Help with paint color please…

HU-761970801

5 years ago

We recently renovated our lake
Home but I am not happy with the monochrome beige appearance. My cabinets are a taupe beige color. Cambria Quartz haverty countertops. Floors are beige and grey colors. Walls and trim are edgecomb grey. Ceiling in dining area and a couple
Walls are knotty pine. Living room is beige. Sofa is beige
With powder blue and navy blue accents. Bathroom is blue with white trim (probably doesn’t match the rest of the decor but I like the colors). Any suggestions on painting the kitchen, dining room walls, hallway and possibly bedroom with a different color? I included pics of the bathroom and living room so you could have an overview of the entire house. Thank
You.

dining wood stove area

living room

hallway

laundry room

bathroom

kitchen into dining area

kitchen

bedroom area

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kandrewspa

5 years ago

The color palette you have is on trend (if you look at what flippers are doing now, that's what you'll see), but I agree with you and the other posters, it's boring and not appropriate for a lake house. Blue-greens, or blue or green might work - but subdued versions. My suggestions are BM Palladian Blue (HC-144) or Woodlawn Blue (HC-147). You can have the paint store cut the color to 50% if these are too dark. There are so many options - go to the paint store and choose a lot of different chips you like and view them in the space at different times of day and then paint a large sample before going all out. Other Houzz articles have suggested painting a spare piece of drywall for your sample. Some of the BM colors are available in small sample sizes.

The advice about accessories and artwork is on point as well. The use of accent walls is a little controversial - people seem to either love or hate the idea, but if you're not opposed, you might be able inject some color without repainting the whole house with judicious use of accent walls. Given the pictures you provided, I would suggest behind the sofa.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
A color for sure and IMO the knotty pine does not work with the gray floor and is too busy for the FP stone .IMO a soft gray/ green from the stone is what I would use and I would paint out the knotty pine BTW delete your other post please .
Sharon Fullen
5 years ago
Look out your window and incorporate more colors from nature in accessories, wall paint and fabrics.
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Yayagal
5 years ago

Help! I give up...should of asked two colors ago · More Info
cat_ky
5 years ago
To me, a lake house should be cheerful, fun and have some color. Your house is very formal looking for a lake house. I agree, that the knotty pine doesnt go with anything else.
littlebug zone 5 Missouri
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
No. More. Gray.

How about a bright clear red rug in the kitchen? Or emerald green? Or marigold yellow?
threers
5 years ago
Please review all your lighting fixtures to insure you have adequate lighting. Your dining light fixture is hung too high and it looks like you could use additional lamps or floor lamps, I see no

lighting in your living room. Again add lamps. Ask for daylight bulbs to ensure you are getting good light. Use your fireplace stone for direction on what colors to choose blues, greens and coopers. You want your home to be, just that, your hoe. Use colors you love and try to eliminate the grays.
jck910
5 years ago
Commented on your other thread same topic