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angelcute
03-10-09, 09:23 AM
Do you have any pics of a painted room that will match Taupe/Tan paint?? I'm looking for a nice paint color for my kitchen/dining area walls. There is only 1 window in dining area. This room opens to Living Room, the LR walls are tan/taupe. NO window treatments in any of the rooms- no color scheme yet. Thanks
pmgca
03-10-09, 10:24 AM
Hi there,
The Sherwin Williams website has good resources for this task. Just find the Taupe/Tan color you like and vist the Ideas and Inspiration gallery
Ideas & Inspiration - Sherwin-Williams (http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_it_yourself/interior_decorating_ideas/index.jsp)
In your case, I think that this palette is a good option
Global Tapestry - Sherwin-Williams (http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_it_yourself/paint_colors/color_trends/2009/global_tapestry/)
The Sherwin Williams website has good resources for this task. Just find the Taupe/Tan color you like and vist the Ideas and Inspiration gallery
Ideas & Inspiration - Sherwin-Williams (http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_it_yourself/interior_decorating_ideas/index.jsp)
In your case, I think that this palette is a good option
Global Tapestry - Sherwin-Williams (http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_it_yourself/paint_colors/color_trends/2009/global_tapestry/)
qdslse
03-10-09, 11:22 AM
Go to benjamin moore's web site and you can upload your own pictures and change the background colors. They have hundreds of colors to choose from.
pmgca
03-10-09, 11:43 AM
Sure. The Sherwin Williams website has the same service (upload / paint the picture of your house / room). Is incliuded in the links I posted
Allison1888
03-12-09, 03:22 PM
Once you narrow down the colors, buy the sample bottles-- Benjamin Moore and I'm sure other companies sell them for many of their popular colors. Paint some on a sample board and put it up the room for awhile -- see how you like it after a few days.
pmgca
03-12-09, 05:22 PM
Hi Allison1888,
If you paint a small board, you will never get the real color feeling, for 3 reasons
1 - The color absorption is different in a board and in a wall, so color shades will be different
2 - The light reflection is different in small surfaces, so the colors tend to look darker
3- The eyes tend to blend the colors this means that you can't see the small board color out the visual field
This is why the professionals try the colors on the real walls, worst case scenario, it can be covered easily
let me know if you have questions
If you paint a small board, you will never get the real color feeling, for 3 reasons
1 - The color absorption is different in a board and in a wall, so color shades will be different
2 - The light reflection is different in small surfaces, so the colors tend to look darker
3- The eyes tend to blend the colors this means that you can't see the small board color out the visual field
This is why the professionals try the colors on the real walls, worst case scenario, it can be covered easily
let me know if you have questions