Paint colors sherwin williams!

2 years ago

Looking for paint color suggestions to complement out red oak floors and white molding. we are not keeping the rug runner. please help. pic of kitchen for reference. please dont match the furniture in anyways. its all old. prefer more earthy tones to match kitchen. please help with coordinating colors!

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JAN MOYER

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

"Earthy to match kitchen"

What about the white kitchen is "earthy"? The sliver of green paint?

Seems to me you are at the beginning stages of decorating a new to you home. Call it a late 90's 2000 era "colonial " large.

You aren't keeping the runner, the or the furnishings we see. Paint really isn't a "first" decision in decorating a home. Wall color should complement soft furnishings just as much as flooring. That means, rugs........upholstery selections. Often, well before paint you assess other things......and what do I mean by that?

Here:

The FIRST thing I want? A fix to the less than desirable skimpy/wimpy builder column at the dining living junction. How? Kiss it goodby with drywall and close it in a bit!! Appears someone opened up two rooms, leaving a big hefty header and short knee wall? Not too well done, and screams a few decades past date as well.

Why ANY wainscoting in the living room, and it seems just an unnecessary chair rail, slapped on a wall. You can "paint it away, or? You can remove it entirely.

You need a larger rug, more proportional to the space, and the same applies to dining furniture and a rug there. Sounds overwhelming??

Start with the room most important to you.

If that is the living room? What shall be the sofa, chairs, rug? What wall color looks best with those selections? What order do you select? Often, it is easiest to begin with the rug, after you have created a floor plan showing rug size, and the seating pieces, case pieces etc.

My advice? Slow down, don't rush to paint the whole house, unless a total blank slate soft white or similar.

An interior designer, even on a consulting basis to help with one room and initial selections can be invaluable and save you from costly mistakes.

I understand the urge to rush, to go full speed ahead. I'm saying.......don't do that : )

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Lyn Nielson
2 years ago
bearbev
2 years ago
SW Neutral Ground might be one to take a look at.
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ffpalms
2 years ago
I like both Neutral Ground and Aged White. They both have a nice contrast with your existing trim .
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BeverlyFLADeziner
2 years ago
Whatever color you paint, please don't use that horrible sheen currently on the walls. It makes the home look institutional. Gold and mushroom walls are pretty blah.

You might consider a larger screen TV for the room if the TV remains mounted over the fireplace.

You can have a color on the walls but make it a bit cleaner in appearance like you see below.
kandrewspa
2 years ago
If you don't know where to start I think it helps to start by looking at their top 50 colors. These colors are popular for a reason. They have worked for a lot of people in a lot of different homes. They can at least be a good jumping off point. If one color is close to what you like, but not quite, you can branch out from there. I don't know how dark or light a color you're interested in. I would start by looking at Accessible Beige, Natural Linen, Creamy and Origami White. As ffpalms said, Neutral Ground is another one to try. Since the kitchen is going to be unchanged, focus on complementing the white of the cabinets and the floor. Hopefully the trim white is neutral enough to be flexible.

The greens Lyn showed are nice, but not as neutral. If you choose new furniture before painting you would have a better idea which color would work best. You could use a green in one of the rooms to break up a neutral palette. While some people do paint the whole first floor the same color, it isn't a design rule. As long as there is a cased opening to break up spaces you can change to a complementary color. The SW company stores usually have color consultants who will come out to your house for a nominal fee. If you're painting the whole house that would be worth your while.
Beth H. :
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
These are NOT red oak floors

Looks like a brazilian or santos mahogany.

Swiss coffee from ben moore would be nice on the walls.

any of these shades would also look great

anything w/red or pink undertones, greens, gray greens, blues, charcoal, black,

you say not to match the furniture or the rug? why? is everything going?
tozmo1
2 years ago
@Beth H. : Thanks for identifying the floors! I was gazing in amazement at how a red oak floor could be so stunning.
tozmo1
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
@JAN MOYER such wonderful advice! When I looked at the pictures I saw so much that could be done to pull that house together. IMO, those floors are a real statement and should be celebrated but the other elements in the home are telling it to chill in the corner. For example, the stair railing could be painted to work with the floors, not compete as I see them doing now. So many tiny details that need to be identified and prioritized as part of a cohesive plan done with an experienced and credible designer.

Painting those walls is a very pricey project. Without a plan you're just wandering in the desert looking for the Lost Dutchman's Gold. Folks have died doing that.

Slow down for sure, don't go into debt (maybe not a concern but it's sooooo easy to go over budget and lose a sense of costs) over trying to make the home look like an Instagram pic (lots of evidence of young children), enjoy your lovely home and the journey to make it what you really want.
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JAN MOYER
2 years ago
"Journey" is the most appropriate word!

In a world of Amazon Prime, Instagram image lust and the internet? Rein yourself in.

A new home is a beginning, not an instantaneous photo shoot, result.

Take your time. The roof is above your head ,you are warm , safe, dry......and so too your kids.

It is a fools errand to buy without a plan, to paint without an idea of the feel, the cohesion of spaces, the flow from one room to another, To not consider that the room you are IN is a view to the room beyond. .....: )

Rome wasn't built in a day, nor a home you want to live with for any amount of time.
dfmcminn
9 months ago
great advice. After 2 1/2 years and hundreds (yes HUNDREDS) of paint swatches and lots of Samplize swatches, I finally picked the colors to paint my whole home. drove my husband nuts but it will in the end save time and money and I have the satisfaction of seeing our beautiful home look even better with appropriate paint choices.