The biggest wall in a room is the one most of us don t even think about.
Room painted all one color.
Painting your home in one color is considered ideal for flowing color from room to room and is the best reason for using one color throughout your home.
Personally i prefer to keep all main rooms foyer kitchen family room hall stairway the same paint color.
One design option when painting a room with a chair rail is to paint the upper and lower portions of the wall the same color and paint or stain the chair rail a different color.
It can be less expensive to have just one color painted or sprayed throughout a home.
To warm up a bright bedroom without painting all the surfaces something other than classic white cover one wall in a printed covering and another in a warm neutral color.
I never paint a ceiling dead white because all white paint has a bit of gray in it and it takes the room down designer.
I infuse more fun and variety with paint colors in the bedrooms but i like consistency in the main areas of my home.
One of the best ways to represent a complete color story is by incorporating two items in the room that offer the same shade.
Just as different wall colors can divide your apartment into different work areas different shades of the same color can unite all the rooms as can a pattern that s repeated.
In a small space in particular these little touches the pillow that matches the lampshade fabric the style of the mirror that echoes a side table can all add.
For instance this room features a lovely gray painted wooden floor that perfectly matches the dining chairs and provides a lighter counterpoint to the dark blue walls.
One of the top selling colors of all time for benjamin moore and part of their historical collection this inviting paint color is a true classic.
So if there s a color that you truly love use it.