How to paint this room?

6 months ago

Hi!

We just moved into our new house and want to start to furnish and paint our living-dining area which is arond 65 qm (at the moment we just put our old stuff in there). We are really struggeling to start the project. Everything in the room (except for the kitchen) should be exchanged. We have a rough idea of what we want. We want to have a bigger (220-240x100) table. We want to buy a racket system for the hi-fi system same place where it is atm, the boardgames (where they are in the picture) and books (where the brown cupboard is located). Since the room is echoing quite hard we want to have carpets under the dining table and probably in front of the sofa. The foosball table will be exchanged bya better looking one

1. We do not know how to paint the room.

a. The Walls are around 15cm higher than the passage to the kittchen, how should we paint this?

b. What "effect" does the room have if we do not paint the ceiling? Is that generally ok?

c. You can see the hallway behind the kitchen. We do not want to use the same colour in the whole house but where should we change the colour? Should we already paint the kitchen differently and if so, I am affraid that the kittchen looks like a 'cave' if we do so. How to prevent this?

2. Our bolia curry sofa does not fit very well.

We came up with two options (but maybe there are better ones):

a. We paint the wall behind the sofa and put a carpet in front of it, so the colour fits or we just buy another one.

Before we can start we need to make some decisions, I hope you can help us with your advise so we can finally start.

Have a nice one!

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JAN MOYER
6 months ago
last modified: 6 months ago
I'd paint it white as it is and all of it.

You have nothing in there to even suggest otherwise. Is it a living room, or a rumpus room?

You are ahead of yourself. You need a measure of the space, walls, windows , feet and inches. You need a seating/rug/storage plan. While board games, dining and seating can certainly be attractively accommodated? I'd be looking for another spot for Foozball : ( as it reads like a basement teen hangout at the moment, and probably will as long as it remains, no matter the table style or improvement in that.
kandrewspa
6 months ago
Jan's right, the current color looks really good with the floors and it will go with anything. Did you have a different particular color in mind? If you don't want white, you need to have settled on a rug and sofa first. Choose the paint color last.
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The 'flat' ceiling I would paint white, on the slanted areas I would go with the wall color, just a personal preference. As a side note...kygirl-love your paint color! Can you share what it is? I really like the way it sets off your wood tones. I am sort of 'collecting' color ideas. Thanks!
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I would not go to all the trouble of using ceiling white paint if the walls were going to be some shade of white anyhow. You probably notice even now the ceiling appears to be a different shade of white compared to the walls even though they are the same color. White walls do not make a room look lighter or brighter. Depending on what you want to accomplish in the room, white paint may not be the answer. May I suggest that you post a few photos of the room on a thread in the Home Decorating forum and ask for suggestions of what colors might look good. You might be surprised to find that a darker color would make the room look warmer and even brighter. IMO, unless you have really great artwork, white is probably not the best choice for a wall color.
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Paint the walls, trim, and ceiling the same color. Do the trim in a sheen a bit glossier than the walls. Paint the ceiling with 50% less pigment than the walls - the way light is reflected up it will end up looking the same as the walls. I'm no paint color genius. Others here can recommend enduring neutrals that will continue to be relevant to whatever furniture you introduce.
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Since the builtin and trim is painted, not stained, I would definitely paint it. I would go white on the trim and builtin, with navy on just the back portion of the shelves. Then use a warm white or slight color on the walls, depending on the adjacent rooms. With a navy sofa, I think the white and small amount of navy on the builtin would be better than an all dark wall, especially if you plan on a deeper color in the rug. Choose your rug before your wall color. The white trim will allow you to continue that into other rooms.
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Maureen
6 months ago
What a lovely room! I think that breaking it up by painting (anywhere) in that entire space would be detrimental to its lovely airy feel. Since you want color, just add in bedrooms, and non connecting spaces.

There is so much you could do to add personality: faux beams, large rug and art, cushions - but decide on a color combo first.

You mentioned maybe getting a new couch. Don’t buy if it’s working for your needs; just use as your jumping off point.

The very first thing I’d do is consider the rooms functionality, needs, seating, storage, color scheme and definately do some floor plans. Before buying any futniture, decide on an overall look. Having a plan makes it much easier. Enjoy your new home.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 months ago
Wait until you get all the new things at least chosen before any paint color is decided . Is this the only space for entertaining? I am confused as to a foosball table in my LR. I need info and you need to stop and have aplan.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
6 months ago
No reason to paint anything. The current color of the walls is great. Now you need some art for the walls.

Dimensions on this room would help provide you with a more accurate layout, but here's what I came up with without the benefit of dimensions. I'm assuming there will be a TV, so I have divided the room into living on one side and dining on the other side.

You have a long wall that could accommodate a TV and bookshelves if needed. Beneath the TV you can have a media cabinet or a linear fireplace. This area will be anchored by an area rug along with a sofa and two lounge chairs.

You could use a less kitchen-like table and one that would be more appropriate for a dining room. See below. There's room for a buffet on the wall in the corner with art above.

Sorry this illustration is so wonky, but it's the best I could do with your photo. Once you get furnishings, an area rug, art on the walls, you won't be looking for paint.
HU-977670085
Original Author
6 months ago
last modified: 6 months ago
Hello!

Thanks to all your comments they are so helpful! I think we will reconcider the idea of a wall color. We thought that highlighting the beautiful 11cm skirting boards would be nice. The color would be a decent beige or a very decent grey. But if that would have a negative effect on the airy feeling we would not do it because that is what we really love.

Indeed, this is the room we do entertainment too. We have two nurseries, a bath and a bed room/working place in our bugalow. The dimensions are (less than mentioned above since I considered the space in the hallway too, sorry):

The roof slope starts at 2.85 and the max hight in the middle is 4.40.

If we would stick to the sofa and do not paint the wall behind it, I guess we will have to think of a nice carpet.

Since we watch almost no TV I do not want to give it such a big space. This is really a problem why we where thinking about a projector and screen solution.

I generated a diagram and tried to display our idea.

If I would try to come up with a plan I would do it that way:

1. Get a Sofa (or stay with what we have)

2. Carpet and Hi-Fi Rack (the Rack for the Boardgames will be white so I can buy it)

3. Kitchen Table and Carpet

4. Chair

The foosball table is arguable I know! It does not fit in any other room and I play professionally and my kids (4/7) and their friends are at it at least 45 minutes a day. I have to think about it. But our livestyle is actually, that we live like 80% of the time when we are together, in this room. We play a lot of boardgames, foosball and make music. I have to find a trade-off between an adult living room and all our hobbies.

Thanks again!
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BeverlyFLADeziner
6 months ago
Placing all the seating on one area rug, and then providing a spacious area for the foosball table could work well in your space.