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Colour palette staircase walls

Cristina Cribiu

last year

We have bare white walls on the staircase going to the loft extension. We would like to paint the walls and ceiling using darker and lighter shades of the same colour.
Any suggestion on where to use the darker shades?
Thanks,
Cristina

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Daisy England
last year
last modified: last year
I like to see a white ceiling but you have a large headroom height so l might be tempted to go for a darker ceiling and then one wall which will visually bring the ceiling height down. Dark paint would contrast nice against the white wooden spindles.
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Carla / kolours.space
last year
Totally agree with daisy. Also the lights maybe an asymmetric twist
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