How do I transition from one trim color to another (den to kitchen)¿
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gayladixon
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Comments (12)You can add a strip of molding on the wall vertically where the paint can change between rooms. In our last house it was all open plan and I had a heck of a time figuring out where to change the kitchen to living room color as it had a lot of angles and breaks in the ceilings and yet the wall went straight along the whole front of our house with no break or corner anywhere. Once it was done, it was never an issue and I bet no one would have noticed whichever way I did it. You can always try one way and rework if it does not look right. I agree about making it along the same color family in different shades or making it an equal shade (like one light color to another, or a medium to another). I don't think you'd want great contrast from one to another. We are making it open plan on this house and will have a light lavender in the kitchen, to a light green color on the back wall to a darker green color on the next wall that is 2 steps from back wall. The front wall will end up the same light green as the back. This way each transition is smooth and yet we won't have it be monochromatic. The space is too big for one color and it will cover 4 separate function rooms (kitchen, den, dr & lr). Some designers would do all one color for drama, but I love to pick paint colors and mix it up, so that is not an option for me. ;) I can also change a wall or 2 without having to do the whole space if I get bored....See MoreOpen Concept Kitchen To Family Room Trim Transition
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last yearI think at the least, both sides have to End at the same point, the break in the ceiling. So I would remove some of the tile on the left hand side. Yes the countertop will extend slightly onto the other finish, but I think that is the most discreet way to handle this, given the circumstances.
gayladixon
last yearlast modified: last yearI appreciate all your advice. I think to paint my bagel trim white is out of the question. It took me 2 years to get all of the rooms painted and it would be an absolute nightmare. I agree that it would help to take down some of the Subway and have it end at the same place as the other side. I'm including another picture of the rest of the den so you can see what it looks like all the way across. I don't know if that helps any. Again thanks for the expertise.
palimpsest
last yearI think you are going to have to recreate the left bit of wall on the right of the door. The boundary needs to be re-established if you are going to keep the area on the left in the colors it is.
It's abrupt, but the two spaces can't really bleed into each other since they have two different identities and you want to keep it that way.
gayladixon
last yearI agree that's what needs to be done. I'm a little embarassed to admit it, but that's exactly the way the wall used to be. We had matching wainscoting on both sides of that large doorway. Then, when they came to install our countertops, the wainscoting stuck out too far for the edge of the countertop to be flush against the wall. That's when some dummy (ME) came up with the idea to pull it all out and just extend the tile all the way over. Could kick myself..... I think I will just recreate what was there, before. (see picture) Thanks so much for the advice.
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