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Paint color to minimize these orange floors?

3 years ago

When i bought the house I was told I could remove the orange tile easily. i didnt know it would cost a fortune! I have spent years trying to find a paint color that would offset the orange/terracotta . I dislike the tiles

so bad that I close off the room but its my only light source to my living room. i need help! :)


Living room is SW North Star (love it!). i will be putting window film on windows for privacy (like etched glass). I am going to get some type of rug, but room is so ling it wont cover all of it. Any ideas? thank you!!!

Comments (10)

  • 3 years ago

    That is a great idea! i do have two dogs and this leads to the outdoors (muddy feet). the only thing good about the tiles is that they clean up easiky :) thank you for the response!

  • 3 years ago

    Some types of vinyl and laminate flooring can also be applied right over old tile.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I’m wondering if something like this would work or my orange is too Bright?

  • 3 years ago

    Those colors are complements or near complements. If you like that look I think it would be fine. Get a rug that works with the wall paint. Or both floor and wall. The other option is to go with a light cream (SW Creamy) that will work with the floors. You don’t seem to have a lot of wall space.

  • 3 years ago

    I forgot to add my caveat: test with a large sample and make sure it works with your trim. Needs to have enough contrast that the trim/wall don’t look dirty against each other. Could always use the trim color as the wall color if you like it.

  • 3 years ago

    Ha! gotta love realtors - mine said we could do our kitchen reno for 30k lol. i love your example above! their tiles are definitely cuter which helps but i think it would look great with the contrast and all of your wonderful windows!

  • 3 years ago

    I love how these orange and blue colors play together! It would make a beautiful sunroom.

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    3 years ago

    PLease no etching of windows ever There are tons of choices for window covering that can give you much better privacy than etched window film . As for wall color I thought that was what you wanted but you love what you have so the heading is confusing. I think the wall color you have now is awful with the floors . I agree a large rug or maybe even 2 matching ones with 2 seating areas if the space is large . I would not do carpet tiles with dogs but you could look intoLVP but of course only cetain ones will be able to go over tile . IMO if you hate it then take it put I removed all the tile that was in the kitchen hallways and bathrooms in our house once it got started the job was quite easy the big expense was having the tile hauled away I think trying to make something you hate work takes more effort than removing it.

  • 3 years ago

    I think a creamy white would be pretty on the walls and help tone down/ nuetralize the orange floors. You could then bring in a large sisal/jute rug and start adding furnishings leaning into creams, blues and orange on fabric…. large floral and stripe pillows would be pretty. I also agree with Patricia that different window covering would work better than etched…. perhaps woven shades. Pic is what I did years ago in a house that had a wide hallway connecting 2 areas. Of course styles were different then but you get the idea for the window coverings.