Paint Ceilings, Shutters, Banisters..?
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Comments (26)Thank you so, so much lukkiirish! I love the Tarrytown Green and the Millington Gold on the ceiling! Not loving the previous owner's blind choice so much, though. I might have to change those out, depending on which color I choose. I brought home a sample of Ivy Lane today, among others. I LOVE Ivy Lane in my space. It is warm and happy, even now in the evening. Georgian Green, one I didn't find until this morning, is second in line behind it. Both look wonderful in all light conditions in our space. GG doesn't evoke the "happy" response, though. I've yet to see them in early morning, but then again I don't get up all that early, so who cares? LOL I'm hesitant to go with Ivy Lane because the resale voice in my head keeps saying "Too much green--people won't like it if you have to sell." But when I think about it, it is MY house now, and I have to live here. I could go with a more neutral color, but I don't care for neutrals very much. Even Crown Point Sand, which I love in my bedroom and bath, looks horribly muddy in this space and awful with the light maple wood banister (previous owner's choice). I could paint the banister to have CPS, but that's not really where I wanted to go. All of the others are reading too gray. I really have an aversion to gray in decor, though I will wear it. We also sampled Flowering Herbs and it is way too gray. It depresses me in our light. I'm afraid Olive Branch would be more of the same, though it's beautiful on the swatch. I guess it's hard to say what Ivy Lane will look like if all the walls are painted. In the mockup it almost looks minty, but it doesn't look like that on the board. I wish I knew more about how a color will behave in a very large, light space. Time to Google... Thanks again! I'll post pics once I get a paint on the walls, even if it's a disaster (eek!)....See MoreCabinets and floors and banister - oh my!
Comments (3)Beautiful redroze! I like your mix of dark and light. And so glad the floors are exactly the color you always wanted. It took my floor guys a month on my 3 day job to get the shine and various other imperfections in their workmanship right. They also damaged my t.v. armoire in the process of moving it too. As bluekitobsessed said, it will make a good story someday. :)...See MorePorch Ceiling Paint Color
Comments (8)Atmospheric is awesome, but any eggshell finish blue paint that is near a robins' egg /eggshell white combo on the ceiling is beautiful. For decades my inlaws home screen porch was plagued by huge webs that seemingly grew over night? in the corners from the ceiling - a constant battle with brooms on their gravel/dirt road(jalosi windows too yet!) ....painted that ceiling(should have painted the whole porch)a soft eggshell blue hue.....in years, not one web!! Not one! Mud dabbers, spiders none...it's amazing. And it's lovely....See MoreTrim and Ceiling Paint -SW Pure White trim - What white for ceilings?
Comments (27)We closed on our house today wahoooo! I only got to spend about an hour there but looked quickly at the samples for trim/doors/ceilings. I think I've narrowed it down to three possibilities: BM Simply White, SW Extra White and BM Super White. I thought about BM Chantilly Lace too. Basically, looking at the finishings, my first gut is that BM Simply White looks the best. I just worry it may look too yellow once up on everything. At least that's what I read (and you know how reliable the internet is). First question: has anyone had experience with BM Simply White? Does it just read warm or do you see the yellow in it when it's one trim/doors/ceilings? So I may go that direction, or wonder if I should go with a cleaner white but something close. Something still a little warm... As for the runners up, from what I can see SW Extra White and BM Super White are very similar but Extra White maybe looks a little warmer? Maybe because it has more chroma? Is this understanding accurate, Lori A. Sawaya?? And it seems to me that the order of warmth would go SW Extra White, BM Super White, BM Chantilly Lace... is that a correct reading? Again for context - East/West exposures with a lot of shade. Wall colors aren't chosen but would likely be something along the lines of BM Edgecomb Gray, BM Ballet White, BM Chelsea Gray, BM Natural Cream. Daughter's room will be BM Opal. I'll try to take some pics of the finishings tomorrow but would love any thoughts on this. Thanks!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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