beth29 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Is is a nice wide-ish hall. not sure what colour to paint it. is a nice warm colour welcoming or off white colour nice. tell me what you have got. and what you like? I quite liked adeep red for the hall, or is it too dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistygirl75 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I had to paint my entire house and was a bit stuck so I went to the crown paint website. They have a tool that let's you see what it would look like on your walls. There are sample rooms and you can even download your own pictures to try it out on (haven't tried that feature myself and used the standard pictures ). It worked very well for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunzi Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 If you are going for a nonwhite colour then I'd definitely go with a dark red. Very powerful colour if done correctly. The level of lighting will be reduced though as darker colours are very poor refractors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth29 Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 i have just mentioned dark red to my hubby and he said no way. he said no one has a dark colour in their hall way. it is white at the moment. he wants off white or cream, coffee. to me, it feels really striking. or could it be over powering.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistygirl75 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I have a very dark red on the chimney breast in my dining room. I wanted to have the whole room in that colour but thought it might be to dark, and on refelction, I think it would have been. Red in your hallway might make it very dark and it might look small because of it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittenta Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 what colour is your skirting boards etc? A cream or white looks very good with dark wood skirtings and stuff but a little too bright if you have them all painted white. I went through loads of colours in my hallway and have always gone back to an off white like magnolia or a cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth29 Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 what colour is your skirting boards etc? A cream or white looks very good with dark wood skirtings and stuff but a little too bright if you have them all painted white. I went through loads of colours in my hallway and have always gone back to an off white like magnolia or a cream HI. the skirting boards are just white. the carpet a nice green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yummyyumyum Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 im going to be doing my hallway in a few weeks time. there is this really nice antique purpley colour in the crown brochure(it is a lot nicer than it sounds....honest) all the skirting,door frames and banister rails are in a creamy colour. the purple is nott too dark and its all really expensive looking. my hubby is a neautral colour fan but he agrees the richness of these colours is lovely and i think were settled on this colour scheme...i will try and find the brochure and post you it as im sure you will fall in love with the colour combination. lisa x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 If you really want the dark red, just paint it to dado height, and use a really light colour such as cream above. Does your hall have natural light? Are there any internal windows off it? How high is the ceiling? ... or can you show us a pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 If you are going for a nonwhite colour then I'd definitely go with a dark red. Very powerful colour if done correctly. The level of lighting will be reduced though as darker colours are very poor refractors. A dark colour will tend to reduce the feeling of space and give a dark, brooding air. You'll need to light the hall well in consequence. Personally, I prefer light, airy colours which open up an area and enhance and reflect any natural light the room receives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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