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Okay, this is kind of a follow-up question to the posts on selecting foyer paint colors.
We are finally getting around to painting the living room. It has pine tongue-and-groove paneling up to the chair rail, wooden beams (8 foot ceilings), crown molding, and matching built-ins that flank the brick fireplace. We just painted the small area above the mantel BM Confederate Red. For the wall (above the chair rail) I was originally going to go with the Philadelphia Cream, but agree with NovaMom that it has too much yellow in it.
Has anyone used the Shaker Beige and any chance you could post a photo. I am going to head over to BM tomorrow to see if I can find a color that might work.
We have it in our sons room and in our bathroom. I love it in my sons room. (Hate it in my bathroom but that is b/c the previous owners painted over green and didn't use a primer)
How do you post pictures? I would be happy to show you my sons room.
I know a website that shows a home in Shaker Beige in the foyer. (I know this b/c my painted did it and told me.) Here is the link Kris' Painting Service, Inc.
The foyer there on the main page is it
We have it in our sons room and in our bathroom. I love it in my sons room. (Hate it in my bathroom but that is b/c the previous owners painted over green and didn't use a primer)
How do you post pictures? I would be happy to show you my sons room.
I know a website that shows a home in Shaker Beige in the foyer. (I know this b/c my painted did it and told me.) Here is the link Kris' Painting Service, Inc.
The foyer there on the main page is it
To post a photo you have to use the advanced reply option and then go down to the manage attachments area. You can then browse your files and upload the picture.
I liked the Shaker Beige on the link, but that foyer has a lot of light and the white trim lightens it up. I am just scared that the wood trim in my room will darken it too much.
I love shaker beige and have it in my entry, upstairs landing and walk-out basement - it is a perfect neutral color that goes beautifully with many colors. If you are using it in an area that gets a lot of use, try the BM Regal Matte.
I prefer as flat a paint as possible - the Regal Matte only comes in Matte - that is its claim to fame - that it is matte but looks flat and is washable (and it is washable - that is why we love it).....I don't care for any sheen in any room other than perhaps a bathroom or on trim - I even use flat in my kitchen....the shinier the paint the more the wall inperfections show. Flat paint can be touched up beautifully and you never know it - but any shine in a paint prevents that. I change my artwork frequently and fill and sand the nail holes and paint - you would never know there had been any nail holes. The problem with traditiional flat paint is that it isn't very washable - that is what makes the Regal Matte so nice - a flat look and it is washable (and repairable).
i like the top sample and the middle sample. i think the bottom color is kind of dark considering the dark wood and dark bricks in the room.
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