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Please help me pick a paint color for our sunroom!

13 years ago
We just moved in and I don't like the blue. The samples on the wall are behr parisan taupe, caraway, navajo white and distant tan. I'm not sure I like any of them either! Should I go dark or light with the natural woodwork? Thanks so much for your help :)

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  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    I would definitely go for a light wall color with your natural woodwork, especially since this is a sunroom. It's hard to tell from the samples on the wall, but I lean toward one of the lighter ones in the middle-left (is that navajo white?). Maybe try some different warm off-whites like the navajo to see what looks best against your carpet and sofa.
  • 13 years ago
    It does not look like a sun room. Where are the large windows? Are you planning to enlarge the windows? If you want it to look sunny, use an off - white paint. You can use off - white Roman dhades, perhaps with some colored trim. Use a wonderful patterned rug. LL Bean has indoor outdooor rugs which are the greatest. One is green with stripes around the edges. Fabulous quality.
  • 13 years ago
    from the four you have there, I think Navajo White
  • 13 years ago
    One Kings Lane regularly has sales on the most wonderful indoor/outdoor rugs. I bought a 4x6 for my Dad's little sunporch for $35.

    I"ve used Navaho White before and liked it--sort of an antique white color. I prefer the lightest white color there--the others blend too much with the furniture and the bottom one is too green/yellowish and the top mushroom color might be OK for a more den-like look.
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    out of what you have up there I say middle one to left. The lighter the brighter. We used Sundacne moonlight or moonglow.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Your sofa is a light beige - any color matching or close to that I feel will wash out the room. Having said so, I would recommend you go with the darker camel/caramel color so your furniture stands out!
  • 13 years ago
    i would go with something creamy white for a sunroom. Keep it light and sunny. The samples seem to have a lot of color overtones, a lot of pink, brown or green. To avoid your furniture from blending in consider a great throw over the back.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I agree with the creamy white suggestions. Keep it light.
  • 13 years ago
    Too light a color could wash out the room @christopherJI . A way to off set that could be to add some dark brown throw pillows that pick up on the dark wood trim on the windows . maybe throw in some pop of color by adding a bright orange to match the dark brown or maybe even a light blue to give an ocean feel . with that said I would go with the lighter color to the left of the caramel color.
  • 13 years ago
    Thanks you so much everyone! I'm now looking at behr cottage white-It's a creamy white that seems to look nice with everything in the room. I do have an area rug (mohawk myan sunset with several pretty colors). Love the idea of darker pillows and a throw!
  • 13 years ago
    I love benj Moore dance de Soleil. You need to check against your furniture, tho. The chair looks to the pink tones. In that case, I would try a sage green. Or maybe BM Goldtone (a light yellow to the white side).
  • 13 years ago
    Hi everyone,
    The sunroom has been painted! Here's a picutre of how it looks so far. I plan to add some colorful pillows (pulling colors from the rug) and also changing the window treatments-no idea what to do there...
    BTW, someone asked earlier, and yes, it is a sunroom! This is just the corner/wall where the heatpump is, and where I put the sofa so we can see out all the windows on the other walls :) Thank you all so much for your advice!
  • 13 years ago
    Looks fresh and airy. What color did you select hellojudy?
  • 13 years ago
    I went with Behr "Cottage White."
  • 6 years ago

    I would like to change my sunroom color. what should I use.

  • 6 years ago

    I would like to paint my sunroom a different color and maybe white. what is your opinion

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Robin! it is old post, create your own, you get more help.

  • 6 years ago

    thank you

  • 5 years ago

    I love BM cottage white. I used in the great room of my lakeside cottage and find it very creamy and soothing. And I painted over old panneling! Anything I put in the room looks great