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i am over this one

the kitchen goes into the den (pics)
i want to paint the den a diff color, but the wall (left side) ruins
from kitch to den. I am stuck... any ideas???

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Message edited 12/13/2006 10:28:43 PM.

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What about one color on the wall with the windows and another color on the other two walls?

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ty for the idea
ummm....wont it look odd 2 walls in 1 color
and the window wall another?? wherr the wood on the floor starts is the den area...

Message edited 12/6/2006 10:12:56 PM.

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I have a pretty open floor plan. I just used colors that complimented each other.

Just after painting....


You can see the gold running across the top...

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complmenting colors....oy vey
but that is a starting point. the visual very helpful. ty! LOVE yr tile work !

would something in the greens work?
i thought i was going to enjoy picking paint...i see.. i dont

Message edited 12/6/2006 10:28:49 PM.

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If you're concerned about too much color what about picking 2 different colors from the same color strip? Maybe the dark color on the one wall that connects the two rooms and one of the lighter colors on the other two walls.

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You could always put some molding up as a divider and then paint complimentary colors.

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If you want to pick complementary colors you can look at a color wheel to get ideas(google it) I have also found pieces of fabric I like and pulled colors from there Right now i have a blanket that has dark brown, teal and beige and that will be my den's color theme when I re-do it. My MIL has the same situation and she put a strip of decorative molding down the wall. Not crazy about the look but its an idea. Another thing you can do is build a valance for the sliding door out of wood so it goes up to the ceiling then you can paint one side one color and the den/kitchen another color. FM me if you need a pic. We have this in our house.

Forget the valance I just looked ta the pic and you have high ceilings so that won't work.

Message edited 12/7/2006 11:13:35 AM.

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I didn't know you bought a house!!!!!!!

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Posted by LadyPrincess

ty for the idea
ummm....wont it look odd 2 walls in 1 color
and the window wall another?? wherr the wood on the floor starts is the den area...

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You paint vertical stripes in the den, then continue into the kitchen with one of those colors...
Or paint one color, but add wainscotting or bead board to the den.

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Um, I didnt know you bought a house. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

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ty ladies
we are still finalizing
stuff, but i just want
to get all my ducks in order

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Chris...this is pretty much my kitchen/LR layout. And it's 2 colors. Kitchen is green, LR is antique linen. I'll try to take a pic for you!!

Sasha

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i was just going to suggest maybe getting a mirror from ceiling to floor OR a skinny shelf that goes to the ceiling.....

anything really, that can act as a divider.

have that be the cut off of th kitchen and the start of the den.

then you cant see the line of paint.


OR what anohter poster said, just get a piece of moling to separate the two.

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Posted by LadyPrincess

ty for the idea
ummm....wont it look odd 2 walls in 1 color
and the window wall another?? wherr the wood on the floor starts is the den area...

What about having the fireplace wall as the only wall with a different color - making it an "accent wall"? That might be nice and you could probably do a pretty bold color on that wall too.

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I like the molding idea

put up a piece of nice white molding to divide the rooms, then you will have more options for color

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Chris, I was getting ready to take pictures this morning when I realized that my floor plan, while open, has a tiny bit of a wall "arch" (don't know if it's called something else) "breaking" the 2 rooms. It has moulding around it. Also, the LR has chair rail throughout, so that breaks the eye.

Let me know if you still want pics.

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you could do the wall with the fireplace a differnt color then the other two walls

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ty..and as already said
picking paint colors....

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I would add two columns to divide the rooms yet keep them open. Have fun picking colors!

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i definitely feel your pain!!!

We had the same problem. We had one huge room that was the kitchen and what we made the dining room. So it was hard to find a color to paint the whole room (especially the kitchen because supposedly there are colors that a kitchen shouldn't be ).

We ended up spending tons of $$ on samples and testing out different colors. We ultimately went with a very pale green (that almost looks grey depending on the light sometimes).

I will say that we decided to do one color because... if you do two, than you break up the room and it looks smaller than it is. We wanted the room to look very spacious.

Good luck!