India yellow for dark hall. Was it a wrong choice?
We had to postpone our kitchen renovation project for a year due to the lockdown.
However, I really wanted to make a start on something we could do ourselves. So I went ahead and ordered India Yellow from F&B as it had a midcentury vibe I was after and I was hoping the colour would work in our hall.
We finished decorating a day ago. I can’t get used to the dark hallway we ended up with.
We will be changing floors and doors next summer while updating the kitchen. However, I am in two minds about the hall. Should I have painted it in Shaded white?
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Comments (16)Thank you again for all these thoughts. The windows used to have Roman blinds with a pair of dress curtains framing the door. I think we'll probably do the same again. As to the other wall for a rad, certainly something to think about. At the moment it's designated has having a console table as its where the phone/broadband services are. The wall above will have a wall light, mirror and the central heating stat. It's the only wall for a table. I do like the grey/pale gold colour scheme with a bit of teal. We also need to recarpet, recurtain and decorate the dining room so I'm thinking about running the same carpet as the hall into the dining room and dialling up the furnishings in the dining room too echo the hall colour scheme. We've got a very traditional light fitting in there and Victorian-style mahogany furniture which can't be changed but could be reupholstered. The jury is still out on the rads I'm afraid. I agree it would look very busy on that wall. Oddly, although it's the front door of the house it's rarely used as 99% of visitors come in the side door of the house into the utility room. What's that all about?...See MoreHelp please kitchen cupboard wrong colour choice!
Comments (26)French Grey is a lovely colour, I'd live with it for a while and the rug colour may be skewing it a little. I'd add a Roman blind to soften things, style it up a bit and see how you go. On the rug front - I think they are fine in a kitchen. Kitchens often had rugs but now it's frowned upon for some reason but they seem to be making a come-back I'm pleased to say as they add a lovely, comfortable homely feel. Find something washable, ideally a pattern, use underlay to anchor/stick it down if you're worried about slips and trips (depends on weight of rug). Size-wise, don't run it too close to units to avoid worst spills etc. The new synthetic indoor/outdoor rugs will work well or a washable cotton....See MoreWall colour and carpet colour suggestions for this hall tile?
Comments (13)Hello Dub M, Well it also depends on what else colour wise you're choosing for your scheme.. Whether you want bold and dramatic or whether you want something lighter in feel... Using them sparingly with a lot of plain in between or perhaps as boarders can then lend themselves to accent rather than statement... All depends on what you want from them as they're versatile! For pale schemes.. Think of colours such as creams, wheat and pale sun hued creams with hints of yellow.. Light and earthy tones on the cream, wheat, canvas, hessian colours perhaps beige and pale mustards, or pale golden creams and burnt siena with hints of brown,ochres .. For bold consider dark almost purple blues and hints of mauve.. Also Charcoal and greys with black and brown hues... For a warm but dramatic look.. The colours are chalky and have depth... Include wood work and again wall covering is versatile in that it could be half height or whole height.. Put tiles and colours together to see what you like.. Paint onto squares of paper no less than A4 and place them where you might want to use them.. Look throughout the day to see how they react and interact with their space and the changing light.. From one colour you can begin to mix it to blend and become another.. In this way you can see colours interact with each other. Use versions of them by working with lighter and or darker varieties of the chosen colour.. Here's a doodle to show the colours blue and others I'm suggesting so you can see the blue is still quite dominant. I rather like blue and elements of yellows, old golds and creams.. Look at the tiles themselves too for inspiration... : ))...See MoreEntrance hall colour
Comments (11)You can find near neutrals from every Hue Family. Your bannister & flooring (at least from photos) appear to belong to the Yellow-Red Hue Family. One approach could be to select paint colours from the Yellow Hue Family as a bridge between the greenier selections in one room, to the warm wood in the other. Another way might be to choose a fabulous art work or stair runner and base wall colour choice in relation to that? Not necessarily exactly the same colours as your inspiration piece, but lighter/darker/warmer/cooler from the same Hue Family neighbourhood. It’s a whole lot easier to pull colours from these, more expensive and semi-permanent items, than it is to find a carpet to fit beautifully with your wall. Have a look at the Colorographies at The Land of Color for near neutrals from the Yellow Hue Family as a starting point....See More
Sonia
3 years agoI’m not a fan of yellow on walls. Some people love it, fair enough, but not for me. However I do love it in accessories, such as cushions, throws, a bench in the hall even as in the pic below. Now I don’t want to impose my views on you, but I can see you’re not in love with it. Shaded white is much nicer, or even a simple pale grey.
pmasmith3
3 years agoI love it Lena. I think it looks rich and classy and very mid-century.
I wanted to paint our hall in India Yellow but we have no direct light at all, the only light comes from the other rooms when the doors are open. So I chose Sudbury Yellow with Shadow White ceiling and woodwork - it's a bit dark but I think it's warm and welcoming. We've yet to put up artwork and mirror, but these photos give an idea .....
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3 years agoI’m don’t really have any idea about mid-century style, but I’ve put a couple of suggestions below, although all yellow might be a bit much!
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2 years agoThanks, makeover was already done a few months ago.
My house was built im 1970, so I was keeping to midcentury/scandi decor.
LenaOriginal Author