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missyjordan5

too many paint colors?

6 years ago

I have three kids bedrooms all with different paint colors. They share the same narrow hallway with minimal light hitting it. Thinking of neutral cream color for the hallway. Is it too much to have 4 colors in one area? Should I chose one of the bedroom colors for the hallway?

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    6 years ago

    We prefer to use one paint color throughout, that would be our first recommendation. Option 2 would be to have the bedrooms the same color (preferably a neutral) and the hallway could be different but still a light neutral. I definitely would not paint the hallway a bedroom color unless it's a light neutral since you said lighting was an issue. In a nutshell, the less paint colors the better :)

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