help!
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Comments (21)Hi, I was just looking at staircases for a project I am working on and came across the images of your hall and your post. I have read all the good comments but could not resist ... throwing a couple of things into the mix that you could consider (budget permitting) ... Oak Parquet flooring is lovely but sometimes the yellow tones often highlighted with sunlight and age affects the choices we make for the walls and banisters and we fancy a change. Replacing the floor would be expensive, however, a relatively cheap and easy option would be to employ a flooring company to sand your existing wood floors. They basically sand them back and then you can choose from a huge number of tones of wood that you would like them to stain/oil/varnish the floor. (It took my guys a couple of days to complete). With the floor in the tone you love... you can then look at the walls and banisters etc. I would recommend painting your current wood banisters that would offer a new look. You could paint the spindles and varnish/paint the banister in another colour i.e. black etc. I would potentially suggest painting the spindles in the same colour as the ceilings. In the F and B colour palette, they use strong white alongside Elephants breath, skimming stone and Dove Tail. I would paint the spindles/stair woodwork Strong White (estate eggshell) and the ceilings Strong White (matt emulsion). I would use the wallpaper you love on the ground floor in between all the doors for maximum effect and a cohesive look. Wallpaper would not take as much traffic on the ground floor walls as it would on the stairwell and could look fabulous. You would then paint the skirting boards , and door architraves in elephants breath, skimming stone , dove tail etc. (Modern Emulsion) Finally, the stair wall (opposite banisters) could either be painted in the same colour as the architrave/skirtings, or a complimentary colour from the palette (either Elephants breath, skimming stone, elephants breath etc.) (Modern Emulsion) Both options would look great. Modern Emulsion is good to use on the stair wall as you can easily wipe it down. Good luck with your refurb. :-)...See MoreNeed help with a colour scheme for our forthcoming kitchen
Comments (4)Hello, our customer had rustic ivory kitchen painted doors - she also chose leathered steel grey granite worktops (much softer, than say a polished granite worktop) and she choose a beautiful blue colour for her walls which I personally think went fantastically well together (and then her red range cooker also went beautifully with her colour scheme. I hope this may help?...See MoreKitchen Cabinets colour scheme
Comments (9)Hi, my first thought was to agree with Jenny Carter as I quite like the green that you have already and then you could just paint the walls instead and wouldnt have to worry about the finish or type of paint to use on the cupboards. Also think as mentioned by ianthy you could add in some extra lighting as in particular under your cabinets where your sink is looks quite dark on the photos so you could easily add in some undercabinet lighting which is a popular option for many of our customers as is easy to install. We did a blog post a while ago now on kitchen lighting which might be of help if you are interested in changing or adding in any accent lighting Kitchen Lighting Blog but if you do need any help with any lighting then please feel free to contact us on 0161 737 7333 or send us an email to info@thebulbco.com . Let us know what you decide on though and add some more pics as it progresses!...See MoreFarrow and Ball neutrals
Comments (15)I find that the only way is to use tester pots. It's expensive and infuriating , i know. Cost me a small fortune trying to get the right colour! I have found that colours look completely different on opposing sides of my house because of the light and have had to go darker/lighter in different rooms just to get the same effect... The neutral I keep going back to in this house is F&B Ammonite as it works with the light and I want a grey scheme that isn't too cold. Skimming Stone is a lovely neutral that is more taupe-ish, but appears grey in some lights (also used it in my hall with little light... seems to be a theme :) )... I'm no pro at all, but speaking from experience... It depends what feel you want in your home....See MoreMarylee H
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