What paint color goes with this beautiful oak?
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Kiandy
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I like this oak wall but that green color is killing me. It was like this when we moved in. Any good neutral colors. Should we do white trim and leave oak as is? Thanks Kiandy
19 answers
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Hi Check out Olympic Pairie Dust or Behr Marquee Lost Canyon or Bamboo Shoot or Ancient Scroll. Hope those colors work for you
Jackie Santos
on Jan 31, 2015
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Cannot 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.
Jan Loehr
on Jan 31, 2015
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Thanks for your ideas! I'll look up the paint colors!
Kiandy
on Jan 31, 2015
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Sorry, 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.
Terra Gazelle
on Feb 01, 2015
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for 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)
Jean Blakeley-Cook
on Feb 01, 2015
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Hi 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!
Country Design Home
on Feb 01, 2015
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Yes, 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.
Debra
on Feb 01, 2015
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OK thank you for all your feedback!
Kiandy
on Feb 01, 2015
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I'd suggest a soft wheat color on the ceiling as well as the walls.
Linda Hayes
on Feb 01, 2015
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Golden yellow would bring out the warm tones in the wood.
Terry
on Feb 01, 2015
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Your 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.
Crystal
on Feb 01, 2015
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Try a soft gold on the walls. It lightens up the room and make the wood look warm.
STLsportsLady
on Feb 01, 2015
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I would go with neutral colors; creams, grays or beiges
Dolores D
on Feb 01, 2015
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Ditto. Creams, pale beige or some of the newish greiges.
Debbie
on Feb 01, 2015
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Love white, wood and greys!
Debby Carling
on Feb 02, 2015
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Whatever color you use on the wall, consider using several shades lighter on the ceiling for a really finished look.
Loretta Clark
on Feb 02, 2015
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I 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.
Lex263207
on Feb 02, 2015
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@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.
Z
on Feb 02, 2015
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Decided 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.
Z
on Feb 03, 2015
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