What paint color goes with this beautiful oak?
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Jackie Santos on Jan 31, 2015Hi Check out Olympic Pairie Dust or Behr Marquee Lost Canyon or Bamboo Shoot or Ancient Scroll. Hope those colors work for youHelpful Reply
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Jan Loehr on Jan 31, 2015Cannot tell if the wall wood is panelling or not but if you like the dark wood there, a soft neutral gray would soften the dark wood...White trim on the doors and door way trim would brighten everything up in what looks like a fairly dark area.Helpful Reply
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Kiandy on Jan 31, 2015Thanks for your ideas! I'll look up the paint colors!Helpful Reply
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Terra Gazelle on Feb 01, 2015Sorry, I like Green with oak...all Earth colors look well together. I am going to have my kitchen green to go with my new Oak cabinets and Cypress open shelving.Helpful Reply
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Jean Blakeley-Cook on Feb 01, 2015for an old house that is craftsman style, then a cream/antique white or parchment color is great. really, its fantastic and not boring. however, if its more queen anne era victorian, then look at earthy colors such as olive green, slate blue, maroon, rust, ochre, even wall paper (think Bradbury and Bradbury)Helpful Reply
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Country Design Home on Feb 01, 2015Hi Kiandy- What color you paint it depends on whether you want the oak to stand out or become one with the wall. The darker the paint color, the less obvious the oak is, and vise versa. That wall appears to be on the dark side, so lightening it up would make sense. It appears that you have a dark green tartan plaid sofa in front of it, so I would match the creamy white color in that plaid and paint the walls with that-something like Benjamin Moore Linen White is a pretty light cream color with hints of yellow that will go nicely with the yellow in the oak. When you paint the trim white around a dark door, it makes the door appear like a square box, so you might want to leave the trim dark along with the doors. I would add a horizontal mirror over the sofa, plus some toss pillows and a throw in the same lighter color. Here is a link to the color: http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/linenwhite Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Debra on Feb 01, 2015Yes, that is hideous~Lol. I would try a light pale color since the oak is very dark colored. You could try cream, eggshell, tan colors.Helpful Reply
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Kiandy on Feb 01, 2015OK thank you for all your feedback!Helpful Reply
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Linda Hayes on Feb 01, 2015I'd suggest a soft wheat color on the ceiling as well as the walls.Helpful Reply
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Terry on Feb 01, 2015Golden yellow would bring out the warm tones in the wood.Helpful Reply
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Crystal on Feb 01, 2015Your green is a cool tone. Look for a color (even green) in a muted/warm tone, it will totally change the feel of the room.Helpful Reply
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STLsportsLady on Feb 01, 2015Try a soft gold on the walls. It lightens up the room and make the wood look warm.Helpful Reply
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Dolores D on Feb 01, 2015I would go with neutral colors; creams, grays or beigesHelpful Reply
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Debbie on Feb 01, 2015Ditto. Creams, pale beige or some of the newish greiges.Helpful Reply
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Debby Carling on Feb 02, 2015Love white, wood and greys!Helpful Reply
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Loretta Clark on Feb 02, 2015Whatever color you use on the wall, consider using several shades lighter on the ceiling for a really finished look.Helpful Reply
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Lex263207 on Feb 02, 2015I agree with Linda Hayes. Sherwin Williams "Basket Beige" is a nice neutral color. Paint the ceiling the next lightest shade on the color card. Any trim that has to be painted (not the oak) could be in SW Macadamia.Helpful Reply
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Z on Feb 02, 2015@Kiandy, I believe what you have there is Knotty Pine stained in an oak tone. Consider the colors in your upholstered sofa and choose the lightest color from it. By what I can see that would be a beige tone. Which looks as though you have that color in your bricks in the other room too.Helpful Reply
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Z on Feb 03, 2015Decided to do a virtual for you. I wasn't sure what kind of art you liked or I would have added something above the sofa too.Helpful Reply
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