Green as a neutral - Please help with paint!
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Begging for neutral paint color help!!! Please!
Comments (112)Just wanted to chime in and thank you for this thread, nutmeg. I've been searching for that "perfect" neutral for my kitchen and, after painting it the wrong color last year, I'm back on it now and this thread really helped. Just picked up samples of: -Tobacco Road (I have admired this one for a very long time, but it may be too green for the space) -Whole Wheat (pretty sure this will be the one, but I like choice ;-) -Macadamia (this one may be too neutral for the space) We'll have to see, I'm going kicking and screaming against going too green... I have a dark green ceramic tile floor that I'm just not crazy about, but it cannot be changed right now so I must embrace it to a certain extent. The floor and the lighting (the big obligatory florescent - ick! - another thing to be changed later) are creating havoc with my walls ;-) and the color there now (Valspar Cottage Linen) is too neutral and not dark enough. I do love it in my studio (next door), however, so the excess paint will be used - it's what I call "tuxedo", plays well with black and white. I'll let you know which one I choose......See Moreplease help me pick the right neutral for hallway!
Comments (4)I have Stone House in my front hall/foyer/stairway and it works for me! I don't have my BM fandeck right here so I can't guess whether it would work for you. It looks like a pretty straightforward tan/beige in my space. Here's a not-great picture......See MoreLime green fireplace - what color do we paint this room? Please help!
Comments (91)I like the tiles better after their close up. I love blue, so I would do them with blue -- and agree that navy or deeper blue so the room has a calmer feel. A brighter blue would give a much higher energy to the room. Down the road, I think you will find them to be pretty versatile. Just not as easy to work into a club feeling....See MoreNeutral paint for a bright south facing apartment with green wainscot?
Comments (15)If a bluish-green probably a green undertone will work. It sounds like it is still a warmer color. Again, take a look at Hazelnut Cream (Behr). It will look neutral but certain situations will bring out the green undertone which is very subtle. You can get the little sample cans and try it out on some poster board. The little paint chip can look so different - I think the HC chip makes it look darker than it is. We have Hazelnut Cream in the kitchen (south facing) and a north facing room and it works in both which is why the green undertone I am seeing in the other room was a surprise. It stands out compared to the carpet so it isn't an ugly color that I am seeing, it just in this one room that undertone clashes with the carpet....See Morecyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
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