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Living room paint colours

2 years ago

Hi all,

Hoping for some advice. I'm redoing my open plan kitchen living room and looking for some advice for repainting the space! As you can see it's double height ceilings so nice and big, want something white/neutral.

The kitchen is white wall cabinetry & black handles with a black island & brass handles.

The flooring will no longer be carpet and will be a warm oak colour. Wondering whether I distinguish between the ceiling and the walls much like this inspo (however I would have the darker colour on the ceiling and lighter white on the walls). Any help appreciated!

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Izzi Robinson

2 years ago

@Jonathan thank you for this great feedback! i had wondered about painting the carpentry a darker colour but was worried with the black island and other black features it may make it look odd? Great feedback about the radiator, we had thought exactly the same thing and its actually being moved out of that wall and instead put under the window and replaced with a black/anthracite version. The only other pictures i have showing the whole space is it during its building site phase here!

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PRO
The Ebury Collection Lifestyle Interiors
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Stunning space! Are you wanting to keep the railings black & those wall lights black? It's a great ceiling for creating a nice visual effect as you look up by having different shades of a light neutral colour used on walls and ceiling, do you have a pic of the flooring you intend to replace the carpet with?
Jonathan
2 years ago
If it were mine I would paint the ceiling and walls the same white, I would paint the windows, doors and railings a soft black and then I would use another neutral to emphasise architectural features- for instance I might paint the curved wall or the end wall.

From just one picture you can’t tell everything about the room but I suspect that moving the radiator out of your line of sight and using the end wall for oversized art or wall panelling or a monster sized plant would be an improvement.

You might also consider walkover lights in the floor to spill light up the walls each side of the windows or to highlight the curved wall
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I thought that paint would look good. The good thing with paint is you can always change it ! A pendant light something like this (they also do a larger one in this range): http://www.scotlightdirect.co.uk/dar-zar1722-zaragoza-3-light-black-shade/p12907?gclid=CMLs1b6D79MCFU0aGwodQNMKhg
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Ha, funnily enough I tried some colours out on your walls in photoshop yesterday, which doesn't mean a thing, since it always looks different on screen, and I too thought that Ammonite worked well. Still, do try it out. Painted the skirting All White. Threw in some pattern with cushions, a framed poster will reflect light and is more interesting than a mirror (which loads of people use) and I thought that you could perhaps place a different cabinet for the TV along the wall next to the fireplace.
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Couldn’t say if the grey putty would match you’re soft furnishings. I’d get some colour cards and testers first and look at in both daylight and under artificial light, you’d be surprised at how much light can affect colour, especially with greys and neutrals. You could always use the Dulux or Valspar colour cards in B&Q and if you find a reasonable match then either go a couple of shades lighter or darker which will make the soft furnishings stand out better. As for fire surround, use a water based multi surface primer (doesn’t matter which brand), and 2-3 top coats of quick dry satin or eggshell. Just looked at Crown non drip satin and “milk white” seems like a good off white. If possible remove the surround before painting, looks like it should just lift off the wall. Hope this helps.
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Izzi Robinson
2 years ago
@The Ebury Collection Lifestyle Interiors thank you!! yes the railings will remain black. I was going to keep the wall lights in that black but open to changing if itll fit better with the space. The flooring will be either one of these two (shown against the kitchen cabinetry). I realise they are quite similar!
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The Living House
2 years ago
Wow, what an amazing space! I think it’s best to take the light colour on to all walls and the ceiling. Reason being there are lots of angles to work with and shapes so trying to separate ceiling and wall would almost take away from these lovely features. If you paint the ceiling darker it will have the effect of bringing the ceiling in and may not be right for such a bright open space. Good luck with your project!
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The Ebury Collection Lifestyle Interiors
2 years ago
@Izzi Robinson both would equally work well, but I think the one on the right has a nice earthy tone and the grain executed in a way that is better suited to the colour palette you mentioned in your original post, it would also work nicely with the black. It's also the best choice of the two if you don't want to have the expense of replacing it if you ever change or paint the black railings etc. x

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