Badly need paint colour advice for living room!

10 years ago

I am getting my living room walls painted a lovely gray/green colour. I'm very happy with that colour. My issue is the built in tv cabinet (you can see it in the photo) it lies between a white limestone fireplace and a more cream coloured bookcase.

Any advice on what colour I should paint it?

At the moment I'm feeling I should go with a slightly lighter/whiter colour then the bookcase.....so it'll be between the colour of the fireplace and the bookcase....but do I want introduce yet another colour in that small space?

Repainting the bookcase is not an option at the moment.

I'm quite literally tearing my hair out. The painter is coming this Tuesday so I'll have to make a decision.

Can anyone help?
regards
A Stressed out Mum

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houssaon

10 years ago

How about painting it the same color as the walls?

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murraymaher
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10 years ago
You're comments are great!
Where would I get a coloured wax? Is there much involved in using it?

I like the idea of using the wall colour....maybe I'll keep the top white and bottom skirting white and just paint the rest?
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Hi minnie101, Thanks so much for your detailed reply. Great to know what colour that grey is. It may be a little dark with our floor. We will definitely update the handles - I hate the current ones. We'll probably go with wood to keep within budget. Your non-tiles pic is lovely. We'll probably keep some tiles and try to keep the kitchen a little more modern than country kitchen, which might be a challenge with wood. The room faces south. I like your idea of dividing it with paint. We probably will go with white in the kitchen and then 1/2 slightly darker tones in the tv-couch area. The 'other' entrance into the dining area is narrowed by a non-structural wall, so we should remove this to open it properly or like you say, close it off. Maybe not close it off entirely as we'd lose a lot of light, but maybe put in a counter or breakfast bar if space allowed. I love your pendant light suggestions over the dining table. Details like this and a rug in the couch area will really help divide the room as at the moment it is one big cavernous space. I really can't decide yet what way the couches should face - into a tv in the corner, or out into the room like you suggest. We'll have to draw out some chalk outlines on the floor and see how much space there actually is. Colour-wise we like the idea of keeping walls and cabinets quite stark, the wood counter will add a bit of warmth, and then adding colour with couches, rugs and possibly dining chairs. I've attached a couple of pieces of furniture I like. Some may not work, but we'll figure it out.
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User
10 years ago
I think you should consider houssaon's idea of painting it the same color as the walls. Is the top of the tv console painted wood or is it a stone or composite? In the pictures my ipad shows me speckles (not dirt!!). My ipad sometimes *lies* to me. :) If the gray is the prominent color in the paint, maybe a darker gray would be a good choice too. If you are happy with the gray/green color next to your bookcases, then you should be able to pick a gray that would look good with both the new paint, and the bookcase. Gray next to the fireplace shouldn't be a problem :)
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10 years ago
Did someone delete their post? If they were talking about chaulk paint and the wax that goes over it, that would be beautiful. It is a more casual/rustic look and you would want to make sure it fits in with your style. Look up Annie Sloan. Her products are very nice :)
yoboseiyo
10 years ago
i feel like it should be the same color as the bookcase.
murraymaher
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you happyasaclam!
The top of the tv unit is a painted wood surface...it could very well be dust you see :(
I'll have a look at versions of the wall paint colour.
I think in the medium term I'll consider something for the bookcase so many thanks for the Annie Sloan pointer :)
User
10 years ago
You're welcome! Please post pictures when it is done. :)))
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Emerson Brothers Construction
10 years ago
How about painting it a darker color, such as a dark beige or brown to add contrast? I attached a picture as an idea. Good luck!
Rina
10 years ago
I agree with Yoboseiyo, I'd paint it the same colour as the bookcase. The design is very similar, and that would make them look like one unit.
murraymaher
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks Rina,
I know what you're saying :)
You know, I hate that TV cabinet so much that I just want to camouflage it as much as I can....so whether that's making it look like the bookcase or the wall...I just don't know :(
Rina
10 years ago
I'd go with the bookcase :). If you make it the wall colour the mind might say wall? but that's not a wall? that's a TV cabinet painted in the same colour as the wall! Whereas, in the same colour as the bookcase, the mind goes, oh, furniture. Okay.
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Kim Nielsen Interiors
9 years ago
Painting your bookshelves the same color as the walls would look nice. You could even do it in a high gloss.
Hope this helps!

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