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has anyone painted their dining room a soft pink?

4 years ago

Has anyone painted their dining room a soft pink?

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JudyG Designs

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Of course you can, but like any other ‘different” application, the rest of the room has to be in cinque.

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Norwood Architects
4 years ago
I'm sure someone, somewhere has done it. Not the most popular color for dining rooms probably for a number of reasons. Since the color is reflected on table, food and people it might cause some odd color renderings.
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Claudianne Young
4 years ago
I just bought a home and painted the dining room and powder room pink. I actually thought I was a shell pink with a tinge of orange, sort of a peachy pink. Well oops and why the rest of my house is painted white. I have trouble visualizing colors . Even whites are hard. Anywho I’ve got a really intense pepto bismal with a tinge of orange. There’s so much to a room: the natural light, the indoor lighting, window coverings, what color you paint it over etc. It’s funny because I really wanted to go more shabby chic neutral modern farmhouse. I had pictured a blush. I thought about having it repainted white, but I’m going to proceed on. It’s got really thick moldings. I’m going to use all white and light wood furniture. I’ve got a new shabby, light,wooden light fixture and am going to get a bohemian patterned rug. Who knows? It may turn out to be my favorite room.
cat_ky
4 years ago
No, but, if you want to do it, go for it. Its your house. It is one of the paint colors for 2020. https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5803668/2020-color-of-the-year-from-benjamin-moore#n=45
bpath
4 years ago
I do like pink in a dining room, if it’s the right pink the wood and guests look great with it! I have my third pink dining room, but this one veers a little too much to salmon. It is Benjamin Moore Candle Light. I’m considering First Light or maybe Tissue Pink, which seems a little warmer or more neutral than First Light. We put Candle White (similar name but a very pale whisper of pink) in our master bath, but it’s too light for the south-facing dining room.

I have samples of Tissue Pink up right now, and while I like it, it might be too similar to the Candle Light and make my painter go blind trying to look at it!

Is there a pink that reads less, well, in-your-face pink?
Momof5x
4 years ago
No, not a dining room which would be considered a social gathering area thus, neutral colours. My opinion anyway.

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