New Home, Fresh Start, What Colors to Paint?
We recently purchased a home built in 2010, cared for with evident pride of ownership. We are hoping to make it our own by changing up the colors.
The dark hardwood floors are shiny.
Our dilemma is what color to paint the main living area that goes with the kitchen colors. The color flows through to the dining room and hall areas too.
We are thinking a soft green for the primary bedroom, to complement the bedroom suite, which comes with the house. The primary bedroom will be as seen in the pictures, except the chairs.
The remainder of the pictures are as per the real estate listing. MORE PICS AVAILABLE
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PROlast monthYou have white trim, so I would go with neutral off-white walls to pop up white trim. Neutrals go good with any color.
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Comments (5)OK, here are my thoughts--you may not need them. But I had them. Mostly bcs we are thinking of moving to a slightly larger apartment (trying for a 3BR at 1,200 sq ft instead of 2 at 1,100). Think about what storage and organizing infrastructure you'll need first, and install it. Coat racks, or hooks. Shelving that works. (hopefully you'll be able to make a hole or two in the wall--renters often can't) Especially in that storge room. It's easier to rearrange the decorative furniture than it is to try to create storage solutions after the fact. Our biggest problem has been the backpacks and snow boots. There is just no place to put them. So we've make a cubby system right by the entry door; it's not that attractive, bcs it's packed w/ all that stuff, but at least the stuff has a PLACE. I was talking to DH and said, "we should figure out how to handle that stuff in the new space BEFORE we move in." We could use the same piece of furniture, or we could get one made much like it, but w/ some tweaks. or we could have something similar but *smaller* made for the kids in their rooms (bcs presumably they'll have a tad more space in their rooms once they're not sharing). You're lucky to get an apartment with so much storage, and with a laundry room! Lucky you! That'll make the organizing part SO much easier! All the apts in my neck of the woods have relatively little storage space, actually. Hence the need to plan for how to store stuff so early. But with that dedicated storage space, I bet you'll find it even easier to keep the place neat and organized! I'm sure you'll miss gardening, but I bet you won't miss shoveling snow or raking leaves! Apartment life has that advantage. I mentioned recovering our existing recliner but the salesman said it might cost as much as buying a new one. It could, easily--however, furniture made even 7 years ago is often BETTER MADE--better wood, better construction, etc. I refinished a sofabed for the exact same price a new one would have cost--except that a new one would be made with 10-years-ago materials and techniques. I figured, once I was done, I'd has as good as, or better, a sofabed as I could buy. It has all new padding, so that's new. Its frame and mechanism aren't new, but they're better QUALITY than new, and they mechanism is oiled, etc. And the fabric is new. The total effect is the same as new. If you really like your recliner, in size, style, proportion, mechanism, go ahead and get it reupholstered. It'll cost the SAME, not more, and you'll have a new recliner....See MoreNew House, Fresh Start
Comments (9)teacats: I'm printing this out for myself. You're SO smart! tauphidelt: I know it's hindsight for you now, but for future sufferers, how does this plan sound? Long before we start packing up to move, I take photos of the insides of all my drawers and closets, and all shelving, including the garage. I compare those with the available spaces in the new house, which i've tentatively earmarked as to what they will contain. Then I work out the differences, on paper, and mark up my layout accordingly. I keep my photos, posting them in each room as I unpack. Thereby reaching the best compromise between keeping things as they are now (less change = less stress), and the required changes due to improved storage capabilities in the new house. It gives me a roadmap to start from. BECAUSE, by the time we move it will have been 20 years since we last moved. My nerves are already totally shot from the planning, and the build hasn't even started yet. I'm too old--mentally and physically-- to want to move. And this thread already has me frozen with dread! Don't we all go into a new house already exhausted? My plan is the best preparation I can come up with, but would love better ideas if anyone feels so inclined. Using my idea, as it stands now, once we move, I pull out teacats itinerary and go from there. Because I realize that the best plan is subject to change once "on the ground." Perhaps I'll put out big bowls of M&Ms and play my George Carlin CDs with his rants about House as a place for your stuff, etc. (What mild misbehaviors I've settled down to in my dotage!) And try to adopt as "fast and free" a mental attitude as I'm capable of. tauphidelt: Isn't that attitude what you're looking for, to unfreeze you? How do YOU get it? (No answer required; plead the Fifth.)...See MoreWhat color(s) should we paint the interior of our new home?
Comments (5)Congratulations on your new home - how exciting! I would not paint the walls grey/blue/green due to the orange/yellow wood. Those colors would look nice in your home but may feel a little old-fashioned to you. In my opinion, grey has been overdone and it's time for something fresher. I would paint both the walls and the wood trim the same soft white to give it a more modern feel. The trim is not very substantial so just paint it out altogether. Bring in color with your furniture or art. When you eventually replace the flooring you can think about changing the trim too. Look at Benjamin Moore OC-117 Simply White, or perhaps OC-118 Snowfall White or OC-149 Decorator's White....See MoreStucco on a Saltbox! Advice on exterior paint and a fresh, new look!
Comments (11)I have found the visualizers great for figuring out what color I like. As with any web based or computer coloring tool, what you see isn't always what you get when you actually buy a bucket of paint and put it on your walls. It should get you close, but there is always some manual tweaking that has to be done to get the color to look the same in person as on screen. It isn't that the computer screen is wrong, it just doesn't account for any lighting changes from what they originally set up, and in real life, lighting changes throughout the day and is different indoors from outdoors and and and.. . . Please make large samples and try them before investing in a gallon of paint....See More
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Our current living room furniture. Would really appreciate help arranging. We have a large white shag rug too.
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What about the paint color over the kitchen cabinets? Should it be consistent with the open livingroom color?
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cat_ky Very good question. I guess we wanted a change, but maybe this is the best color.
In the bedroom, do you know of a good color that would show off the dark wood of the bedroom suite? (the whole main floor of the house is the color in the pictures posted)
Entrance to Primary bedroom, living room on the right
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Primary bedroom ensuite
Loft over garage
Oops, meant to post this....looking back towards stairs and back/garage entry. Same color.
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thinking of this bedding for the master bedroom. is it a workable style for the bedding? if not, any suggestions. thinking of a soft green for the walls? please advise, thanks!
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I have found another one on Wayfair
I'm struggling with what I like and what would look good with the bedroom set that comes with the house. A new style of furniture for us, for sure.
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please help with carpet size 'rules'.
Measurements of living room:
Patio door to railing: 20.8 feet
Fireplace to kitchen tile: 17.3 feet
we would like to put a floor rug in to anchor the room.
as per previous picture....
The furniture we have is a 3 seater black leather reclining sofa, and matching love seat;
two occassional chairs (blue)
two black drink stands
two side tables
1 piano to come
i will add a picture of the rug we like.
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