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Painters here...heart sinking fast.

14 years ago

So after much deliberation about what colors to use in my great room/kitchen, I went with all warm colors (because I've learned that I can't live surrounded by cool colors), and they are pretty dark because this room is huge and tall and I wanted to sortof ground it and make it more cozy. Well the colors are going on the wall and it's all looking much more Tuscan than I'm comfortable with. I was going to warm and earthy, I'm getting Tuscan.

So are there things I can do to de-Tuscanize it? I'm thinking of using turquoise as an accent in the kitchen (painted rich olive), and a grey/blue accent in living room (painted deep warm gold/brown), and as much cream/white/grey as I can fit in to lighten it up now. I will post some pics once all the drop cloths are gone...my head is spinning though on how to make this all ok. The amount of money I'm spending on paint and labor is making me a little nauseous...

Help!!

Comments (8)

  • 14 years ago

    Can the painters add white to lighten the colors & just repaint what they've done already? I'm sure they have dealt with such problems before - it's really difficult to know what colors will look like on large spaces, especially when the walls reflect on each other, which deepens the color.

  • 14 years ago

    Actually they have to put a second coat on the kitchen tomorrow morning. I wonder if I could lighten that color and have the second coat look ok? It's the most "tuscan" of all the colors, and I think the one that is bugging me most...

  • 14 years ago

    I would take the paint back to the store and ask them if they can lighten it for you.

  • 14 years ago

    You could have them stop, and you could choose another color. I had to do that in my kitchen, the green I selected was a bright granny apple green (nothing like what I saw), so I went with a more muted color on the same color card.

  • 14 years ago

    Talk to your painters and see what they can do.....asap. Better to make any changes now before they go any further or leave the house.

    I can tell you it is a shock when a dark color goes on the wall for the first time. My guess is it won't be so drastic once it's all done and the furnishings are back in place.
    You did paint a large part of your wall before deciding on the color, right??

  • 14 years ago

    I'm not sure how to exactly de-tuscanize it, but I just want to say that I I doesn't make u happy, speak up now. I'm telling u from experience. I spent weeks testing samples and just yesterday and today we had the entire house painted. We did the morning Rm SW humble gold and both the fam Rm and kitchen blonde. I hated it. Looked so super yellow and glowing all over. I tried to love it, thought I'd love it overnight, but this morning I knew I had to hav it changed while the painters were still here. My DH was not too happy w/ me, but I didnt care. I knew this would bother me, so I asked them to change the kitchen color to the lighter neutral color of the foyer (believable buff). I can't even tell u what a difference it made. And even my dh agrees. He said he's happy that I'm happy :) I love the look of all the colors now. So my point is, now is a good time to do something about it whatever that may be! Good luck!

  • PRO
    14 years ago

    It is not the responsibility of the painter to get the color right, they apply the paint you choose. Take it back to the store, mix up a qt and get it right before moving on. Do not ask the painters to "add some white" to get it right. The store does this not the painters, not anymore.Back in the old days, yes.

  • 14 years ago

    What style are you after? Perhaps Tuscan is the only style you can connect with the paint chosen. You might look at fabrics with the style you are wanting, the colors loved and consider which dark works. I love arts/crafts and the dark teal with other colors used or rustic. So my heart says this is what they are style wise.

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