Paint colors for built-ins, making the space cohesive
Making progress on the main level, getting down to the finishing touches with regards to painting. Now we need to paint the built ins in the LR and I think the ones in the kitchen should probably be painted to match? I'm also open to painting the island a different color.
For background, the walls are SW Natural Tan, the trim is a color match to SW Nacre (slightly lighter). SW Natural Tan really takes the yellow out of the Nacre trim making it look much more bright/white. Cabinets and built ins are SW Antique White (with a glaze I'm looking forward to getting rid of). The range and back of the built ins in the kitchen are SW Tricorn Black.
Was originally thinking to go dark with the built-ins, but am now wondering about painting them to match the trim color and then painting just the backs SW Tricorn black to bring in the black from the fireplace? Or possibly a gunmetal color to match the metal decor above the fireplace, but then would likely need to carry that color to the kitchen built-ins?
Any thoughts on updating it while keeping it cohesive would be much appreciated!
Thank you!
Stacey
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PRO4 years ago
PRO4 years agolast modified: 4 years agowhat is the gray above the mantle? is it tile, stone , wood?
let me show you a few examples of something that might look a bit better.
BTW, your fan is far too small, hung way too high for the size of that room.
this one is similar to your fireplace and cabs. It's a darker gray, but it seems to work better w/the fireplace surround
this one is almost the same as your surround. I know the ceiling is shorter here,
but if you did the trim work above it like the first one, or this one, I think it would look nice w/your beams and built in's. You could paint the bottom cabs a darker color to match like shown above
or, do the back panel inset like they've done here.if you wanted to do stone or tile, I'd recommend doing this. any chance of doing windows?
photoshopped the stone and a lower fan
they did stone above this one (which is also a similar surround to yours. ignore the wood mantle)
you could always just paint it white like shown here
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Comments (12)@kaismom, trying to base design on the colors in the LR. The cherry and wall color I like very much. Also the tile around the stove. The cabs are staying in the kitchen(except on island, will reface). I want to get rid of the red, white and anything gold. Thinking bone tone for walls. Hope this helps. @dilly ny, Yes! We are on the same page. The island is not done yet. I do not plan on it being white. I want to make it the same color as whatever I land on for the woodwork in the kitchen (maybe?), and it will have a butcher block top sililar in color to the cabs. I was also thinking about pulling a color from the tile around the stove. I am not sure how dark or light. The curtains and end tables can change. They are just from our old house "for now." Thanks for the insight. Keep it coming!...See MoreHelp choosing paint color to paint ugly 80s-era wood built-in bookcase
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Comments (18)When planning a whole home color palette I often use multiple colors. I generally use a neutral in the living room and hallways and might bring it into other rooms (dining room, kitchen, laundry, bath or bedrooms, but can also do those rooms with color. It depends on what else is the same or different. If you have the same flooring and trim throughout you can change wall color and still create a feeling of cohesiveness. In my last home I had different flooring, but used the neutral on the ceilings throughout the house and that created the flow from room to room. The key is to carry the colors from room to room, so if you use the blue on the walls in the dining room you want the neutral in the area rug, chair upholstery, art or décor (centerpiece, bowls on the sideboard. . . ). In the adjoining living room where the walls are neutral I want some of the blue in the décor. You may want to add a 2nd accent color in the living room and have that color in the foyer. What you don't want is one room that is totally disjointed from the other rooms that are in the same sightline. You want to walk from one room to the next and have the same colors, but in different ratios. You can also use lighter and darker shades of the same colors. Here are a couple of examples: I love this example where someone flip flopped the trim and wall color in two adjacent rooms. There are so many ways to add color, you just need to decide which colors make your heart sing and how you want to incorporate them into your home....See MoreRelated Professionals
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4 years ago
4 years ago- 4 years ago
Ok, well I asked about the built-ins and got much more! ;)
JudyG - I can see why it looks that way in the photo, but it doesn't so much in person. I zoomed out so I could get as much as the room as possible, so though it is tall, it's not as out of proportion as it looks in person. The current color of the built-ins is a creamier color than the concrete fireplace surround and it doesn't look good together.
Beth H - The install above the fireplace is made of steel sheet metal. As far as the fan, I did want something minimal so as not to add more to the space in addition to that major metal instal;, though I did question the size and length of the fan with company and the guy, who claimed to work in the industry for 20 years, said he'd never sold a download longer than 48 in and that this size was good for a 16x17 space. Ceilings are 19 ft.
I wish we could've done stone; we committed to the metal and when removing the previous surround, found beautiful stone underneath that would've been lovely to put up, but it would've thrown us way off budget at that point - metal was made and ready to be installed. The the brick is still underneath the concrete surround/metal so that'll be taken into the next iteration of this home - which is WAY down the road. Our budget now includes paint and accessories. I love the ideas you've shared and wished I would've seen them sooner! So maybe paint the built-ins the same as the walls and then the cabinets a darker color to stand out? Like the 2nd or 3rd photo.Also adding windows to integration 2.
The stair used to be white spindles and copper spirals, it was terrible and we wanted something cleaner, so no, the bars have to stay. Here's a pic of that part of the room:
Also - nothing has been 'styled', just livable. I haven't done the bookcases, the sofa table behind the couch is the wrong size and color, also hate the light in the kitchen, but I didn't want to overwhelm this question with all of the issues in the room.
Thank you, I appreciate all the suggestions! - 4 years ago
PRO4 years ago- 4 years ago
Beth H. :