Help Toning Down Natural Wood and Brightening Interior
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Comments (17)Hi everyone, So thanks to all of your help, tips, photos, etc I have settled on starting with painted risers (and wood treads), and will go to wallpaper for the risers later on if we want a bit more pattern. Today I talked briefly with my interior designer, and also went to a high quality paint store to talk to one of their color experts. At the store they can match the stain of engineered hardwood with the stair treads. We also settled on having the handrail and newel post of the railing in a slightly darker version of the hardwood (picking up on the darkest tones from the hardwood). The spindles, stringers and risers will be Ben Moore Cloud white (I think). At the paint store it was recommended I use the BM paint line called Advance as it is their most durable paint so the risers will resist scuffing more. If you see any mistakes with this plan, please let me know. BTW, a few of you mentioned that when we get settled into the new house, etc. You may be surprised to learn that our family of 6 has, so far, lived through significant demo and rebuild of our original house since we started in November. We even lived under tarp, had propane heaters and shoveled snow out of our home too! Good times for sure (NOT). Of course, when it is all done we will enjoy re-settling into our bigger home and to welcoming back lots of our furniture and belongings that have been safely stored off site during all this construction. Thanks again everyone for your help! Carol...See MorePaint that will help tone down orangy cherry cabinets - help
Comments (20)Million dollar question - how do you determine the color hue of the grey tile? This is where a lot of people go off the deep end with the undertones nonsense. As in those undertones are sneaky and you have to watch out because they are hard to see and only people with a "trained eye" can see them blah, blah, blah. Hue family and undertones are distinctly different. Detailing the difference is long so I'll skip it, but trust me they are not the same thing. There are two ways to determine hue family. The most accurate is to measure the color with a device like a spectrophotometer or a colorimeter like a Color Muse. The resulting spectral data defines the hue family for you. This is how color experts do it. I never go anywhere without a Color Muse or a NIX sensor. If you don't know how to measure color with a device and use the resulting data to determine hue family, then you have to eyeball it. And you do that by comparing colors. Compare the uncategorized color to a big chip of red, blue, green, yellow, etc. and the hue family should be obvious. Color responds to its context. Comparing one color to another is basic context. It is no different from human kids and parents. See a kid running around at the playground and he looks like any other kid. Put him in context with his family and suddenly you are able to recognize similar features and compare attributes, and it quickly becomes apparent that junior is a chip off the old block. Same thing happens with color. Through the process of comparison, you will see the hue family to which a color belongs. More info on this link with a cheat-sheet of hue parents to use for comparison from Ben Moore and SW....See MoreToo many different wood tones in my new house. Help!
Comments (7)As far as I can tell, you have layers of yellow tones. The wood tones appear to be tone-on-tone. Which, if you must have multiple species of wood, then this is the way to do it. As for staining maple and pine/fir...good luck. Neither of these woods like to take a stain. And both like to turn a stronger colour as they age. One of the few ways you can change the colour is to go DARK. Not mid-tone....but dark. And even if you wished to have dark floors, you still have to find the professional who can get BOTH types of wood to take a stain in the same way. That's an art for in itself. Just to get the floors the same colour, you will be paying "top shelf" for one of the best wood flooring professionals in your area...possibly your state. There will be a handful of professionals who could handle this in a mid-sized city (200,000 people). I'm sorry to say but the charm of this property is the light, airy Scandinavian-inspired use of wood. I would wait until the home is empty before making any decisions. Adding in paint to the trim will be one way of reducing the amount of wood you can see throughout the home. That might be the better way to go. If you are having a hard time visualizing any of this, you may want to engage a colour consultant/interior designer who can help you see the possibilities. A home like this would benefit from professional talent....See MoreHow to tone down orange tones on red oak floor using stain
Comments (38)This is a great post and info, I am glad I came across it! I have Timborana hardwood floors that I've hated for years now. I love the wood grain, but I can't stand the color anymore... yes it's red, and it shows absolutely everything (foot prints, paw prints, hair, etc). I came across this post as I have been looking for a green undertone stain color. I am trying to figure out what to do. Those pieces are the back side of this flooring so it shows the natural color. On the right is the sample done by the flooring guy. This is the color that I really like, not too dark, not too light. This is a sample piece that my flooring guy sanded down and tried 4 different alternatives. I was shocked on how light it turned out. Not sure what the top color is, but I don't like it (too yellow). The second one I think is just the natural finishing coat. The third one has more white mixed with the finishing coat and the bottom one just a little white. I am really debating if I should go with one of those 3 options, there is such a difference in color between boards, I am not sure what it will look like. I am wondering if I should ask him for something a little darker, not sure if something like the picture above could be achieve in any way. Of course Timborana has a lot more wood grain. Any suggestions? and then I have to choose tiles to go beside the wood floor 🙄...See Morenosoccermom
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