I have asked numerous friends and acquaintances alike, "What colour should I paint my walls now?" I guess I have determined that most of my friends are not interior decorators either. But I still respect any ideas that they may have. So I am throwing my question out to my blog readers (all six of you): What suggestions do you have for the colour I should paint my living room walls?
A friend gave me a left-over paint can that she used on her walls. It is a neutral brown colour and I "splashed' a little on my wall to see what it looks like. I was a little disappointed in the look because it looked a little boring. This photo makes it look like the wall is blue but actually it is white. I'm not sure if the brown is too neutral but I think that a little more punch, like gold or a darker colour would be better. Any ideas? I am open to suggestions.
I think the reason this color looks bland to you, and also why the white appears gray, is because now your floor is such a warm color. If you want to do a neutral color like tan, you need to go just a bit darker and more into the warmer tones (more of an orange undertone than a blue undertone). OR you could be really bold and paint a color, but you'd have to decide what color you like well enough to live with on your walls every day! Either way, I'd recommend doing exactly what you did here--get samples and paint swatches. Not only will colors look differently in the room than in a store, but at different times of the day and with different lighting!
ReplyDeleteI have a couple of other colours in the goldish tones to work with. I like the idea of a darker brown neutral colour and different colours of one or two other walls? How about a green?
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