How do I paint an open concept LR/DR/Kitchen area?
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Jo
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I want to paint the LR and the wide hallway that leads into it a slightly different color than the DR and kitchen. Most of the kitchen walls are cabinets. There is a large wall in the DR & Kitchen that I want to make a feature wall ... so a darker, complimentary color. Also what do you think of brown building in the LR area? I'm not sure where to start and stop in an open concept. Ideas? Suggestions?
Feature wall?
DR & LR (please pretend all that stuff on the table is not really there. Lol)
DR & Kitchen. Slider to deck on left side.
What do you mean by "brown building"?
Hi Jo,
My name is Linda. If it was my home, I'd paint all of rooms the same color, then you can use that accent wall in any way you like. Good luck. Wishing you the best.
Well, Jo, I would start and stop at the corners of the walls. And, yes, use the same color (hue) but change the tone/tint for each area. Your feature wall would be the deepest tone. I would suggest that the color you choose will go with your taste and allow the objects in the room to pop. If you don't have corners in your open concept rooms, then you can run a strip of simple molding down the wall to set each area apart. The molding can be white or a the lightest tint of your thematic color. Enjoy!
I agree with Jan. That’s what we did in our house. We also have an open living room kitchen hallway area and each room is painted a slightly different color tan or light gold. Just make sure that you mark each can with the area that you painted in case you need touch ups later.
I agree with Linda. Paint the rooms the same color.That continuation is what adds to the open concept . You can add bright colors on the bar stools, flower arrangement on the wall, table centerpiece, space above cabinets, etc. If you try different hues for each wall keep in mind that the colors of the wall will look different during the day with sunlight and night time . Good luck.
Or be different and put tin tiles on what you want to use as the accent wall and then paint them the accent color. Not only would that give you a pop of color but it would give you some interesting texture too. There are lots of tiles both tin and styrafoam on amazon.com
We have a very similar layout, and it took me a long time to decide what to do with it. I like the idea of having a feature wall. It can make a big difference by bringing focus to something instead of having a "one big room" look. For other colors, you can use colors in the same hue (but different shades), or in colors that are complementary (but different).
Something I asked to have done recently, was to re-tint a mis-tint. I couldn't pass up the price ($2), but wanted a darker color.
I noticed your tile and grout (unless its linoleum or vinyl, lol). We have a fair amount of the same, and we brightened it up a little by using a product called GroutRenew (from Lowes or Home Depot) in Antique White. No matter how much I cleaned, the original grout never came clean....