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last year

I need to pick out a color for our dark basement. There is only three small windows in the two rooms. The floor will be covered with a floating floor, LVP. I brought home a sample of Edgecomb gray and Navajo white. I’m going to revisit the paint store because my daughter thinks Edgecombe Grey would be dark down there and I don’t think there’s enough contrast between the white baseboard and the Navajo white. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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fnmroberts
last year
How is the lighting? Here is a video of our former basement where different colors were used to define areas within a Great Room concept with off-white on other walls and ceiling. There were numerous canisters on dimmers to illuminate the space. You can observe the distinction between semi-gloss trim and various colors. A process for choosing a final color is to purchase a test size sample (around $10 each) and paint a few locations to evaluate. Good luck.

https://youtu.be/3FqMEqaf0-I?si=4XzWP2V_pVDO9mRi
ddinamherst
Original Author
last year
Thank you. Very little lightning. Putting more in.
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ddinamherst
Original Author
last year
Your basement is beautiful! Way bigger than mine.
fnmroberts
last year
@ddinamherst - Thank you. Hopefully within the video you get some idea of the lighting within the finished space. Primarily canisters plus sconces and pendents. Dimmers are an important component.

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