Need accent wall color
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SusieJen on May 04, 2015I just painted an accent wall in my small loft, I love how it turned out and I am having fun finding things to match the color. I used Behr Marquee Rejuvenation called Farmers MarketHelpful Reply
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B. Enne on May 04, 2015Do you have a favourite rug or curtains? I personally would only use blue if you have a patterend fabric to tie it all together, like the rug in your pic. On my monitor, the fireplace looks warmed toned. I would get a paint strip with the fp colour in it, and go to a deeper shade on the strip...would that happen be the wine you love? Since you already have beige, I wouldn't introduce a new, different colour, but a new shade of the kilim beige or the fp. Please post a pic when you are done!Helpful Reply
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Tracy on May 04, 2015If you love blue then do it. There are many beautiful earthy blue gray colors that would look great with that fireplace. The earthy blues can be a very warm and comforting. It looks like a great new home.Helpful Reply
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Debbie Swanson on May 04, 2015I would try a slate blue or a chalk paint in blue. It would look nice with those bricks.Helpful Reply
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Leslie on May 05, 2015Do you have a current picture with your furniture, rug, curtains, artwork, etc in the room? Without seeing style/colors you have it is hard to say what would look good, unless you are going to paint and then buy something to coordinate.Helpful Reply
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Jeanee Rockweiler on May 05, 2015I'd use a light blue to give it a beachy feel.....it looks like the brick is kind of lite brown or sandy looking?? and all the white would make it feel light and airy.Helpful Reply
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Country Design Home on May 05, 2015Hi Paige! Wow- what a fabulous room!! Blue is actually the complementary color to orange-which is what the brick is-shades of peachy orange. Depending on how striking your would like it to be, you can go bold with a navy or royal or find one that is softer in color tone like a softer blue/green. Once you decide on the color, then add other pieces-like a rug or throw pillows or artwork- into the room to create a cohesive palette.Helpful Reply
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Justme on May 05, 2015I like to pick one of the smallest colors in the rug, fireplace or picture on the wall. It makes the room come together and no one can quite figure out why.Helpful Reply
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Mary-Ann on May 05, 2015If you could send us a pic of your existing furniture in the room, it would really help.Helpful Reply
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Paige Tomas-Suffel on May 05, 2015Thanks for the input. We actually have this one picture that we'd really love to incorporate into the decor so that's where the blue accent came into play.Helpful Reply
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Laura Skarpa on May 05, 2015pick a color in your furnishings, and then match the paint for an accent wall, then when you pick out the paint samples, some manufacturers have suggested paints to go with it. I'm doing a sandy beige with a burgundy accent wall in my bedroom, and I picked out the colors from a new comforter we were given. The other color is a greyish teal.Helpful Reply
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Paige Tomas-Suffel on May 05, 2015We actually do not have ANY furniture in the room at the moment (other than an aquarium). Basically I bought the place a few years back and ended up meeting my now-husband at a later date. All of our furniture was thrown together into a mish-mash of non-matching hand-me-downs. So we've started taking on room-by-room remodels - sold all the mismatched stuff in that room and are starting from scratch to make it ours (as opposed to just mine with an occasonal piece of his, lol)Helpful Reply
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Victoria Noble on May 05, 2015how about a muted teal color? would look great with the brick and the beige!Helpful Reply
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Sam Abe on May 05, 2015I'd look into doing the room in a metallic paint. (No, don't think spray-on: it comes in a can and it took several layers to complete and unusually long drying time between layers). I ended up doing a half wall on the far end of our great room (painted bright linen white) in "copper" and it looks fabulous. I have an adjacent half-way and a cut-back in the area painted "gold." I never realized how many little flourishes of metallic accents there are in the furniture and accessories I own (and I'm a "silver" person). Despite the riot of color from my furniture and the art on the walls, the tiniest glints of gold and copper are highlighted throughout the room and frankly, the colors go with everything. [But you like blue. So go for it. If you don't like the whole wall blue but still want the "color," consider one of those fabulous wall-size stencils (easy with only a little profanity) and add a white or cream or lime green (joke). Bottom line? It's paint. You can always paint over it.] Have fun with it, Paige!Helpful Reply
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Sam Abe on May 05, 2015Sure Paige! I'm using old photos and not those taken specifically to answer your question, so while it may seem as if I'm showing you my entire house, lol, I'm really not!Helpful Reply
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Merryheart on May 05, 2015That room is screaming for medium to light teal or aqua! Great room by the way!Helpful Reply
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Paige Tomas-Suffel on May 07, 2015We played around with a color simulator and think we are going this route (the black outline would not happen, just part of the color simulator).Helpful Reply
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JameyLynn789 on May 08, 2015Hi Paige, might already be too late for my two cents, but I would recommend that you change the window treatments on both sides of your fireplace, and make the fireplace your focal point and not paint the wall to the dining room as an accent. I also wonder if you chose that wall to paint because it is accessible? I too have vaulted ceilings and had to rent scaffolding to paint. The furniture placement of the prior owners didn't allow for great traffic flow to your dining room, and the height of your ceilings is awesome. In my opinion, I think the blue or red will anchor your ceiling and make the room feel smaller. I would opt instead for a massive vertical picture with vibrant colours in blues or reds above your fireplace mounted on your brick (similar to what the prior owners have but their scale is too small) and grey/blue curtains on either side of your windows/patio doors to balance the painting with a modern sheer for privacy. You can then use your picture on the opposite wall to pull more blues across the room without competing with your fireplace, and add accents as you like with your decor. Again, just my opinion, and I'm sure whatever you decide will look fabulous.Helpful Reply
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