New Home, Fresh Start, What Colors to Paint?
We recently purchased a home built in 2010, cared for with evident pride of ownership. We are hoping to make it our own by changing up the colors.
The dark hardwood floors are shiny.
Our dilemma is what color to paint the main living area that goes with the kitchen colors. The color flows through to the dining room and hall areas too.
We are thinking a soft green for the primary bedroom, to complement the bedroom suite, which comes with the house. The primary bedroom will be as seen in the pictures, except the chairs.
The remainder of the pictures are as per the real estate listing. MORE PICS AVAILABLE
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22 days agoYou have white trim, so I would go with neutral off-white walls to pop up white trim. Neutrals go good with any color.
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Comments (4)There are some great books out there that help you think about space well. Alexa Hampton has one on how to decorate, called Decorating in Detail, for example. Her style is not mine, but I like the way she lays out her thinking. For me, I look at a room and think about what the essential elements it requires are. A living room needs a wonderful rug and a great sofa and curtains first. I would spend a lot of time playing with those elements. Choosing the rug and the curtains first and then the fabric for the sofa last. I like very traditional Persian rugs paired with white Damask sofas with raw silk curtains. After that I would move on to the next room, trailing along the color scheme with me (not repeating it- but rhyming it perhaps.) The most important elements that impart personality and style to a room are art and accessories. You can't rush those purchases. You will find or make things that are meaningful to you over time....See MoreNew start for door ans wall paint color.
Comments (16)OMG! I decided to paint the front door with Hollandlac brilliant Navy blue by Fine paints of Europe and it seems I messed up. :-(( I did everything they taught. I put their primer, sand down it slightly, painted. And got a strikes! Now I do not know what to do. Looks yucky. I tried to sand imperfections down, but paint still not completely dried out.It has been sitting overnight. What I can do? Does anybody had some experience with Hollandlac?...See MoreWhat color(s) should we paint the interior of our new home?
Comments (5)Congratulations on your new home - how exciting! I would not paint the walls grey/blue/green due to the orange/yellow wood. Those colors would look nice in your home but may feel a little old-fashioned to you. In my opinion, grey has been overdone and it's time for something fresher. I would paint both the walls and the wood trim the same soft white to give it a more modern feel. The trim is not very substantial so just paint it out altogether. Bring in color with your furniture or art. When you eventually replace the flooring you can think about changing the trim too. Look at Benjamin Moore OC-117 Simply White, or perhaps OC-118 Snowfall White or OC-149 Decorator's White....See MoreStucco on a Saltbox! Advice on exterior paint and a fresh, new look!
Comments (11)I have found the visualizers great for figuring out what color I like. As with any web based or computer coloring tool, what you see isn't always what you get when you actually buy a bucket of paint and put it on your walls. It should get you close, but there is always some manual tweaking that has to be done to get the color to look the same in person as on screen. It isn't that the computer screen is wrong, it just doesn't account for any lighting changes from what they originally set up, and in real life, lighting changes throughout the day and is different indoors from outdoors and and and.. . . Please make large samples and try them before investing in a gallon of paint....See More
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21 days agoOur current living room furniture. Would really appreciate help arranging. We have a large white shag rug too.
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21 days agoWhat about the paint color over the kitchen cabinets? Should it be consistent with the open livingroom color?
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21 days agocat_ky Very good question. I guess we wanted a change, but maybe this is the best color.
In the bedroom, do you know of a good color that would show off the dark wood of the bedroom suite? (the whole main floor of the house is the color in the pictures posted)
Entrance to Primary bedroom, living room on the right
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Primary bedroom ensuite
Loft over garage
Oops, meant to post this....looking back towards stairs and back/garage entry. Same color.
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10 days agolast modified: 10 days agothinking of this bedding for the master bedroom. is it a workable style for the bedding? if not, any suggestions. thinking of a soft green for the walls? please advise, thanks!
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9 days agoI have found another one on Wayfair
I'm struggling with what I like and what would look good with the bedroom set that comes with the house. A new style of furniture for us, for sure.
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2 days agoplease help with carpet size 'rules'.
Measurements of living room:
Patio door to railing: 20.8 feet
Fireplace to kitchen tile: 17.3 feet
we would like to put a floor rug in to anchor the room.
as per previous picture....
The furniture we have is a 3 seater black leather reclining sofa, and matching love seat;
two occassional chairs (blue)
two black drink stands
two side tables
1 piano to come
i will add a picture of the rug we like.
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