Design Direction
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Hey Designers! I’ve sent an image of the first level of my home. The entry foyer shares a wall with the living room. The wall also extends into the lower level rec room (the wall on the left of the floor plan). I was hoping to bring color into the rooms with paint, but I’m having a tough time figuring out where I would start and stop different paint colors. Is it better to keep all the walls one color and use art? I thought of doing an accent wall, but which wall would I do that on? Please help…
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On September 9th, 2009 4:25 pm
Accent walls are typically used to accentuate rooms with the use of bold colors applied to one wall within the space. You would ideally want to select one of the smallest walls in your space as your accent wall. Using a smaller wall grants you the opportunity to use bold, rich hues in the spaces without it feeling overpowering.
I would suggest applying your accent wall color to the entire exterior of the walls enclosing the half bathroom that are separating both the great room and kitchen. This method will allow you to have an accent wall in the kitchen and the great room. Work off of the color that you’ve chosen for your accent wall to help you decide the colors for the other walls.
For the wall that extends down into the lower level (on the left side your floor plan) use a color about two shades lighter than your accent wall color, and a color about three shades light than that for your main walls. The main walls would be the two additional walls in your kitchen and great room. It’s best for the lightest shade to be applied to the main walls because these walls are usually wider, and painting them with something light limits that overpowering feeling that I mentioned earlier. Also, adding art with brighter colors to the main walls acts as a way of tying in your accent colors and a way of giving a little character to those walls. Hopefully this was helpful. Happy painting!