https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:15:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-paint-colour#post-2376914 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:46:18 +0000 Umbreon 2376914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you everyone. This helped reassure me that I'm not crazy for thinking it might look nice. I think I will suggest he paint the darker walls first, before repainting the beige, JUST to make sure they look okay together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-paint-colour#post-2376912 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:46:03 +0000 avivoca 2376912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's very pretty! It shouldn't matter if he doesn't like it, it's your house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-paint-colour#post-2376830 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:01:09 +0000 Greentea 2376830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shizaz: I like your choice! I think it is quite nice. Greys are really "in" right now, but grey has kind of a negative association in feng shui and I am a huge proponent of color theory, so anyhow, glad you didn't go in that direction! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-paint-colour#post-2376824 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:58:43 +0000 MrsB2012 2376824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the colour you've picked is beautiful! I can't see how it wouldn't pair well with a beige. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-paint-colour#post-2376792 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:32:31 +0000 gingerbebe 2376792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go with something a little more blue like BM Grenadier Pond - that picture you posted the color looks very earthy and I think would be reinforced with the taupe already on the walls. I think a little bit of blue tinge would give it more pop and brightness.</p> <p><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/grenadierpond" rel="nofollow">http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/grenadierpond</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-paint-colour#post-2376788 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:29:56 +0000 Umbreon 2376788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BadgerMom: At first he said nothing in our living room was green (but our couchs are a neutral beige and the pillows would look good with the colour even though they aren't green) we have a picture above the couch that has a lot of the colour in it, which is why we went with it. </p> <p>Then he asked how we knew it would look good with the beige wall, I told him I held up a sample card to it, but he gave me the impression that he didn't think it would look good. </p> <p>I've been hesitant on everything since we started planning to paint. I wanted to hire an interior designer because I don't trust my opinions or ideas. DH wasn't for that though. So FIL's comments just brought all those insecurities back last night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-paint-colour#post-2376766 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:20:20 +0000 BadgerMom 2376766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think the shades are too similar at all, but I like more of a light monochromatic look when it comes to wall colors. </p> <p>What are your FIL's reservations about it? After seeing some colors that painters have picked over the years I have decided that just because you know how to paint DOES NOT mean you have an eye for color :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-paint-colour#post-2376750 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:08:29 +0000 Umbreon 2376750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I painted this on the wall with our sample paint this morning, where the two walls touch. Are the shades too similar? The picture looks a little too grey on my monitor than in person, but you'll get the idea. </p> [attach=5948/15/nysky6.600x337.paint2.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-paint-colour#post-2376738 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:00:58 +0000 Umbreon 2376738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been wanting to paint our living room/kitchen for awhile now. I had settled on some colours months ago, until last night. FIL owns a painting business and is here for the holidays so he will be painting the rooms. </p> <p>Last night we told him what we wanted and what colours and I felt like he criticized every single decision I had made. I felt pretty terrible by the time he left. Now I'm worried I've made the wrong choices. </p> <p>Right now, our living room is in two colours, half the walls are dark brown, half are light beige. I don't like that there is so much warmth with the brown tones. </p> <p>I had decided to paint the dark brown Benjamin Moore's Dry Sage. (Here's some examples on another website)<br /> <a href="http://www.lifamilies.com/chat/topic-dry-sage-benjamin-moore-83723-1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.lifamilies.com/chat/topic-dry-sage-benjamin-moore-83723-1.html</a></p> <p>I was planning to keep the light beige walls the same colour. But now I'm worried that the two tones won't go together. </p> <p>I'm worried that painting the entire space the same colour will be overwhelmingly green. We could paint all but the wall over the kitchen green, possibly. I just don't know anymore. </p> <p>He wants to start painting on Saturday. :( I just wish I was confident in my choices, but it's so hard to picture everything in the end. </p> <p>Here's a diagram. What do you ladies think?</p> <p>[attach=5948/15/nysklm.484x275.paint.png] </p>