I am buying a house with my fiance. The house is 2 story, about 2000 square feet, has a kitchen, 2 1/2 baths, a dining/living room combo, a family room, an upstairs loft, and 3 bedrooms. We want to have a country-themed house and I was looking for some ideas for paint colors. All ideas welcome.
2007-08-03 17:29:57 · 6 answers · asked by Russell B 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Well, here are a few links that should help and give you some ideas.
http://www.thepaintzone.net/s/colors_country_paint
http://www.buyersguide.com/images/frenchCountryDecor.jpg
http://www.haven-designs-decorative-pillows.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/paris1.jpg
http://www.arearugfacts.com/images/rug_country.jpg
http://stb.msn.com/i/36/5454C24A7C9F51DE7B10BADCAFF4C.jpg
The thing to remember with country decorating is pattern: use florals with stripes and gingham, but using the same color scheme in all the patterns. If you log onto amazon, you'll find MANY books on country decorating...
My personal favorite is wedgewood blue and white, using florals, stripes, ginghams and polka-dots
2007-08-03 18:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the decorating section at a good book store. There are several styles of country - Victorian, Italian, French, English countryside, American, Mexican, New Mexican, etc. - any culture has a "country" style. Pick up 3 or 4 that you like and then use the books to help develop your own style of decor.
2007-08-04 08:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by Taffy Saltwater 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1] each of you pick a favorite color, then compromise on a third - use those as main color for your 'public' areas - LR/DR, kitchen, FR, downstairs hall and bath. OR,
2] use earth tones - greens, tans, browns
3] spring colors - sky blue, leaf green, sun yellow
Bedrooms, upstairs baths, hall, can be any color - I usually match master bath with that bedroom; and hall bath with guest room.
2007-08-04 00:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love to go to the paint section of Lowe's or Home Depot and gather the paint chips and take them home and create my own color scheme. Make it your own.
2007-08-04 00:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by sasha1641 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rather than looking for decorating hints, I think you're just bragging. Why do I need to know beds/baths for color schemes? Square footage? c'mon.
2007-08-04 00:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Are you looking for exterior or interior colors?
2007-08-04 00:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by Dave and Jess Mac 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋