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08-16-2009, 09:47 AM | #1 |
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| help with paint color I have a white comforter with a big red flower on it. I want to paint my walls. Anyone have a suggestion on paint color? I don't want yellow because the whole downstairs is red and yellow. I'm getting a little tired of that combination |
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08-16-2009, 09:51 AM | #2 |
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| We just painted our house a clay color...kind of dark taupe but leaning towards the gray side, not the yellow side of taupe. If you painted that color with white trim and used red as the accent color it would look great. |
08-16-2009, 10:20 AM | #3 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I love taupe with white and pops of red, very striking yet serene.
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08-16-2009, 11:24 AM | #4 |
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| That's a good idea. Maybe I'll paint it that color. I was about to color the walls green, but then I remembered the comforter I plan putting in there is red. I think red and green might be a bit much. |
08-16-2009, 11:34 AM | #6 | |
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The green could work too, but when mixing complementary colors, it's best to have one of them be dominant with just splashes of the other color. The green also would work well with the yellow in surrounding rooms; I still like the idea of rooms flowing together. You don't have to use the same colors in each room, but the colors all work well with each other. If you look at the conforter, is it mostly white or mostly red? If red, I would probably go with the taupe, if white, either color paint would work.
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08-16-2009, 11:41 AM | #7 |
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| This is the comforter. I don't have the sham or all those pillows. http://bedzine.com/blog/wp-content/u.../02/molly1.jpg |
08-16-2009, 11:57 AM | #8 | |
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08-16-2009, 01:08 PM | #9 |
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| Wow...that is one big red flower but I like it! I really like the clay/taupe for the wall color in each room, it's neutral enough to use whatever color you want with it and it's classy...but it can be contemporary, country or upscale too. I used it in this house with oak hard wood floors, oak cabinets and trim...and then for the fabric to draw from I used plaid curtain valances in the living room. I pulled one of the colors for each of the other rooms from that plaid...that way the house is coordinated all the way through. |
08-16-2009, 01:15 PM | #10 |
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| Depending on what brand of paint you want to use, Ill give you a link to a virtual painter program, that i have used countless times and love. If anything else you can have fun just playing with the program. The paint used is Valspar paint that can be found at Lowes' hardware. Hope this is useful! American Tradition - Virtual Painter |
08-16-2009, 01:38 PM | #11 | |
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08-16-2009, 01:53 PM | #12 | |
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The valances I have are a plaid made up of taupe, deep red, green and cream. The green is maybe sage green...too many green colors for me to remember! I used red accents (towels, utensil holder etc...) in the kitchen with the same curtain because it's an open area...green with cream in the spare bedroom, deep red and taupe in our bedroom and taupe and white in each of the bathrooms. Each room has the same wall color but each one has it's own predominant color pulled from the valances. I love it...it's pleasing to look from one end of the house to the other. I've been in some homes where your eyes just about pop from the stress of too many colors...the soothing taupe flowing from one wall to the next doesn't give you that reaction. We also have oak cabinets in the kitchen and I picked out a granite for the counter tops that has the taupe, reds and gray. It is perfect with the cabinets and colors I picked out and it looks great with stainless steel appliances...which we will also do. The granite is called Saint Cecelia I think. I also plan to use it for the bathroom vanity tops and floors. We just used the same combination in the house we gave our son and everyone who sees it really likes it. P.S. We had a home several years ago with oak floors and I used a buttery yellow on the walls...it looked great with the oak. Last edited by my2boyz; 08-16-2009 at 01:54 PM. | |
08-16-2009, 02:31 PM | #13 | |
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08-16-2009, 06:52 PM | #14 |
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| Thanks everyone for the reply. I bought this color called tea bag, but when I started painting I realized it doesn't look good at all. I plan taking it in to see if they can change it by adding some other color to the same paint. Not sure if it'll work or not. Ah man! I wish I didn't get a gallon of it. |
08-17-2009, 07:21 AM | #15 | |
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