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Paint color for dining room with dark red marble floors!

12 years ago
I need some major ideas for my dining room. It has dark red marble floors with specs of grey. The rest of my downstairs is mostly hardwood, I am not wanting to replace the floor currently. My dining room table and hutch are cherry wood. The seat colors are a colorful pattern as seen. I have few paintings that I was thinking of putting in her but I'm not sure. We painted these walls this darker rich brown when we moved in and I don't like it. We also left up that border which I don't like either. With the furniture its just too much brown. The trim is all an off white/cream color. I need ideas for paint. I was thinking a soft yellow, very neutral light tan, a grey? I also need to get a server/buffet. Since my set doesn't have one, its very hard to match up the exact cherry wood color so I was thinking of getting one that is an actual color, not trying to match it up. I'd really appreciate any ideas for paint, furniture (hutch, server) and decor. I live in a small town so no interior designers here..

Comments (30)

  • 12 years ago
    Here are the rest of the photos from the room and the chairs. Thank you!
  • 12 years ago
    .I'll suggest something in a greyed blue, or blue green, I think a mid-tone will make the room look more welcoming, and will absorb some of the furniture tones, making the room seem, more spacious, as well.
  • 12 years ago
    yes i like the grey and blue greens as well, just worried about how it will look with the floor
  • 12 years ago
    Definitely remove the border and change the upholstery on the seats. I'd do walls a pale yellow to help brighten the space.
    drekrajec thanked Danielle Lennon
  • 12 years ago
    I would go a deep cream with the walls, it would really bring out your beautiful furniture pieces and add more light to the room. You could hang up the art work and work around its colours to add a rug under table and other decor and soft furnishings for table top.
    drekrajec thanked Momof5x
  • 12 years ago
    Also think a rug under the table would help break up the red a bit. I love the floral paintings you've chosen, a pretty flower arrangement on the table or hutch would look great.
    drekrajec thanked Danielle Lennon
  • 12 years ago
    Drekrajec, it will compliment the flooring, just as it does in the photo- the same idea was used by the designer of your chair fabric.
  • 12 years ago
    Painting the ceiling a couple of shades darker than the walls give you a bit of a dramatic look without painting the walls too dark. I do agree with painting it a mid range color as long as you have some natural light in the room. It all depends on the mood you want to convey.
    drekrajec thanked Rhonda
  • 12 years ago
    The problem with a cream color is that it will be the same as the crown molding and trim, i think the contrast looks nice. i think a rug is a great idea. I really like pale yellow but the samples I have didn't look well next to the cream color of the trim. There is lots of light in the room.
  • 12 years ago
    what do you think about this color studio10001? its a BM paint.
  • 12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    It could be fine, but computer images are not reliable for specific shades - this appears robin egg blue on my monitor, which could match up too exactly with your fabric. To add depth to the existing scheme, you will want to vary or grey that colour slightly, rather than match. You will find solid guidance at the BM store by taking a chair cushion along. Try a colour swatch before you commit, so that you can see how it looks in your particular light, and over the course of a day or two. Priming and painting a poster board can be helpful with this.
    -And I forgot to mention it before, but your floor is gorgeous.
    drekrajec thanked studio10001
  • 12 years ago
    thanks most people don't like the floor. I wouldn't have probably chosen it but its there and I've got too much other things to do in this house than replace it when its in perfect condition.
    Do you know the color that you posted in the picture above?
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    -- Think of your floor as a neutral in the space and ignore it.

    Find a rug that has the possibility of directing the color of your walls. You mentioned liking soft yellpw. Here is an example of one colorway using your rug for reference.

    You could paint the walls a parchment color [ as is in a rug], remove the border and paint the molding cream.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Another way to go -
    drekrajec thanked Sandy G. ltd.
  • 12 years ago
    I agree with you, the room needs some pizzazz. Your furniture is conservative but the ceiling fixture is more modern. I would go with a deep, golden yellow on the walls and recover the chair cushions (it won't cost that much) in a more contemporary, bold floral. The buffet you purchase could be painted a creamy white and would look good with crystal buffet lamps. What do you think about getting a mirrored buffet?
    drekrajec thanked lisainevanston
  • 12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    Sherwin Williams blonde would be beautiful with your furniture and floor. I love the chair fabric. It will go great with SWBlonde. The side board doesn't have to match. The painting would look good too.
  • 12 years ago
    That colour was not a BM selection, but you can look at shades near Dartsmouth Green as a starting point.
  • 12 years ago
    yes I like the SW Blonde too, that was the tint of yellow I was imagining..
  • 12 years ago
    thanks, I am getting paint samples of the Blonde and then also a few of a blue-gray color. Will update when I decide and get it painted!
  • 12 years ago
    Any update yet?
    drekrajec thanked vjs12
  • 11 years ago
    I know this is long past due but here's an update. took all borders down, including one on the ceiling. had to then paint the ceiling as it had been painted around the border! Painted a BM Yellow, its very soothing and nice. kept same table and china cabinet. Picked up set of antique buffets cheap at an auction- they were white and gold, and used AS chalk paint to redo them. Now a blue-gray color with light distressing, much prettier in person. New art for walls. Pretty much done, other than I may eventually get a big area rug, but with small kids I like the easy to clean floor. No curtains on the windows- I really hate curtains- they get dusty and dirty. Might do something instead one day, not sure at this point.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Very nicely done!

    One tiny tweek - switch the lamp on the buffet to the other side. The height of the lamp would be better down by the window. Otherwise, the space is lovely - - what's for dinner?
  • 11 years ago
    Wicker basket yellow Benjamin Moore All best
  • 11 years ago
    greye, that is a terrible dinner entree!
  • 11 years ago
    Ok. If you say so. I'd like to know what the final decision is and how it works.
  • 11 years ago
    In that case, you will enjoy reading the thread!
  • 11 years ago
    Thanks!
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    I like the idea of a golden rod yellow for the paint color...and I believe it will go nicely with your furniture!
  • 8 years ago

    I would suggest that you paint the walls a soft white or cream to make the dark colors and wood tones of your beautiful furniture stand out more.