My garage was converted to a dining room so it has a very low ceiling. I am laying either beech or oak laminate floor and have a natural pine dining table (very light wood). What colour is best for a dining room? I read that shades of red with are good for one wall, leaving 3 neutral walls but i feel that red will be too dark for this room (it is quite small). I am thinking of painting it very light terracotta but i'm not sure if this will be appropriate for a dining room.......any ideas what colour/shade is best??
2006-08-07 23:23:04 · 36 answers · asked by cuddlymummy 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
there is a large window at one end of the room, but the ceiling is lower at this end of the room. My crockery is white and chrome, and the light fittings, mirrors, etc are mainly chrome too.
2006-08-08 07:31:29 · update #1
Get a sample of the floor you'd like, get a sample of pine that matches your table, and maybe a sample of a fabric you'd like for the window curtains. Bring all this, and taking into consideration the lighting etc., to a paint store.
If you paint one wall...and don't like it, you can paint over it. Don't be afraid to be bold. You may really like the color once your dining room is decorated!
I have...
A light yellow kitchen
A sage green laundry room
my sons room is half red
my daughters is lavender
my room is crayola crayon blue (hated it at first, love it now)
I'm going to be painting two more rooms this fall, one light brown and the other pale blue!
Go crazy and have fun with it!
2006-08-07 23:35:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does the room have any windows? Red or dark colours might make the room look very closed in and smaller. I like the terracotta Idea. A friend of mine did her dining and kitchen in that color. If you think that terracotta is to dark try painting just the bottom of the wall that color and the top half in a lighter shade. Use chair rail or wall paper border in the middle. Green is a great accent color. Oh, and if you want to make your ceiling look higher, try painting a band about 3 or 4 inches, all the way around the top of the wall into the white ceiling, with white. It gives the illusion have having a higher ceiling. I hope I typed this so you can understand. I'm not great on giving written instructions. I you want feel free to email me. Good Luck!
2006-08-08 06:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by ferret fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I watch a lot of HGTV and I love the program Get Color! and Debbie Travis's painted House.
Red tones make you more energized and hungry. Terra cotta is a good compromise if you think bright red is too dark for the room. After all, you have to live and eat there.
A lot of shows mix a red tone with a gold/brown tone. I have seen quite a few shows use that.
Or you could go Southwest and put the terracotta with beige and either a turquoise blue or a turquoise light green.
What furniture and brick a brack do you have?
2006-08-08 03:48:53 · answer #3 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green is a calming colour for dining rooms and always makes guest feel relaxed when eating a meal in a room with green, a light green, light browns and caramels colours are supposed to aid digestion and make you feel fuller, I thought red was for anger in dining rooms, you don't want you best diner service trashed now do you, I would go for a calming colour or one that suits your personality.
2006-08-07 23:30:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think red dining roms are lovely if you just use that room for dining at night when you can light it beautifully. But because most of us don't live that way I really favour antique white everywhere (magnolia by another name) I may be 'boring' but it makes everywhere feel big and bright and you can dress the room with any colour scheme to make each space individual without limiting yourself. Duck egg blues/greens are also nice but I would plan ahead, how are you going to accessorise? and then work with that.
2006-08-07 23:37:33 · answer #5 · answered by Emily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion is that you stay in the lighter earthtone colors, (i.e lighter mossy green, or a even a pale sky blue (which always looks nice with lighter wood). Stay with colors that are understated and add in some pictures and / candle wall sconces for the decoration. If you go with too bold of a color, you will feel enclosed and take away from what the real decoration of the room which generally is the dining room table (the alter of the dining room). Good luck and I hope you enjoy this project.
2006-08-08 03:20:12 · answer #6 · answered by Megan B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm into green at the moment. I'm going to paint my bedroom a soft green, almost the colour that surrounds this text block! I think it would look nice in a dining room, too.
2006-08-07 23:27:25 · answer #7 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do a feature wall, one a darker shade, thiis gives a great effect to the room. use light colours to blend with your dinning set. an off white, or a light yellow, or a light terracotta would probably be best, but yes it is up to you so buy a few sample pots and and do some trial and errors see what you come up with. i hope that helps
2006-08-07 23:31:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a sage type green goes well with pine / light wood. Try painting just one or two walls so it's not overpowering. Put pot-plants round there too and install lots of light fittings.
2006-08-07 23:27:51 · answer #9 · answered by le_coupe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what colour is you crockery? base it around that. paint one wall a darkish shade (red for example) and hang a large mirror on it. the other three walls should be neatral as you suggested. go to your local diy shop and get loads of tester pots and try some things out. good luck!
2006-08-07 23:29:32 · answer #10 · answered by jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋