Saturday, February 27, 2010

What color paint will brighten a room with no windows besides white?

Unfortunately, our kitchen has no windows, and it's a fairly small area. The layout is actually made that if we put in a window, it would be in the garage. Not our idea at all.





We are looking for some ideas or any advice on what we can do to this kitchen. Love to buy another house, but this one was in our budget.





We already have fluorescent lighting, which actually doesn't seem to help much.





So any advice or ideas would be greatly appreciated!What color paint will brighten a room with no windows besides white?
All paint colors are indexed with a ';reflectivity index'; which is a scientific assessment of how much light a color puts back into the room. Nothing is brighter than white paint.





Something you should know is that in most kitchens, a majority of the wall space is taken up with cabinetry. This means that wall space dedicated to paint is minimal and that any effort to manipulate the space with paint will be minimally successful. So, here's what I do to help kitchens out; kitchens are the heart of the home and associated with warmth, cooking and brown toasty things. Your eye craves contrast and contrast is what makes spaces look smaller. If your wood is a medium tone and you paint the walls a light color, it will make the wood look darker and due to the contrast, smaller. It seems silly I know to think that painting your walls a darker tone will make the space seem bigger but it will. I have done this for thousands of clients and they love the results. Remember that most of your wallspace is cabinetry so the last thing you want to do is make them look darker. The goal for your space is to take its inherent characteristic and play to it. The room will never be a garden space filled with light so you should go for the warm and cozy look. Much like I will never be a supermodel, I must concentrate on the things that I do well LOL%26gt;





Paint the walls a wood like color, don't be afraid to go a little deeper. If your cabinets are oak, try Ben Moore's #1102, if the cabinets are darker, go for a terra cotta color. Clay pots and clay-like colors are naturals in kitchens...you will love your new space guaranteed! Then decorate with bold accent colors in dishes and accessories.





Cheers,


BeverlyWhat color paint will brighten a room with no windows besides white?
Depends on your kitchen cabinets %26amp; appliances. Consider the color in the wood (i.e., oak tends to be yellow, walnut tends to be brown etc). Some whites are cold especially if they are blue whites; a creamy white is warm but still bright, and if appropriate you could consider yellow. One thing to consider with the fluorescent lighting is to use full spectrum (daylight) light bulbs, and also lighting under the upper cabinets to light up your task area.
We use a color called shy peach from Wal-Mart. but any light tint of color would help with lighter appearance. In the old days they said never use blue in the kitchen but those rules are out the window. Choose a color which goes well with your decor, then have the paint store show you some of the lightest tints of that color.
Yellow%26lt;3
PINK? or YELLOW?

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