Painting with plans to move in couple years

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7 years ago

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Despite living here 14 years, we never got around to painting the hallway or master bedroom. The hallway is really short with lots of doors and not much wall space. Our master bedroom was just too much hassle to move furniture. So they've been off-white semi-gloss these many years. Now we will likely move in 2-3 years, but in the meantime need to replace flooring in living room, hall, and all bedrooms.

The rest of the rooms in the house are blue, green, gray or yellow-beige. I was thinking a taupe cool medium brown w/green or neutral undertones to paint the unpainted areas and re-paint the yellow-beige room. Would that be neutral enough to tie things together? or better to just neutralize the whole place when we prepare to leave?

The reason I'm thinking of painting is because many friends have suggested I should do any painting before the flooring is changed. and I'd enjoy the last few years here more if things were more finished and cohesive.

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aprilneverends

7 years ago

I also love greige shades and taupe shades..but then it's easier to ask me what I don't love..))

Yes, start with flooring; everything will get easier. You need some anchor when re-painting..usually one of such anchors is flooring. If the plan's to change it-then makes sense to change it first.

Don't worry, good painters and handymen take a very good care of your flooring etc while painting..everything's covered, not a drop on furnishings/floors. That's if you hire the paint job out. Otherwise you yourself will just have to have a lot of drop cloth etc, masking tape, and be patient. (not my virtue, definitely, but very well maybe yours)

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aprilneverends
7 years ago
Do the painting now

We were sure we were moving sometime in 2013..changed the bathroom floors back then lol..so, at least I got to enjoy three years with floors I love. Actually almost four now, as it was in January..))

It's really hard to say anything about the colors without seeing the space. There are hundreds of blues, greens, yellow beiges etc, and they all look different from space to space.

As long as you don't do anything garish and stay within the same scheme(say, same intensity, same color story..whatever it means)) you'll be fine.

Many many colors work as neutrals. I think in every color group you can find a color that could actually be a great neutral. A bit stumped on a red right now..but pink for sure))

Do whatever you like and what looks cohesive with the rest of the space. People need things making visual sense to them; not color X or color Y.

You can share some pics-and I'm sure you'll get great suggestions as per narrowing the paint choices etc.
aprilneverends
7 years ago
PS The floors will be actually covered very nicely during the painting; so from that standpoint, I'd choose the floors(more permanent choice) first, then would continue with the painting of the walls, knowing what my floors are.
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melle_sacto is hot and dry in CA Zone 9/
Original Author
7 years ago
My house is a decorating disaster compared to most shown here : blush: However, your comments have given me an idea to paint the room colors on a board together and see if I can find a neutral that would work with them.

In the next home, I plan to consider and approach decorating very differently, for this place I just need it cohesive. We'll be taking out a majority of our belongings when time comes to sell.

Flooring will likely be a natural or greige mid-tone wood or laminate that goes with the tile in our kitchen. I actually love the greige shades that lean toward taupe... just need to avoid the pink undertones.

I hadn't considered looking for the new flooring yet, but good idea to start there!
aimeekm
7 years ago
Agree with starting with flooring. Your walls will get beaten up by the flooring guys, ask me how I know!
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Fori
7 years ago
And if you go with site-finished wood, your walls will get cruddy!
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Nothing Left to Say
7 years ago
I would paint whatever you want now. In my house, with kids and a dog, we'd need to repaint in a couple of years to have it nice and fresh for resale.
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7 years ago
Floors won't be site-finished, kids and indoor dogs and we can't vacate for that level of work. And the painting will be DIY. Even if we re-paint for resale, the colors will be the same which is why I'm seeking the cohesive neutral.

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