Paint colors for an open layout? (Valspar, open floor plan, ceiling, sand)
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I will also say that paint colorS should be a misnomer for an open floor plan - it will look most spacious and play up the openness with a single color. If you really want to bring in additional color, I would limit it to an accent wall where you'll have a clear demarcation of the wall at the corners.
With an L shaped room, you probably would want to paint it one color, unless you wanted to designate one area in a special way.
One thing to consider--paint the room all one pretty color, and paint one wall in an accent color. This could be a brighter version of the wall color, or a different color.
Use the B.Moore site to choose colors. Say you like the color White Sand by B.Moore. (You can choose this from the color gallery on the B.Moore site.) You choose the color and then you get this:
If you want to designate, say a dining area with a different color, then you need to choose two colors that look well together, and where they come together on a flat wall, run narrow molding down on top of the paint line between them.
If that is what you want to do, then I think the easiest way is to choose a lighter or brighter version of the main color. Many years ago we did this with wall paper. We papered the dining area, using molding to designate the beginning of a new "room." But I'll never paper another wall ever again!
We do a lot of white ceilings, medium to light wall color, and white trim. Seems to be a timeless touch here.
Might want to research the effects of color on a room and people. Grey will make the rooms depressing, green the most relaxing, yellow and light beige the warmest.
Not necessarily my first choice for the specific shade, but I knew I wanted gray. I only had a handful of choices from the builder.
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