My new home has an open floor plan.?

Question

The kitchen/dining area, living and family room, plus an office area can be seen at once. Any suggestion on how to paint each area?

Answer 1

Paint the walls the same color throughout. If you're looking for a warm look to cozy up such a large space, try a color like a lite terra cotta or a caramel. If you like the large space then go with lighter color like an off white with a hint of blue or green.

I would tie the kitchen and dining area together with the same colored accents. Kitchen accessories, drawer pulls, window coverings and other decor would match the things in the dining area like the chair covers, place setting and other items.

Living and family room furniture should be situated into a couple seating arrangements and the decor should be of the same color family. One to face the entertainment center and maybe one to face the kitchen area so the chef can chat with family while they cook.

Office area can be somewhat out of the way....maybe with a decorative screen to seperate it a bit from the activities in the LR/FR but still be in the same color family as the decor of the LR/FR.

You can try pull together the color families of the kitchen/dining areas with the LR/FR areas. For example...strong accents of blue and green in the kitchen and minor accents of blue and green in the LR. The reverse the idea with strong accents of reds and golds in the LR with minor accents of reds and golds in the kitchen.

One other thing to consider is what type of flooring you have. Maybe if you have carpeting you could try to pull some colors out of that and choose one for a wall color.

Answer 2

go to your local Home Depot or Lowes & then straight to the paint dept.; select a pre selected color combination, that you really like. They have alot of selections to coordinate, accent or contrast. you might consider a monocromatic scheme [all one color]or do each wall in a coordinating or contrasting color scheme. Go up one shade on the color charts as not to lose the open concept of your floor plan. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

I like using the same color throughout for continuity. Choose a creamy, buttery color and add accents to make each room look individual, but different color paints will look choppy. If you do want a different color somewhere, choose the kitchen.

Answer 4

Before you paint consider the way you will decorate and the type and color of furniture you have. Do you have kids, pets large parties? Answer all those questions before you paint, so that you only paint it once.