Hi @upatel67,

You could mimic your board and batten wainscoting style to create a relief faux column. You would drop down from the bottom edge of the crown molding all the way to the base molding. The width might approximately match the staircase posts or go up to twice as wide. The panel and stile dimensions would need to be stretched for the shape. You would paint it to match the trim and start your wall color on the other side. This would make an abrupt break, which you might not prefer.

Another option would be to paint all the walls of the billiard room except the wall that continues into the hallway. Then it becomes an accent color in the room. A possible addition to this approach would be taping off or creating a trim outline of one or more panels and painting the new color inside of those. (Or even finding a wall covering with the color and using that inside the panels.)

If you're daring, you could hire a muralist to create some kind of free form "curtain" ending to the billiard room color at the hallway.

I hope some of that helps!

Doug

I wouldn't paint it. I think it looks great and flows beautifully as-is. What the room really needs is artwork and etc., maybe a large plant or two.

Lovely home.

Yes......why do you want to paint it? The rooms flow together nicely now.

Thanks. I’m trying to create a different mood in that room... More like a fun lounge space. It’s too bright and bare. I will be adding artwork to walls and light over the table but still don’t feel it will be enough.

You can paint the room. The wall that is also in the hall should be painted fully, ending at the wainscoting corner.

Then, whatever the color is, bring the paint color into the dining room in touches.

Consider running the same wainscoting along that entire wall, and then create an upper trimmed out area as a focal point facing the stairway to hang a mirror, artwork or decor there, or even wallpaper inside the trim a complimentary color with what you're going to do in the room you want to pain. So coming down the stairway one is not staring at a blank wall either. Then you have the break needed to transition to the new color in your space.

I’d wallpaper all of the walls, including the shared wall in a grass cloth similar to the paint color and then paint the game’s room ceiling in whatever color you were thinking. A subtle wall covering running into the foyer wouldn’t be as jarring as a paint color but the texture and pattern added would give that room a different feeling than the other rooms nearby.

The simplest way of tackling your dilemma is painting the room but leaving the long wall with the 3 pictures on it as is. Those 3 pictures are too small for such a large wall. I would purchase one large piece of art, as large as you can find, and hang it on that wall. Chose a light to medium colour from the picture and paint the other 3 walls in that colour.

If you are going to add artwork, may I suggest adding it first to see if you really need to paint the room? Or paint the wall/corner going up the stairs as a of color to define the seating area. If you are concerned about the view from this room to dining, also consider view from dining to this room. The corner of color wouldn't be visible.

Why not take a look at a dimensional paint? Gentle Cream - Benjamin Moore #OC-96 for instance. I used it for all of my walls except the bathrooms. My house had all North, South, East and West exposure and as you move from room to room Gentle Cream changes according to the light. Sometimes it's a buttery tan, sometimes a real pretty cream and the Southern one is more beige. It's especially nice in the North facing room as it warms it up. Something to think about but I'm with those that are saying it looks great as it is.