Apr
14
I have an open floor plan where the living room,dining and kitchen are all open. I have 10 ft cathedral ceilings. I now have beige walls and white base board. I want to add some color to my walls but I don’t know how because of the open floor plan. Where do you stop with one color and begin with the other? My problem:
My living room has two solid walls and the front window
dining room has sliding glass door, window and one solid wall
kitchen has one solid wall (where my stove and fridge are) and
extended breakfast nook with window.
I want to separate the rooms by adding different colors but I am afraid it will look smaller and not attractive.
If someone can help me with this, it would be greatly appreciated.
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2 Responses to “I am having difficulty with painting and remodeling my home?”
Rule of thumb…… say your living room walls are beige. If you do the trim or have accent colors from say window treatments and picture frames, throw pillows or what ever that are……olive green. You cant paint the next room olive green and do the trim or accessories the color you want the next room to be. You can have color change from one room to the next but you want them to flow. I hope that makes sense
Stay within the whites and utilize actual ceiling white and pure white for trim. Whites can go anywhere within the color spectrum, from earthtones to pastels. Using subtle yet definite differences in color on the walls will bring you the definition you seek and not a definition of the feeling of space. I fade one color in to the following so there is no transition lines. . . you can do this with a sprayer quite easily. I suggest you consider using an eggshell for the walls when using whites for durability; eggshell will also allow you to use one sheen throughout and provide an elegance along with the aforementioned durability.
Stay away from using Behr Brands of paints as they are the most labor intensive coating on the market, especially in whites; though terrific for color clarity, Behr as a rule is a 3-5 coat paint to get truly right regarding the colors and any sheens without flash. If there’s a Lowe’s nearby I suggest you try the Valspar Brand of Paint they feature. Home Depot’s Glidden Evermore Line is also good and my second all around choice. And if you’re on a budget, believe it or not, Wal-Marts Color Place Paints are not only a “premium” paint made for them by Sherwin-Williams, it’s about half the price.
Mike Lonergan
TradesProfessional, Inc.