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sharkgirl2000

Blank canvas for open floorplan

8 years ago

I usually know what colors to paint when we move into a house. This house though has 14 foot ceilings and is open to the dining room and kitchen up the stairs, and I am scared of color with this one.

A little decorating background: We have a sort of eclectic taste. DH and I both love old maps, pictures, and interesting antiques. Our last house was an old farmhouse and the LR was a beautiful sage green, the DR was a historic yellow, DD'S room was violet, and our room was Nantucket Fog all from BM.

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I like the above room because it seems sort of airy and cosy at the same time. I lover the rug, colors and types of furniture, and I have a lot of books I am trying to find a place for.

The above photos are our LR and thr DR and kitchen above past the railing. I do not like the fireplace and want to add a different mantel that feels more substantial. I also want to change thr tile on thr fireplace surround. Lucky for me DH build furniture in his spare time (as you can see the house is very much a work in progress). The blinds are closed in the pictures so it looks much darker than it usually is.

The LR faces East, and we are going to put in red oak hardwoods throughout the house and keep it a pretty natural color.

We have a family room in the finished basement where the TV will go, but we have not ruled out hanging a TV on the wall in the LR.

We like earth tones and warmish colors. I mentioned the old farmhouse well it turned out it was filled with mold so we had to burn our furniture so we are starting over in that regard. We had a great camel colored sofa which I really miss.

I've read it can be helpful to start with a piece of fabric, so if that is recommended I guess I should start looking. I put a couple of SW colors on the wall like Sedate Gray, Muslin Bolt, Useful Gray, aND Windswept Cliff but they seem muddy.

Should I paint the same color in the LR and upstairs in the DR? Here is what you can see from sitting in front of the LR windows

Would a wall color like in my inspiration picture look okay in my space? Like I said these tall ceilings are really throwing me through a loop so if anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated.

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