Can I paint picture frame molding same color as wall? Chair rail too?
denisearnold4
3 years ago
Just moved into new house. Open concept foyer + living room + dining room. The walls in all 3 areas are a darkish taupe color. All trim is white. Dining room has the taupe on top and red on bottom with white picture frame molding. I want to lose the red. I thought of painting the red part of wall white too. Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas? Picture is not with my furniture/rug/decor. yet. My accent colors are blue.
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denisearnold4
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Dining room: same dark paint above and below the chair rail?
Comments (18)For the most part, my furniture is casual and neutral. The room next to the dining room (but not visible from the dining room) is the family room and it will hold a brown leather Ethan Allen sectional, muted orange wingback-ish chairs, and a rug with muted green, brown, gold, and orange squares. However, the orange chairs are in storage and due to some issues we had with the storage unit, they may not come out in usable shape. So the rug and orange chairs might be replaced with any variety of items in any variety of colors. Regarding metallic paint - that's not really in keeping with our style preferences. DH wants the dining room to be a dark room but I agree with johnatemp that I won't want to walk by a cave all the time. DH also had the same suggestion as creekylis -- to have the wall under the chair rail painted with the white trim paint to give the illusion of wainscoting. And I'm open to that. The walls are flat so I think that would look okay. As Les917 suggested, I think we need a rug to lighten the room a bit. I've been going through magazines and catalogs in an attempt to find a great room I can mimic but haven't stumbled upon anything that I love. But I think that we'll have a good result if we use the trim below the chair rail, chocolate brown above the chair rail, a sparkly chandelier, mirrors and lamps to create some light, and a good rug, we should be okay. Thank you, everyone, for your advice! try_hard ......See Morered dining room, white picture frame moulding??
Comments (12)All these photos are beautiful!! I still haven't figured out how to use the photo gallery on here very well...I searched under "red rooms" but got nothing. ? Have to look into it further. dixiedo - Very nice! I LOVE Swiss Coffee...I have that in my home now. My builder uses BM - "White Atrium" or "Atrium White" (I forget which?!) seems to be the BM equivalent of Swiss Coffee. :) A very nice, warm and cozy white. :) Thank you for your photo! newhomebuilder - Nice! Thank you. I really like your Olive colored dining room as well. Is that a tray ceiling or cathedral in there? Looks great! Love the faux wainscoting! Does look real! I like red rooms....I too think they look very garnished with white but was second-guessing myself with the white faux wainscoting. I think I will go for it now! :) What do you both think I should do about the tray in the ceiling? I think leave it white as I cannot imagine red on the ceiling...might be too much! Thank you for your suggestions/advice. You have helped me a lot....See MoreQuestion about painting inside and outside picture frame moldings
Comments (2)I have these moldings in my dining room, which is small (maybe 12 x 14). Originally we had the walls painted a color (gray mirage) and the molding was painted the same as the trim color (china white). Later, when we repainted the room a bolder color, we painted the molding the same color as the walls. It does make the room seem larger. Our room is also "chopped up" quite a bit w/ windows and doors, and the molding just added to that and made the room too busy. Painting the molding the same as the walls was a real improvement. I can try to post a picture in a bit....See MoreTo paint walls above picture frame molding different color, or no?
Comments (4)And here's a blog post by the wonderful Laurel Bern on ceilings: https://laurelberninteriors.com/2018/02/18/ceilings-giving-nightmares/?utm_source=Laurel-Home+Blog&utm_campaign=0dea1268c3-free_offer_for_existing_subscribers5_20_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1b3ab7a4f2-0dea1268c3-80328673&mc_cid=0dea1268c3&mc_eid=c59cef7f07...See More
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An alternative, paired-back approach to create both cohesion and airiness in a space, which is already packed with features, (stepped walls, ceiling angles and heights), is to choose one colour.
Subtle interest comes from the play of light, upon those varying angles, ceiling planes and wall faces. Variety comes through contrast in tone, rather than colour.
It’s been used with great effect in both historic homes and contemporary apartments.I think it would work beautifully in your space.
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