How do I paint this weird small continuing wall??

18 years ago

Hi, I am hoping for some more helpful advice.Â I already received some great tips on my other post (thanks!!) This small ledge looking wall is actually a continuation of my family room wall.Â The trouble is, I am painting my kitchen tomorrow and it will be BM Saybrooke Sage.Â So do I paint that section too?? Do I leave it like the ceiling?Â Does it get painted the same as the eventual FR color, and if so, wont it look like a strange stripe up there near the ceiling??Â I never considered these things when we moved in.Here is the offending wall slice - its above the valance in the pictureÂ ;)

Thank you in advance for your suggestions- I will post pics of my newly painted kitchen tomorrow night, hopefully!!

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valley57
18 years ago
My first thought is to leave it the same color as the ceiling. Does it end up meeting the family room wall on the other side?
brownie4
Original Author
18 years ago
Yes, it meets the family room wall that is not yet painted any color.
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jerseygirl_1
18 years ago
I'm guessing there is some type of corner that separates the ledge wall from the kitchen. It's hard to tell from the pics.
The ledge looking wall should be painted the same color as the FR wall.
The ledge ceiling is still a ceiling and should be the same color as the ceiling in the FR.
valley57
18 years ago
If the room we are looking into (the room with the window valance) is the family room, and the wall under the ledge is coming out from the kitchen, I think you need to paint that small portion of wall the same color as the kitchen. The "ceiling" piece should match the ceiling color you are using (will it be the same in both rooms?--that would help). Also, if you are painting the family room in a complementary color (or a shade variation) to the kitchen, it will tie in nicely. I hope this makes some sense; I may not be reading the room correctly from the picture.
CaroleOH
18 years ago
I think it's hard to tell since the photos don't show the whole room, but I'm guessing the wall with the three pictures is the FR and the valance area is the kitchen?

You have a dilemna here! The little ledge wall looks like it runs into your kitchen right? The problem I see is there isn't a natural stop from the FR wall so you're going to have a strip if you don't make that color the FR wall color. But,if it runs across your kitchen, it may look odd too. How about you paint both rooms the same color? Or pick a slightly lighter color for the FR. That way it will all blend in nicely. It seems like these two rooms are fairly connected, so having them coordinate with the same paint color or very similar colors may keep them in sync.

My first house had a very open plan with the the outside kitchen wall running the full width of the house into the FR. The hall wall shared the kitchen as well, so for three areas, they all shared walls that made it next to impossible to paint the areas anything other than the same color or I'd have stripes down the wall where one ended and the other started. At least your stripe would only be 3-4"!

Goodluck with paint day!