can you suggest a nice color to paint my house inside?

Question

walls are white now, dining and coffe tables are glass w/dark brown framing, chairs and sofas are light brown tile light brown, kitchen will be a soft green deco w/sunflowers. please help i want a nice color that will make my living room look welcoming spacious and not dark looking.. thank you

Answer 1

Really cool refreshing colour from Nippon paint: Celery Seed. Finished colour looks the colour of celery. You can combine that with brown doors (the colour of belgian chocolate). Go wild with cushions in yellows, oranges, and reds.

Answer 2

It's so difficult to say. We were challenged with the same task. We started with the living room and then moved on to the hall way. It was a lot of work!!! THen, we did the 3 bedrooms. We left the kitchen to the end and let me tell you... we never did come around to the bathrooms. I was told to do the rooms you would spend the most time in so I figured if I just do personal business in the bathrooms, they can wait. I honestly don't think there is a quick or easier way to do it. The hardest part is getting started and preparing. The preparation takes the most time. The painting of the walls will be easy and quick. I suggest you start in your living room. You are lucky the walls have flat paint, this is a plus! Our walls are textured and this is harder to work with. As far as color schemes, it has to be something you are comfortable with. Don't worry about what your guests will say. You are the one living in the home! Go with your gut instincts. We did that and it turned out nice. I picked all the colors for the house except for the kitchen, my husband chose it. He loves it. I don't care for it, but I will admit it's nice and we get lots of compliments, over all. I think that when a home speaks the personalities of those occupying it then, you cannot go wrong. So, trust yourself and good luck. Just make sure the colors you select will go with the items you will place in the rooms.

Answer 3

Hi, I would use in the living room a Bone White,or Antique White. get an egg-shell as it's more durable and can be scrubbed. I would than use a slightly darker tan colour for the trim. Use a semi-gloss on that. In the Kitchen look at the colours under the ,"Touch of Colour" paint chips. Those particular ones are Glidden. I Have a Green colour in my kitchen that's almost,almost green. But not quite. It only has a touch or hint of green tint in it. The colour is called ,"Glace". Than use a Bright White as a trim colour. Use semi -gloss or High Gloss in the kitchen area. It's very washable,which is what you want in a kitchen. Look at all the colour chips in a faded, or hint of,or whatever the paint company's call them. Take some home with you, don't decide to fast, just take your time. Some paint company's have a site on computer that lets you look at the colour's on the walls of a room, than change the trim look, or whatever. Frazzee is one of them . also look at the Glidden,Bher, Dutch-Boy, Dun Edwards sites. Good Luck! Bye

Answer 4

Is your kitchen open to the living and dining room? A shade of green 2 to 3 times darker than the kitchen would look good. or a taupe or ecru, darker or lighter than the sofa. What colour are the drapes? You may want the wall colour the same as the drapes. Hope this helps you decide

Answer 5

I would do peach walls for contrast with the wood/upholstery; or the yellow of the sunflowers [ light gold? ] to tie it all together. Use the color you didn't put on the walls for lamps/shades/pillows/rugs. [ peach w. gold, or gold w. peach ]
Add beautiful art [ poster/picture/figure ] in your favorite colors,and some plants. You house will be bright and welcoming without being gaudy.

Answer 6

maybe mixing a nice wicker color with just a tad of sunshine yellow, but don't over-do the yellow. be creative!! have fun!!

Answer 7

beige and very light browns never fail.

Answer 8

something in the earth tone family. or darker.

Answer 9

sandtone would be nice.