wall paint colors to tone down a terra cotta floor
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Comments (3)I think we have the same tile! Is this it? That's my bathroom floor. What an exercise in frustration! I've been mulling over this room for ages. DH offered to pull the tile up for me, as my attempts at finding a new wall color are beyond exasperating. I'm dragging my feet tho. Although a new floor would immediately resolve this problem, a big concern is the bullnose tiles on the drywall instead of baseboard trim. It's not going to budge easily and I can just see giant chunks of the wall coming off. Right now I have a mid-level, very gray based purple on the walls. I didn't think I would care for that color because it's a small room and I thought a deeper color would close it in. But it hasn't, in fact, the opposite occurred, it feels more expansive. It's a smooth transition for the eye from floor to wall because of the common gray hues, but a nicer side effect is that some "oomph" on the walls and splashes of rich accent colors completely detracts from the rose colored marbled veining in the tile. But I'm ready for a change and have looked at every color of the rainbow and then some. This is a sample of the color I love and always go back to, but will not work with that tile. (The color is MS Atlantic, and is worth ripping the drywall, I like it that much! ;D ). With current tile it creates what I've fondly dubbed as the "Miami Vice" effect in that room. Sadly, many colors create that effect. Makes the pink in the floor 'pop' rather than recede. (You can see a bit of the current wall color in the background.) I lean toward your choice #1. Wouldn't suggest anything in the terra cotta/salmon family from #2, rather than detract from the floor it would feel jarring, imho. #3, I haven't found a sage yet that will work with my tile, and I love sage :( If we don't end up pulling the floor altogether I've narrowed it to a rich warm gray (providing I can find it, samples everywhere) with lots of white and hints of blue sea glass in accessories and accents (think spa). So that the atmosphere in the room will be a deterrent against the eye focusing on the pink in the floor. Have never considered myself a gray person, but with it being tagged as one of the 'new neutrals' and therefore some nice examples being shown in magazines, etc. shouldn't be difficult to hit on one that feels cozy rather than cold or industrial. Otherwise, a heavily gray based taupe with just a hint of green undertone does seem to work well. Another choice I've found that works is a cool gray based mocha. Like Restoration Hardware's Flax. (Click on the small color square in that row to see a sample of Flax in a room.) Hesitate to go that route, think I'd prefer to go lighter than what I have now for a change. Also, I wouldn't recommend dual contrasting colors. That would be a lot going on with our tile. Unless you stay in the same palette and do perhaps a darker shade near the floor and one level lighter above the chair rail. Just my humble .02. Guess my rambling on is a dead give away I've been doing a bit of obsessing over this ;D...See MoreNeed Help - Wall paint to tone down Orange/Red Floors
Comments (6)Look at SW Evening Shadow (SW 7662) it is a nice light grey. The problem is if you are looking at a sample in a room that still has that some of that yellow/orange paint on the walls it will reflect the color and make the grey look different that what it will look like when the entire room is painted. Your floors will look better when all that yellow and orange are gone....See MorePaint color with terra cotta floors??
Comments (10)your samples seem a bit too cool, both whites and grays..which can also be my impression because they are against much warmer yellowish background. I found for myself the recommendation to make samples on paper(2 layers each color), that one can move around and look at them under different light, very helpful. i usually leave thin white border around too, on each sample. For me personally, makes it easier to see the color. I also have saltillo in the entry, and other flooring is very warm colored too..I went with greenish off white in my case, in main rooms, I like subtle grayishness next to reddish tones, but that's me. And it's much much more subltle. it's a white with tiny bit of green in it. The darker the brown in the flooring, the more "cool" one can go next to it in paint, at least that's what my feeling is. But I think you need something warmer. Saltillo is more yellow-y-orange-red. Too warm to pair a cool bluiesh gray next to it. And you need to take your warm granite into account too. Since it's semi-open plan and all. I can see white..deep, rich white..off white or cream..now the question which of them because there are so many..and each one will look different depending on a room, light, etc Which one you tried already? Nice house....See MoreHelp with carpet, paint to go with terra cotta floors and brick walls!
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