https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 10:03:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2018168 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:42:43 +0000 prettylizy 2018168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Check out BEHR Chocolate froth and Benjamin Moore Stormy Monday. We have similar wood tones and they work really well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2018163 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:38:33 +0000 CakeLady 2018163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They are all Benjamin Moore:<br /> Opal Essence<br /> Colony Green<br /> Cumulus cloud<br /> Classic Gray </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2018156 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:34:59 +0000 CakeLady 2018156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: here are some pics of our paint </p> [attach=4156/15/nhywmc.450x600.image.jpg] [attach=4156/15/nhywmd.450x600.image.jpg] [attach=4156/15/nhywme.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017722 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 21:18:19 +0000 SLR 2017722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Check out Benjamin Moore Sweet Spring and Brushed Aliminum or Sherwin Williams Naturel. Buy some samples and start trialing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017666 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 20:20:47 +0000 PurplePumps 2017666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here are a few of the colors I used<br /> Behr Sagey, I couldn't get a good picture at all, it's a little more green, less yellow in person to me<br /> [attach=2644/15/nhxt2n.428x285.IMG_4877.JPG]<br /> BM Galveston Grey (warm brown/grey)<br /> [attach=2644/15/nhxt2o.428x285.IMG_4865.JPG]<br /> Behr Slate Pebble (warm grey/purple)<br /> [attach=2644/15/nhxt2p.428x285.IMG_4868.JPG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017631 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:51:07 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 2017631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray or Halo. They are absolutely beautiful, fail-safe colors that I've used with oak. Can't go wrong with these colors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017623 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:39:54 +0000 spaniellove 2017623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Staining dark doesn't actually take that long with a gel stain! We had some ugly oak cabinetry in good condition in a bathroom and found that it was surprisingly easy to make it look brand new. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017601 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:15:10 +0000 Mrs. Coral 2017601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually think the woodwork is beautiful! Come to my house if you want to see orangey/yellowed woodwork :wink: </p> <p>I think the right sage green (more of a grey undertone, no yellow undertone) would be gorgeous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017587 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:04:17 +0000 Greentea 2017587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually LOVE natural woodwork. I would definitely do white, or very light to brighten it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017581 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:59:53 +0000 momazon 2017581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Quietude by Sherwin Williams is a gorgeous green if you're leaning towards green! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017521 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:07:22 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2017521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: the floors in your entry are beautiful. Is that under your carpet in the living room too? I'd let those bad boys shine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017491 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:54:28 +0000 ladybee 2017491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did Valspar Malted Milk in our house with our various trim options. Its a light tan with a yellow undertone. </p> [attach=2199/15/nhxmas.600x337.IMG_1672.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017483 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:51:53 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2017483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd go with a very pale blue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017459 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:41:35 +0000 coopsmama 2017459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: That's what the trim looks like in my new house! It will be something new to experiment with, decorating-wise.</p> <p>I vote for a light blue for @swurlygurl: 's house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017456 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:39:56 +0000 swurlygurl 2017456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: that first pic is my fave. Huge crush on built-ins!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017450 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:38:22 +0000 swurlygurl 2017450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: I wish :crying: There is so much that we'd spend the rest of our lives working on it<br /> We used these colors in our dining room. I really like the dark purple, but it's definitely too dark for a whole room </p> [attach=3446/15/nhxljy.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017435 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:30:45 +0000 erinpye 2017435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd do something light and cool-toned to brighten up the room: light blue, light green, white, even maybe light gray if you can find the right shade that compliments the wood color. Or stain the wood dark and still go with a nice, light color! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017426 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:23:26 +0000 photojane 2017426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any of these Behr greeny-bluey-aquas! Our living room and kitchen are painted in Ionic Sky, and I love it. :) </p> [attach=1879/15/nhxkv2.214x279.Screen-shot-2015-01-09-at-5.22.08-PM.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017405 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:14:59 +0000 loveisstrange 2017405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Id stain that shit DARK. lol. If you're keeping natural wood, it should at least be pretty natural wood. I love the dark dark trim in old homes. </p> <p>And I vote pale, sagey green with the oak. </p> [attach=1353/15/nhxkgz.555x511.1-2-svendsen.jpg] [attach=1353/15/nhxkh0.236x354.156ec59b74670cf0f42277dbc8d89970.jpg] [attach=1353/15/nhxkh1.600x401.hting-rectangular-dining-table-tile-floor-tray-ceiling-wall-.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017390 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:07:43 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2017390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Light light light blue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017362 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:49:01 +0000 Synchronicity 2017362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with pale blue-gray or green; I think they will help lighten the walls and give a pop of colour against the wood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017358 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:45:12 +0000 swurlygurl 2017358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And more of what I have to paint around</p> <p>@CakeLady: At least it belongs in an old Victorian home! This is just a 90's home with bad varnish that's yellowing everything :( I would love to see pictures though!! :) </p> [attach=3446/15/nhxj3c.600x450.47311_777237018791_1580939_n.jpg] [attach=3446/15/nhxj3d.600x450.47311_777237023781_1118676_n.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017356 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:42:42 +0000 CakeLady 2017356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in an old Victorian house with lots of oak woodwork. We had a designer help us with our paint colors and did lots of light greens, blues, and greys. Of course I have no photos of my house right now. I will look for the paint colors when I get home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017351 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:39:48 +0000 swurlygurl 2017351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Definitely have to keep it oak-y. DH has a crazy love affair with natural wood. I try really hard to accept it, but every once in a while I get a wild hair and go crazy.<br /> I really like that gray color, but it's shown with white door trim and pretty dark wood - not sure how it'd translate to my yellow wood </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017350 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:39:22 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 2017350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: we were going to paint it when we put in the new floors then discovered that our trim was stained and has some kind of gloss coating on it. Our trim is decorative with all kinds of grooves, so it would need sanded and so much more work than it's worth. Eff that. </p> <p>We are moving anyways. Someone else can inherit the 80s wall of doom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017341 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:29:20 +0000 PurplePumps 2017341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: LOL I year ya. I bounce back and forth every other week with "ok, I'm just gonna paint it all" and "omg, it's WAY too much work I'll just deal with it." With the right wall color, I'm learning to love, or at least not mind living with all the oak. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017340 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:29:16 +0000 avivoca 2017340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I too dislike oak trim, but I'd be inclined to paint it a cool white or blue color to brighten up the room a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017334 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:26:11 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 2017334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: I agree, I dislike oak... And of course, my entire house is oak. I don't have the patience to paint or stain the trim, so I close my eyes and pretend it's not there. My bedroom set is oak too. I hate it with a firey passion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017331 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:24:52 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 2017331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: I really like these </p> [attach=1772/15/nhxi5g.338x600.image.jpg] [attach=1772/15/nhxi5h.338x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color-help-please#post-2017328 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:24:15 +0000 PawPrints 2017328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oak is my personal least favorite color wood, I'd definitely want to paint it or stain it. But if that's not an option, I agree with a gray or blue. </p>