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jenn_maza

painting basement

6 years ago

Hello, looking to paint my basement that only has 1 window so very little natural light. Any recommendations? I would like something that is almost white but with a slight gray tint to it. Thank you!

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  • 6 years ago

    I wouldnt be using any gray tones in a basement with almost no natural light. Try for bright and clean yellows, (no muddy tones), or bright and clean looking whites etc.

  • 6 years ago

    I really want a clean white but not super super white. Any recommendations?

  • 6 years ago

    Because of the lack of light, the only way to find a white that doesnt look dirty or muddy, is to get many samples and put them on poster paper and move them around your room, at different times of day and evening, and hopefully will find just the right one for your basement, that makes it look lighter and brighter.

  • 6 years ago

    If it's that dark youd probably want lights down there, so get those in first and go from there.

  • 6 years ago

    We do. I will post a picture later. We have several recessed lights. I believe about 12-15

  • 6 years ago

    I recently used Sherwin Williams White Duck. My trim is bright white and the white duck is creamier.

  • 6 years ago

    How can anyone comment without knowing your floor finish and the furnishings? Is this a work out area, a storage area, a living area? Good lighting is always key in a basement and knowing that before discussing paint is needed as well.

  • 6 years ago

    I took a video but only realized now that Houzz doesn’t allow videos so I took screenshots of the video. I’m the screenshots I only had one row of lights on and caught the window in one of them. Currently the walls are only primed. And I attached a photo of the flooring that is going to be put on once we paint. I also attached a pano view picture of what it looked like (taken before the walls were spackled and primed) but all the lights on.

  • 6 years ago

    Before prime and the tile we are putting in

  • 6 years ago

    I am in the same dilemma. I believe that we may go with BM Cotton Balls, or BM Navajo white, or SW Creamy. None which have a grey undertone but a yellow undertone.

  • 6 years ago

    Tia! So hard to pick colors! Took pictures today now that the floor is mostly in

  • 6 years ago

    That is very grey so please no more grey toned walls....what will furnishings be and function of space? What are the main colors you see upstairs?

  • 6 years ago

    The couch will be a dark brown leather sectional that is being reused from upstairs family room. Upstairs is also unfinished so the walls are just primed still.

  • 6 years ago

    Space will just be a hang out spot for kids.

  • 6 years ago

    You could go with BM white Dove or BM Navajo white both which are creamy but Navajo will look a bit more yellowish. Have you thought of doing an accent wall maybe in a fun wallpaper? This would break up all the white

  • 6 years ago

    What do you think?

  • 6 years ago

    This is Ben Moore glacier white in my basement which gets little natural light

  • 6 years ago

    Silver drop may be too much Grey undertones. You may want to try winds breathe BM which is a beautiful neutral and goes well with white trim.