Color for open concept and hallways

2 months ago

Desperate and in need of help!!!

I love Light French Gray and Repose Gray and I am finding myself in a dilemma! My trim is Shoji White (it’s like that all over the house, we bought it like that and it’s too much money to change it now), and I really wanted a white that served as neutral color in my open floor plan. So we ended painting shoji in our hallways. The idea was to paint all the living areas shoji, but I am loving these 2 gray paint colors so much!!!

The painter still needs to paint the living room/ kitchen ( both in south facing area). And I wonder if I: 1. should use either Repose Gray or LFG in these 2 areas, that connects with the hallway, or just go with Shoji also for the living/ kitchen area? If I go with Shoji, which color would look better as a accent wall? LFG or Repose?

Thanks for your help . Here are some messy pics.

the first one is the wall that I think should be the accent wall, if I end up doing Shoji for main color. the second is a Sample of LFG and Repose with the trim.

Disclaimer: the hallway its not painted yet, and the pic was taken during night time.

LFG is on top, Repose is at bottom

This pic is how the hallways are looking upstairs

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JAN MOYER

2 months ago

Gray is not your answer. All will read "blue" near the fire box. You don't need "accent " walls, Pick ONE color, and take it wherever you have visibility of all the spaces. You can warm the white a bit from the trim. Save the gray for a more closed off space. Like a bedroom........: )

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Marylee H
2 months ago
Here are the Colorographies for all 3 colours from The Land of Color .com

These colours belong to the Yellow Hue Family.

Light French Gray will offer the greatest contrast in terms of

Hue Family location + Value + Chroma, to Shoji White.

But LFG also has a greater potential to colour shift blue in certain light situations too.

So check & see if you like its appearance in the shadowy areas as well as in the light.

(You may like the blueness should it occur for you, but you don’t need it as a surprise.)

Repose Gray offers a more subtle contrast. It has a very similar Hue Family location.

It has enough contrast to distinguish itself with Shoji White, but in a more gentle way.

Note though, that Repose Gray has the potential to shift purple in certain imbalanced light.

So again check how it appears on different walls in the different rooms, so you onow which side of its character you are likely to see.

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Marylee H
2 months ago
Mina González
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2 months ago
Thanks to both of you!!! This is the kitchen adjacent to the living room. Do you think Repose Gray would be too much with the backsplash and the counter top? I think I’ll probably end up following Jan’s advice, but I think Repose blends better with Shoji, as Maryleen stated.
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Another pic of the countertop
Mina González
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Another pic of the full living and kitchen. The color on the walls is flat, its Oyster Bay by SW, I really dislike it because for some reason makes me sad. That’s why I wanted white or cooler colors, which makes me happier.
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JudyG Designs
2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago
Shoji does have the slightest green undertone, and in the south light rooms, it may become obvious enough to disappoint you.

Shoji is a lovely color and I have an idea. As all the woodwork is shoji, why not paint the south rooms white…S W Pure White. Not often do I see the trim darker than the walls, but, when the match is perfect, I think it is stunning and a bit out of the ordinary.
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Marylee H
2 months ago
I certainly think Shoji would lighten things up for you.

Repose Gray needs to be double checked near your backsplash if you are thinking of that route for a little more depth. (also to test for any colour shift)

But I wouldn’t call RP cheery,,,

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Mina González
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2 months ago
Thank you both! I really like your idea @JudyG Designs. Right now Shoji its looking kind of yellow to me. My husband and the painter will kill me if I tell them we need to repaint upstairs and buy a new paint 😂. But I Just can’t love Shoji :/ .