What color should we paint our mid century fireplace?
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Comments (10)If you can remove the popcorn ceiling, it will make the ceilings look cleaner and newer. Since you have children, you need to be careful to not generate dust, to keep them from developing allergies or asthma. https://www.google.com/amp/s/pulse.seattlechildrens.org/the-dangers-of-home-renovation-keep-kids-safe-during-repairs/amp/ Caution: some popcorns ceilings contained asbestos. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.asbestos.com/blog/2018/07/24/asbestos-popcorn-ceiling-safe/amp/ The walls will have a better finish if you remove the wallpaper, scrub the walls to remove the adhesive (a wet roller mop works wonders) and then spray new texture to cover over where the adhesive was removed. Prime the walls and paint them in white flat paint. Then, using the same shade of white in a semi-gloss finish, put an extra coat of white on the woodwork (baseboards and doors). The screen between the dining room and hallway is non-structural. You can remove it but would have to patch the floor, ceiling and connection at the sidewall. Do everything white. If you don’t like the hallway, you can always find a way to rework it later with doors or cabinets. Sherwin Williams has 50 shades of white. You should be able to find a shade of white that is perfect for your home. They have a lightbox in the store that enables you to see the paint colors under different lighting conditions. Right now, they are having a 30% off sale: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/special-offers/digital-media...See MoreWhat wall paint colors for mid century mod house in woods?
Comments (11)Your new house looks lovely!! Love the windows and the woods - what a great buy!! I've been reviewing similar paint colors like crazy for my new house as well and looking at very similar colors to yours. I have tested so many on my walls that I have lost count!!! It is a huge investment so you don't want to mess it up right? We are also painting everything the same color walls and ceiling. Our base boards are white so we will keep those. After about a month of other renovations, I have to make a decision now. And I think I'm almost there but testing one more color - putting it on the walls tonight. Anyways, here is what I learned in the hopes of helping you.... SW and Benjamin Moore are good paints but BM is a higher quality. So to get the most bang for your buck, you should go with BM. It has higher pigmentation for the paint color to last and the consistency of the paint goes on the walls much smoother. If you get testers between SW and BM, you will see the difference. Play with sheen's - I haven't done that yet, but so many people have told me to do so. With vaulted ceilings, if you are going to paint it the same color as the walls, it will make the room warmer. It is a personal preference on ceilings white - personally, I'm not sure if we are going to like it but it will save us $700 and I decided to go with a color that will work with a ceiling if we decided to change the wall color later. Painting ceilings are a pain! Okay.... to answer your question: SW Alabaster was way too stark white for my home. I started testing BM after that and I liked Navajo White but that would require ceilings to be painted white (I decided). I am trying BM White Dove tonight which is suppose to be a universal all around good color. I even read it in the Architectural Digest as a fave. I hope it works for my home (although I'll go back tomorrow several times to test it out with the light, etc.) I also really like BM Sugar Cookie - but a lot of folks on here told me it was way too yellow. I didn't see that, but after searching online, it doesn't seem like a good choice. If I was going to go with SW, my next color to try was creamy. Paint for the trim and doors can all be the same color as your walls but with a higher sheen. Or what I read is BM Chantilly Lace is really pretty. Here's a website that I have learned so much from! https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/ But seriously, I've had the most stress picking out a paint color then anything else in our new home. I didn't hire a consultant but with contractors in our house, I don't hesitate to ask their opinion. I had a gal over from the Closet Factory and she specialized in SW with her other clients. She was a huge help in seeing how undertones work!! I almost regret not paying for someone to help but I'm spending so much money on renovations and now organizing our stuff and buying new stuff for our new home that I just really didn't want to. I'm smart - I can figure this out! Well a month later... :) All the best of luck to you and congrats on your new home!!...See MoreHi! Question if we should paint our fireplace white or keep it brick
Comments (7)Not sure what you mean by removing built insYou do realize if you remove anything sitting on the floor you will need to repalce the floor since the chances of finding the matching flooring you have will be impossible . I think leave the FP for now and work on the other issues you ar edealing with . The FP can be painted or not down the road.Is the furniture you show yours? If so IMO it will not suit a painted FP....See MoreWhat color to paint my mid-century modern home?!
Comments (8)Grrrrrr, my ranch is white with black windows. Put a lot of thought and money into remodeling our downsize. Last year a couple bought a house, within eyesight of hours, and copied my house...right down to the design of the muntins. I am still grinding my teeth. I like all black, but your house isn't that big so wondering if you should go with a lighter charcoal and do the trim in black. I'm afraid everything black and you will lose the impact of the windows....See MoreKatie C
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