wall colours

[chazza]

I have a pale-ish blue carpet on my hall landing and stairs area, and all my doors, windows etc are white. I need it repainted (dont want paper) but I'm not sure what colour would go.

Its a smallish area, I dont want blue, and white would look too stark in it.

Any ideas? Would a grey-ish colour look horrid?

[mullein3]

i think grey would look depressing but i dont like that colour anyway..why dont you go to the dulux web site and they will colour match for you and even send you money off vouchers..

[MrsJo49155]

go to your local DIY shop and get some colour charts...decide on some favourites and get match pots...do a small area of each one of the wall and see which one you prefer - its amazing how different a colour can look in different locations - depends on amount of light, size of walls, shade of your carpet etc.

Much cheaper way of doing it than getting a colour, putting it on the wall and deciding two weeks later it just isn't right and having to buy another lot!

Happy decorating!

[Jules001]

yellow goes well with blue and would help make the small area look larger. If you choose the right shade, it will look very contemporary rather than 60's/70's

[TRACEYO]

What about a nice biscuit colour, light blue and beiges are in at the moment, I think it would look nice.

Tracey

[WendyS]

I honestly don't like the sound of grey. It's such a gloomy colour to look at especially during the winter months. Any of the warmer softer pink / violet colours might be nice especially if they catch the sunlight through an upstairs window. As Mrs. Jo has suggested, get a colour chart from your DIY shop and a few mini sampler tins of emulsion and try painting some small patches of each colour. Live with them for a couple of weeks and then you won't make an expensive mistake.