What color to paint wood paneling in Family Room?
We have decided to paint this dark wood paneling in our family/playroom in the house we just bought (built 1960) with original wood paneling. Yes, we have already decided to paint it (it's getting primed as I type) so please don't try to convince me otherwise ;-)
I'm looking for suggestions on color. I was thinking a light yellow/cream color (Olympic's Spice Delight B14-1 or maybe Shiny Silk A15-2 or Valspar Yellow Bliss 3008-4C). I'm planning on keeping the ceiling beams their natural state and also probably leaving all the trim wood (around the windows especially since they are wood colored).
About this room: it is our second family space on the main level and it is adjacent to an ALL white kitchen (shown - I know...that will be another project). And the big windows look out onto our back yard, there is a lot of natural light and recessed lighting in the ceiling.
Also, I am considering white washing the brick fireplace because it has a weird pink hue that just seems wrong with most colors I want in that room.
Thanks for all your suggestions....and please give precise colors/brands of paint if you want to make some suggestions on paint color,
I'm looking for suggestions on color. I was thinking a light yellow/cream color (Olympic's Spice Delight B14-1 or maybe Shiny Silk A15-2 or Valspar Yellow Bliss 3008-4C). I'm planning on keeping the ceiling beams their natural state and also probably leaving all the trim wood (around the windows especially since they are wood colored).
About this room: it is our second family space on the main level and it is adjacent to an ALL white kitchen (shown - I know...that will be another project). And the big windows look out onto our back yard, there is a lot of natural light and recessed lighting in the ceiling.
Also, I am considering white washing the brick fireplace because it has a weird pink hue that just seems wrong with most colors I want in that room.
Thanks for all your suggestions....and please give precise colors/brands of paint if you want to make some suggestions on paint color,
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Tie-in your wood tones together. If you are leaving the beams, but cleaning them up. I'd stain your mantle and bookshelves the same stain colour. Bringing continuity and harmony to the space. You could leave the brick, but I'd re-clad it with a more modern stone.
The back wall of your shelving, being that its either tongue and groove or panelling - I'd fill in those grooves, then paint the back wall an accent paint colour - having the wood shine forward.
I would not paint your shelving a yellow colour - not a good combination with your wood floors.
Or, you could paint it (back panelling) your baseboard colour - which, I would definitely change out to a higher profile (5" height is the standard now) Painted white - which opens up a big can of worms to change out throughout your home.
Good luck with your project.
I agree with advice of refacing FP at some point with stone.. Close up the square hole at that point.
we did that with our old FP screen in one house and it looked great.
BTW, I'm all for painting the wood. It can take years off the look of the room. Good luck
walls bm silver fox
wood beams lightened up natural colour
accents silver
As for the walls...go neutral. Not necessarily a cold silver gray (they are in but will be out just as quick). SW Creamy is a nice or if you want something a bit cooler SW Muslin is pretty. A high gloss vibrant white on the trim and and builtin bodies would add a sleekness too.
To inject some color, consider painting the backs of the builtins an accent color. Of course this would depend on your decor and your taste but you could go anywhere from a darker neutral like SW Brainstorm Bronze to a fun pop of something like Alexandrite, Pink Flamingo or Chartreuse. The great thing about making that area an accent is that it can be easily changed with your mood or with trends (and with little investment).
Add a great rug too...it will soften the room a bit.
Anyhow...great room, I love that style of home. The possibilities are limitless. Have fun and I can't wait to see what you come up with!
As you have said, leave the beams as they are.
As for the kitchen considering our very low budget and the fact that we may do a remodel in a year or two when we CAN afford it, I'm thinking just painting the backsplash and maybe, maybe! doing the counters with a rustoleum counter transformation... Just a thought.
Looking forward to more comments and I will post some pics when the walls are done!!
If you want something light and soothing go with this: http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/verandaview
For something a little more daring go with this: http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/viennagreen
For a less serious look: http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/huntingtongreen
But to me this is the perfect shade:http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/greenhydrangea
Please post pictures. Would like to see the finished room
Perhaps you could update with new photos once you paint, and when the furniture arrives.
Love the built-in desk and shelves--maybe it could be darkened a bit to match the mantel.
That nitche is for the wood, so go ahead and fill it up--would bring some nice texture,
Love the white kitchen--basic and filled with light and a total blank slate. We used to have a cabinet like that in the corner, and it is a handy place for the breakfast cereal! Once your furniture arrives, it will help you pick the right color for it.
Then I would live with it for 12 months. Yep, even live with the bricks. Save your money for when you know what you want. Just hanging some pictures and curtains could change everything. Get a big canvas and throw yellow paint at it, then hang it above your mantel.
I painted my firplace CC-40 cloud white. It looked very fresh. New drapes and paint, and an area would be a great way to update too.
Another way to completely change the look, when there's more in the budget, is to have a slab of stone, marble, concrete, or even metal, like copper to make the the fireplace look high end. Some faux stones if done correctly, look amazing, while others can look a bit inexpensive.
A side note....our company can work with any budget when it comes to kitchens. Have a look if you like: www.harvesthouse.ca. We've done many spaces in the states and a few in Bermuda as well.
Your ideas for fixing up the counters and changing the backsplash will definitely update the kitchen until you can start again.
Very best of luck, and have fun!
Not to be overly critical of the faux stone... but from experience it always looks much better in pictures than in reality. Every single application I have witnessed in homes ranging from 6-7 figures has looked fake. The colors are usually off natural by just enough for the brain to perceive the material is man made and the texture lacks the warmth and imperfections I would want from an expanse of stone. Metal wrapping can look fantastic but it really needs to be professionally applied. It is also cost prohibitive in most cases. Besides that it would not lend itself to the overall design of this particular house without further modifications. If a person is going to spend that much on stone overlay or metal wrapping they should be prepared to rip out the panels, builtins, hearth and surround to make it look right for the space. Here, the person just wants a different aesthetic not a different room.
Claude from Quebec City
My suggestion is to paint all the panelling, mantle, window trim and all baseboard, door trim (doors) a creamy off white (Mascarpone by the Candace Olsen collection #AF20 at Benjamin Moore). Leave those wood beams as they are. Floor could be left alone or stained a touch darker. You mentioned doing your kitchen at a later date as I would have lower coloured cabinets (one pictured in family room) in maybe a green and keep all upper cabinets in a white or creamy (Mascarpone) white. I would also change the firescreen for a nickel satin silver finish one. I would leave the stone as is on the fireplace, just changing all the woodwork to painting it will make a big change and brighten the room incredibly. At a later date I would resurface it with new stone.
Anyway, the easy solution to that fireplace is 2 or 3 coats of KILZ, you wont need further paint, it has a nice eggshell sheen and no flaking worries, cheaper than paint too!
Pull one shade lighter (than the wall color) up onto the ceilings to keep unity in the space, so the eye isn't bouncing all over the place, creating a more seamless look. Please turn that whole in the brick into something that looks intentional... like a place for firewood in the mock up done by jlraskin1. You could fill in the brick behind the metal vent, paint, and will never know it was there. You can also add green to your white kitchen with accessories, painting the little bit of wall in the kitchen, backsplash, or a new countertop.
So much potential, very exciting!
We had fugly orange brick in our living room...we covered it w/faux stacking rock! Greatly enhanced the selling price!
I suggest the yellow in the photo and do not paint the brick. The stark white ceiling should be painted as well poosibly a little lighter version of yellow. Best of Luck. It is a wonderful room
thanks for all the suggestions....hopefully our work in progress with be done soon.
If you HAVE to paint it, consider a plextone paint. You have to spray it on. It's several colors of paint of different densities that givea soft color when they visually mix. Super durable , it was formlated to be used in apartment hallways in the 50s. There was a revival of it's use in the 80s. some of the colors are dreadfull (red white, blue which sort of looks pale purple , but some greys and beiges look mighty fine!
http://www.seagravecoatings.com/color_patch_main.htm
That said I'd be much more concerned with that FUGLY kitchen.