Saturday, February 27, 2010

What color would you paint a basement that has no windows and a red brick fireplace?

The basement is an odd L shape and it's not very big because it's the bottom floor of a quad level house. The wall has a plaster faux finish on it already but it's stark white. The carpet is cranberry (bought the house that way) so we're change the carpet to an earth tone semi-shag.


I don't want it dark but I do want it to feel very warm and inviting. If you have a paint idea please give me a brand and name so I can check it out.


Thank you.What color would you paint a basement that has no windows and a red brick fireplace?
I think a nice soft yellow would be a really warm and inviting colour. You wouldn't want a BRIGHT yellow because yellow is considered a stimulating colour. If you choose something that has a bit of a pink undertone to it (not that you can see the pink, but it makes it buttery yellow) it calms the loudness of yellow to a warm tone! I have my hallways painted popcorn ball (Behr paint) and Cracked wheat (also Behr paint). My friend painted her basement with my leftover 'Cracked wheat' and she loves it (and she actually has a red-toned fireplace). Just be careful with the colour of yellow becuase of your reddish carpets - you don't want the area to look like an apple so a lighter shade of buttery yellow would be good (another good shade of yellow that I almost chose was vanilla delight or something like that...)





If you do decide on a green, especially a sage-y green, make sure that there is not too much grey in it. I painted our bedroom 'woodland mystery' (by CIL paints) which is pretty good - not too much grey. I had previously tried another tone that had way too much grey in it, and at least for the lighting that the room received, it look dull and depressing. I highly recommend getting a small can of any sage green and painting a wall (or part of a wall) to make sure it's not a depressing colour!





Hope that helps! Good luck with your painting!What color would you paint a basement that has no windows and a red brick fireplace?
play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to find colors that you like. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family %26amp; color name, the ';painted'; rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:


http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/





I think ';emerging taupe'; (# 6045) might be a great choice.





You can take a photo of your house %26amp; upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:


http://www.roomvues.com/


You can get color suggestions %26amp; for $5 they'll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.
I would choose a soft warm sandy tone or light mocha (think coffee with cream). Experiment with this site and consider a shade like ';Bittersweet Stem';, ';Sands of Time'; or go with a light buttery shade like ';Lemon Chiffon';. I think it's always best to buy your furniture first then find the color that works with it best. Sometimes just an accent pillow , an accent rug or a piece of art can be the inspiration for the whole room.



Go to the paint store and get some paint chip samples. I would go with something in the gold tones to go with the new carpet. Use alot of accent lighting like a couple of floor lamps and table lamps or hanging lampsIf you have some prints going on the walls pick one of the shades out of them.
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i would use a light sage green in sherwin-williams brand.


ok it is called rice paddy. it is very welcoming and refreshin and hard to dislike.


then to add a nice touch, i would paint 1 accent wall a dark sage color.


ok this color is called tupelo tree. it adds some more visual interest to the room......





hope this helps!
A color I have used for many years, in many different houses and always get tons of compliments on is Porter Paints Triest Gold, not 100% on the spelling...but any of the warm golds would look great and go with anything.
My bf has been a painter for 20 years and he only uses Sherwin Williams paint. He says it is the best. I would go with a sand color. A tad bit darker then tan. I think it'd look great with your fireplace.
you need it white to lighten it up you can warm it up with red bits and bobs to match the fireplace
egg shell satin white if theres trim go with a coffee semi gloss that will go good with the carpet too kelly moore has good paint that holds up well
egg shell white?
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