Foyer paint color options--please advise
Our new house has a foyer that is very visibly connected to the hallways on the first and second floor. The foyer does not get a huge amount of light. The floor in the foyer and on the first floor hallway is a black and white honed checkerboard marble and the floor in the upstairs hallway is a brown stained red oak. The trim will all be Benjamin Moore China White. I am having a heck of a time deciding between the following colors for the foyer: F & B Hardwick White, Shaded White, Cornforth White, Old White, Sherwin Williams Functional Gray.
I don't want a "color" like green, red, etc., and feel like the color I choose has to be somewhat neutral since it will go in such a large area. Our house is a Georgian style and I'm trying really hard to make this house look old and historic. For reference, the family room off the first floor hallway will very likely be painted F & B light gray and the dining room off the foyer is undetermined for its paint color.
Here are some photos of paint sample boards I've made, some are near samples of the flooring, either the wood or the marble tiles:
hardwick,light gray,old white, functional gray, shaded white
old white, light gray
hardwick,shaded white, light gray
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old white, functional gray
hardwick, old white, light gray, shaded white, elephant's breath, functional gray
hardwick white, shaded white
backdrop, functional gray
Here is a link that might be useful: the foyer/first floor tile
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Vertise
11 years agothreeapples
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11 years agothreeapples
11 years agoalex9179
11 years agopricklypearcactus
11 years agothreeapples
11 years agohere is a photo taken from the vestibule and looking toward the foyer, hallway, and family room (room with the windows). if i do functional gray will that work with the undertone in light gray that will be in the family room?
thanks so much!
also, we live in NE Ohio and the foyer is W,SW-facing. It's not an incredibly bright space.
Sandy1963
11 years agoyayagal
11 years ago
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