Lighten Revere Pewter 25% or look for a different color entirely?
We really need to repaint the main level of our home and I am having the hardest time finding a color that works with our furnishings and all the different lighting conditions we have.
I thought Revere Pewter was going to save the day but, it seems a bit too dark for our family room area. We don’t have an entirely open concept first floor, though all of the walls do run into each other, so there isn’t a good stopping point for different colors.
I used Edgecomb gray in a previous home and grew to like it, at first it looked very putty like in color to me, which could have been due to our slate tile floors.
Would simply lightening the tint of Revere solve my problem? Or should I look at other colors? Maybe more towards the off-white family; like Linen whitewash or Swiss Coffee???
The large swatch behind the couch is Revere Pewter. The smaller is Vale Mist which is too green for the space.
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Comments (8)Where the doorway is to the kitchen and the drawing is marked posts and beam...is that an exposed post? That would be a natural area to break the paint colors. You also have it marked with posts across the open wall to the breakfast nook...if those are exposed, you can break color there. Even if that wall has no exposed post, you could carry the foyer color for those couple of feet into the kitchen. Then paint the walls around the breakfast nook a different color....unless the paint has to continue across the doorway to the great room....then that won't work. Another alternative is to carry the kitchen color into the foyer along the wall by the powder room, turn the corner by the powder room wall and break at that inside corner. I like that idea as that way you give your guests a "sneak peak" at what is to come in the kitchen and can help draw them in, especially if the paint color there is lighter than in the rest of the foyer... People are naturally drawn to the light....See MoreRevere Pewter for my dining room
Comments (19)RP contrasts enough with white trim -- it's the light wood furniture and the different undertones that aren't working. Your low contrast art adds to the effect. If the furniture stays, I'd look at the RP for the hall and more color in the DR. RP would go great with eggplant if you are considering that direction. The eggplant would also look good with the teal glass in your cabinet. The new photo with the test swatch of RP also shows some Asian china pieces. This grey was one I mentioned earlier (evening dove) and it would look great with the orange/paprika color as well as the dark blue in those. You can see the pairing with peachy and orange tones in the pillows and flowers. Might be easier for DH to handle a deeper grey too. Some guys can't deal with anything resembling purple (you could tell him it's warm or fruity cocoa -- LOL). I think it would also transition well with RP in the entry (look at the ceiling -- a similar idea). Looking at RP on the BM website, they show it with mink and dalton blue-- that goes to a darker grey brown (almost a slightly greyed cocoa) and a pale grey blue (that could go on the ceiling if you get adventurous). Your crystal chandelier (see it in the reflection) would be very pretty against any of these darker colors. Have we confused you more? Will the RP work in the entry so the painter can keep painting? LOL...See MoreA little greener than Revere Pewter?
Comments (22)I have BM Camouflage in my bedroom and I love it. Please understand that it is my first real venture away from creamy white, so it felt like a really bold move for me. It is very chameleon-ish, depending on the light and time of day. Sometimes I see a bit of blue in it. It reminds me of eucalyptus in the fog. That being said, it doesn't photograph very well. It reads more green to me than these photos indicate. Guess it depends on your point of view: if you are used to color on the walls, it might look a bit tan, but to me, I see green. Usual disclaimer, please disregard unstaged bedroom:...See MoreHelp with foyer paint color to complement Revere Pewter
Comments (14)When it comes to transition areas, it's often a good idea to go with a neutral as they are more versatile. Transitional areas like entryway/hallways can have SO many colours going off of them, and choosing a 'colour' for this area, can limit you in other rooms. Personally, I would go for the soft, simple approach of Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray :). https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/colour-review-edgecomb-gray-benjamin-moore/ Also check out Benjamin Moore Stonington Gray which is GORGEOUS, but if this area is as low-light as it looks, you may want to lighten it by 25%! https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/paint-colour-review-benjamin-moore-stonington-gray-hc-170/...See More
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4 years agoI wonder if I added molding to the lower walls the columns sit on and painted them white, would they look more like built-in pieces and help to divide the family room from the foyer and nook better? That way I would have the option of painting the foyer and upstairs hallway a different color, maybe Revere Pewter, since it does better in that lighting.
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