I have a rustic country theme in my house, my hallway is short and dark with no windows and joins my small living rm. I want it to look bigger both rooms will be the same color. white is out of the question. Suggestions please.
2007-03-09 08:08:00 · 14 answers · asked by rn71953 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
use a tan or light brown mixed with a tad bit of yellow,and i know it sounds a little crazy but trust me i have it in my house
(which sounds a lot like yours)and it looks great!
Good luck
2007-03-09 08:12:13 · answer #1 · answered by best answer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well then, the question should be what color should you paint your living room, and that depends on the furnishings. I used a Navajo White (on the beige side) to give my living room a larger appearance. The entry way I hung wainscotting on the lower 3ft. and painted it Pewter Brown, the top portion I painted Heron Plume (an off white). All of the paints were Sherman Williams. I have gotten more complements than I can count and they really do make the rooms look larger. Of course a large mirror over the sofa and one in the entry way also add to this illusion.
2007-03-09 09:13:40 · answer #2 · answered by professor grey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow- yellow leads the eye forward , hence making the person anticipate something is to come of a wall painted in yellwoe. In this case yellow will make the space look bigger, it will brighten it up and furthermore by having a yellow hall it makes the person think something like a window is about to appear, howver it does not. ;)
2007-03-09 08:17:10 · answer #3 · answered by Paul M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lighter colors make the space look bigger, darker colors smaller. Lighting also makes it look bigger. I would suggest something the same shade as your living room, but just a little darker.
Have you thought about mirrors on one of the hall walls? Mirrors really open up a space.
2007-03-09 08:11:46 · answer #4 · answered by Steven D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow? Very pale lime green? Or again a very pale orange? A good tip is to hang a large mirror as this will also make the space look bigger.
2007-03-09 08:12:33 · answer #5 · answered by Emily J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldhave said a light blue, like the sky. That alone seems expansive. But to be the same as the otehr rooms?
Maybe a light sea green.
2007-03-09 08:13:00 · answer #6 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use an off white or light tan/brown color.
2007-03-09 08:10:06 · answer #7 · answered by MJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest butter yellow or a very soft sage green.
2007-03-09 08:15:56 · answer #8 · answered by auntcookie84 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yellow is actually brighter than white and more pleasing to the eye. Even if you hate it once it's up, it's easy to repaint.
2007-03-09 09:52:31 · answer #9 · answered by Suz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't like white neither but I painted my apartment in cream, i love it
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2007-03-09 15:35:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋