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Any beige paint suggestions for my living/dining/kitchen space?

4 years ago

Hi all,

I thought I'd have fun decorating this living/dining/kitchen space, but after living in it a year, I still don't know where to start -- particularly when it comes to wall color. Does anyone have suggestions on selecting a lighter neutral beige for this space? I'm having trouble tying the wood floor, light oak cabinets, & the more orange-y fireplace accent together. I've looked at similar forum posts, but since this is a huge area for me to paint, I need all the 2nd & 3rd opinions I can get! Thank you for your consideration.





I know from a leftover paint can that the past owners used Behr Warm Nutmeg throughout the area. But it makes the room feel dark to me, even during the day. You can see the truest representation in the below photo, far wall above the kitchen cabinets. (The lighting does vary it a lot.)



Current color: Behr Warm Nutmeg (LRV: 25 R: 161 G: 133 B: 113; from the orange group)



Proposed color (but open to other suggestions): Behr Plateau (LRV: 58 R: 219 G: 196 B: 170; from the yellow group)


Behr Plateau has that creamy beige color I'm looking for. Do you think it will lighten the room enough to make it worthwhile though? Or is there another shade I should consider/sample? Behr has it listed as a "yellow" color, and I'm not sure how the undertone will interact with the surrounding oak.


Other details in case they're relevant:

- would like the wall paint to draw less attention the the wood, not more

- would like the new color to still contrast with the white trim

- the kitchen has a light beige square tile backsplash (hard to see in the photo)

- I use the word "beige" loosely here since I'm not familiar enough with the terms beige vs. tan vs. cream vs. taupe


I'm new to all this, so any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks again for your time.


P.S. I'm also not in love with the kitchen floor, but that's a post (& budget) for another day! ;-)


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