Paint colour for vaulted ceiling
Hi Houzzers
I have just completed a single-storey extension built with vaulted ceilings. This extension will incorporate a kitchen, diner and a snug area ( where the apex is )
I hope you can help me please with the options
I have shortlisted Farrow and Ball Modern Emulsion for the walls. Skimming Stone (farrow-ball.com) and now need to decide what to do with the ceiling.
Option 1 :
Keep the wall and ceiling the same colour: Skimming stone wall Modern Emulsion and ceiling Skimming stone estate emulsion
Option 2:
As per option 1 - but having the flat part of the ceiling white - and the rest (vaulted parts) skimming stone.
In addition, I will be painting the apex at the end of Farrow and Ball Mole's Breath (farrow-ball.com) which will be behind a large acupanel media unit ( to give it a bit cosiness).
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Juliet Docherty
2 years agoArti Rumpal
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThank you Juliet from Colourhappy for taking the time to write this. That is reassuring to know tha
Would you continue this theme in the rest of the existing house - which does not have Vaulted ceiling? - see below.
Or should I carry on with a white ceiling in the rest of the house?
1. I have painted a swatch of skimming stone on my existing wall , coving and then the ceiling. The ceiling looks very dark . Would you say for the rest of the house ( with a flat ceiling - stick to white - if walls are skimming stone and elephants breath )?
2. What do you mean when you say "same finish" ? Do you mean either do Modern Emulsion on both wall and ceiling ( or Estate on wall and ceiling ? ) . Do you have an example of one you have seen done which you would be happy to share please ?
2. Do you know how easy is it to colour match Skimming stone with a Trade quality paint that decorators will be happy to use?
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minnie101
2 years agoI’d also do walls and ceiling the same colour and finish. As the room will house the kitchen you might want to use modern emulsion (or equivalent) as it’s more hard wearing.
Dulux Egyptian cotton is meant to be a close match only distinguishable to the practised eye, mine isn’t (at all!) and I see a green tinge. Johnstone’s is worth a try for matching. Dulux supposedly colour match now rather than match to their nearest colour or you could just try their close matches in a trade finish on the link.
Ceilings will come out darker but it only looks so dark against the white. I’d choose a complementary white like strong white (although depends on the light as it is quite cool) for the rest of the ground floor ceilings
The acupanel sounds great! where will you be panelling to?
Arti Rumpal
2 years agoArti Rumpal
2 years agoBy the way- you are right - in the pic below the existing wall is Egyptian cotton - and that would have been a much cheaper option but it does have a lot more green in it .
Arti Rumpal
2 years agoJonathan
2 years agoJuliet Docherty
2 years agoArti Rumpal
2 years agoHi thank for the above comments . On the left hand side is the farrow and ball skimming stone and on the right is the trade skimming stone Leyland Trade . It looks and feel very similar .
So I will just go for the trade one for the snug .
I agree that Farrow and Ball has less sheen - but their tester pots are the chalkier estate ones - the ones I would always go for would be modern emulsion .Will send some more pics later today . Thank you for some great tips
iaingwhyte
2 years agoArti Rumpal
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it has now been painted in skimming stone walls and ceiling using Leyland trade colour match. Thanks for your tips and advice in painting the ceiling and wall the same colour. I think it works well ! The back wall is unpainted as it will be a "snug area " with a sofa and tv and plants
Now i need some advice on what colour scheme /pop of colour to select for the snug area from you creative people :-) please
The floor is being tiled ( and you can see some of the exposed tiles are polished grey.
I have left the back wall of the extension unpainted as we are going to have a media unit at the back ( see a picture of the design of the media unit ) .
The kitchen on the right hand of the extension will be brown acacia units (hacker) on the bottom along the window ( attached pic of the 3d visual ).
The media unit is acupanel in a concrete finish.
I was orginally thinking of painting the black wall a railings or downpipe colour but think it will look too harsh . Would you agree ?
I would love a pop of an intense colour - would the space look heavy with the Hague blue and the acupanel in the concrete colour . Other colour i love is Inchrya blue.The
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What palette can I go for with an acupanel like the one I have chosen. I am going off the idea of a Black backdrop. What other colour schemes would you go for ? I was wondering if i can go for another neutral like a "Hague blue" in the back wall and also have it echoing along the left hand side of the extension ( where the chimney breast it ) please see video so you can better a better sense of the space .
Arti Rumpal
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what are your thoughts on this palette for the snug ?Vardo, downpipe and incryra blue - against the skimming stone . Would you do Inchrya on the back wall or downpipe or Vardo ? @Juliet Docherty
Juliet Docherty
last yearHi Arti, I managed to see the link. My take is that I wouldn't use Vardo, I'm not convinced about it, it's very strong although I've seen it used in characterful looking good. With the Skimming Stone, and the wood, would you consider a purple/brown colour for the back wall? I helped my sister choose colours and tiles for her kitchen and she used Skimming Stone and Knightbridge by Little Greene. It harmonises beautfully with the Skimming Stone and It looks fabulous with wood. She also has copper glass lights. Cognac coloured sofas would look really good too. Have a look on her @hovehomemakeover account on instagram and you can see the colours. Essentially the palette would be taupe, chocolate and burnt oranges and wood colours.
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