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Help with basement paint colors

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Hello,

We are having renovations done. Terrible timing I know! They started 2 days before schools closed. Thank goodness, home improvement is considered essential!

We had the basement finished and need to paint the walls. I was thinking something on the light side as there is hardly any natural light. Just 3 small half windows, no walkout, and 6 recessed lights. Any suggestions?

The floor is vinyl planks (LVT - shadow oak). I've attached a photo of the flooring as well as what the banister will look like.

The steps are going to get sanded and painted. I was thinking a chocolate brown to match the banister. I was thinking about brown on the tread and white (or something else light) on the riser. Though white scares me since it will have all kinds of scuff marks with kids going up and down the stairs.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you,

Suneeta

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mindshift
4 years ago
You say the photo is what the stairs will look like, so is the photo not your stairs?
suneeta proper
Original Author
4 years ago
The banister isnt in yet. But this is what it will look like once installed.
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You can make a scuff mark cleaner with a tennis ball and a broom handle. I looked at painted stairs in Houzz and I like the brown step/white riser look. You will want a semi-gloss paint for durability no matter what color you use, but I like the idea of risers that match the color of the basement walls. Wall color does not have to be white to bounce limited light. Any pastel (which includes pale beige and gray) will do the trick. Below are Sherwin-Williams colors as displayed in their ColorSnap Visualizer.

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