Looking for opinions on renovation...
We are planning to renovate an extra bedroom into a computer room (it's more of a den really, as stairs go through it...but the previous owners had a child set up there...they had six, and I can see where space would be at a premium). So, we want to put in laminate flooring (wood look) and some stock cupboards and a counter top. I'm in love with the idea of the paint being a cranberry colour, but that's still negotiable. Here's the problem. We've converted airmiles into Rona gift cards (we don't really have tons of spare cash around), and we've found that the cupboards they have are white melamine or a medium oak colour. I prefer the wood ones, and we've selected a door style that's fairly plain. I'm happy with those...I don't need anything custom. Now, my husband INSISTS that there can only be two colours/textures in the room. He's on the hunt for matching flooring, and then wants to choose a countertop and exactly match the paint to it. I have tried to explain to him that: (1) You would never find a perfect match between the floor and cupboards. If it's even a slight difference or the sheens are off it will clash terribly. You are much better off with something that purposely contrasts. (2) A room with cupboards and floors that are that matchy would be overwhelming and not appealing visually. Also, on the subject of a counter top and paint....the same things apply. We'd never match the sheen level (and I wouldn't want to anyway) so they'd always look awful. I'm looking at the oak toned cupboards, and I'd love a deep grey/charcoal top (found a few samples I like) whch I think makes a bold paint colour certainly within the realm of possibility. There's a huge cut out in one wall that opens to a room with a large wall of glass, so the room gets plenty of light. So, oh wise and tasteful ones... What colour flooring should we go with? I think dark would provide a nice contrast, but am getting huge resistance from hubs. This room is fairly self contained, and the stairs are carpeted (they float) to match the upstairs hall, and I'm keeping that anyway (dog friendly-nonslip). The room adjacent is carpeted (as is the ENTIRE house, including bathrooms and kitchen - yuck). It will be a long time until we can afford to change over all the flooring, so we're not necessarily worried about matching it later. All thoughts and opinions welcomed! (Except putting in tiles...bad past experience...near divorce...emergency room visit...no grout EVER again!) Thanks! Tracie |
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| okay tracie..heres the deal...
dont try to match, it will either look really bad and contrived or you will just drive yourself crazy TRYING to make it match. if you have your cabinet color selected, choose a floor that is at least one shade lighter OR darker than the cabs. counter top color can be ANY color as long as it helps with other colors in the room. same goes for wall color odd numbers are the best way to deliver texture, color and interest. 3 or 5 is the usual. dont be afraid to try something new..especially with paint, you can always paint over a mistake! |
| I was always a fan of two-color decorating. If walls were one color, then I wanted the trim and ceiling and second color, preferably white.
My boyfriend showed me I was wrong; he did the living room in 4 colors; all varying shades of pale greens. One above the chair rail, one below. A third for the chair rail and trim, and a fourth for the ceiling. The ceiling and trim colors are so pale you might mistake them for a white or cream but in the can it was obvious they were light greens. Its by far the nicest looking room in the house. THEN he went a step further. Dark wood floors and similar dark wood blinds, but BLONDE wood furnishings with with the upholstery in varying shades of browns. The rug is in varying shades of greens. I told him he's screwed; when we buy a home, he' s going to have to paint the whole thing. He's OBVIOUSLY way better at this than I am.  |
| You have to contrast the floor and cabinets or you'll feel like you're in a ski lodge, lol! |
| HGTV color shows always chooses 3 to 4 main colors for a room...flooring could be lighter or darker...darker hides the dirt but shows any hair or lint; lighter shows dirt but not as much dust and hair...I would go with a neutral wall color and do countertops in a rich color such as a burgundy--it will make the wood cabinets look more rich...a good website is the hgtv.com as they have lots of examples of rooms made over. Even looking at rooms in a magazine with color schemes...I love to look at rooms all put together to get ideas. |
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