Wall color transition in open-ish concept
Our kitchen and living room are relatively open to each other in an āLā shape arrangement. There were Only small areas of wall exposed once we installed the new white backsplash so I painted it BM Simply White. My problem is that there is a soffit enclosing a structural beam that extends across both spaces. In the kitchen, it looks best to paint it Simply White. Would it looked best if I painted the entire living room Simply White or can I still do a color? (Iām not looking at anything drastic, maybe BM Pale Oak or similar)
Oh, we did not extend the tile all the way to the soffit because it would have looked weird to take the tile that high on the other side.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI wish your kitchen cabinetry and the entertainment center were the same finish for a more coordinated look in such a small space. Lack of lighting (other than one lamp and what appears to be light from a skylight) is the main issue that might force you to go with white. If you can improve the lighting, I think you can add some color if you want to. How about installing some LED lighting in the e-center? Your end tables are too short for the sofa; replace them and add table lamps for that side of the room at night (see chart below for measurements.) You could move the floor lamp slightly behind the two chairs for a reading spot. Last step would be lowering the three pictures so they are centered 5' above the floor and only one hand's breadth apart. A more interesting way to hang them would be vertically where the lamp is now with the middle one centered 5' above the floor and one hand's breadth between them. If two are the same size and one different, use the larger one in the center for a focal point. May be the camera angle that makes them look different sizes.
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