New paint and carpet colour with internal sandstock bricks?
I REALLY need help with paint and carpet colours. Any suggestions appreciated.
Current wall colour: Magnolia (hello 1990’s)
Trim: Stained timber
Carpet: Beige wool pile
Bricks: Austral Governor Sandstock Denison with flush off white mortar
Window trims: Colourbond Merino (now called Paperbark)
The house is double brick on the external walls with gyprock internal walls, so there are bricks in every room. There is lots of natural light, all bush views from the windows, and our style is classic/warm/antique. Think Persian rugs, dark timber furniture, reproduction fabric, bronze, crystal, leather. The ceiling height is 3.2m throughout, so whatever colour we pick for the walls, there is going to be a lot of it.
I am looking for something darker, less cream, more greige maybe. I love the colour of brown paper bags, maybe something like that but more grey. We need to blend in the grey but still keep it warm and match our existing furniture and style. Is there a colour that can do that for us? An old fashioned warm grey? I don't know! Things look different against the bricks. I really need some suggestions so I don't have to buy every sample pot there is. I have been looking at the too long to have an objection opinion.
Now carpet. The verandah out the front is being replaced with warm grey tile which we haven't picked yet (suggestions??), and out the back there is warm grey stencilled concrete. Any ideas on tiles, carpet and paint that would go well together and with the brick?
Thanks!!
PS: And curtains are going next, so if you have any ideas.....
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laviniafrancesca
7 years agoThis is the whole dining room (rest of the rooms similar, or with timber floors) with natural light, north facing, at about 5:30pm Sydney time.
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laviniafrancesca
7 years agoThat paint is Relaxed Khaki by Sherwin Williams, which I really liked, but it is a little too green for my bricks. I took some bricks with me to pick paint colours. They look quite beige here, but grey next to the bricks. Still took me 2.5 hours!
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Sherwin William Ball & Twine
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7 years agoIf you decide to go darker with the walls, I would suggest to also go dark with the carpet - maybe a brown charcoal. There is a carpet called Feltex, look for the colour called Thouroughbred. The reason why I would say to go dark with both is the help ground and anchor the space - it helps bring the space in and create more intimacy, which could help with the tall ceilings.
As for the walls, this grey could possibly be a good option for you (just in the island bench in the photograph below). You might need to play with the strength depending on the amount of light/the orientation of your room.
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laviniafrancesca thanked Style Precinct Interior Design & Decorationlaviniafrancesca
7 years agoSo the Akaroa paint was dried up in the sample pot (grrr), and I accidentally bought Sisal instead of Half Sisal. This is Sisal, I love it, but it is too green.
But the winner was definitely the Ball & Twine. I'm really happy with it!!!What kind of white goes well with this colour? I was thinking some kind of antique white, but there are hundreds of white!
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7 years agoAnn B
7 years agolaviniafrancesca
7 years agoHere are the samples, although the camera doesn't really show the colour in it's true form. First up, Ball & Twine.
And this is Warm Bisque. It was nice, but too cool for me.
And this is Sisal, the wrong colour I bought by accident. I love the colour though, just not here.
I am a little concerned that the Ball & Twine was throwing some green (although I love green), but I really love it in the rest of the house. We have those late 1990’s terracotta coloured tiles in the back room to consider as well. that room will have a terracotta, stone, charcoal look, I think, when we are done.Anyway, comments on the samples?
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