Interior Paint Color Questions

Strictly interior paint color questions. These can be for walls or trim.

Questions that Need Answers

Which room should be darker color of paint? - I am painting several rooms in my home. I had read somewhere that the bedroom should be a darker color than bathroom in the same section of the house or vice versa. The hallway should it be a darker shade or lighter shade than rooms branching off ...
Wall color versus woodwork color? - I plan on painting my 8x10 living room. Seeing that the room is so small, with 2 doors and 2 windows, I want to do the walls a shade of gray and the same with the woodwork. Should I do a light color on the walls and continue that color to the ceil...
Hall and living room colors. - Is it okay to paint the hallway a different color than the living room? I painted my living room a blue green and I love it. I am just not sure if the hall would be too much of a good thing.

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One darker shade on one of 3 walls. - I want to paint my guest room an off white and paint just one of the walls a darker shade of pink. Is it best to paint that one wall on a solid wall or one that is cut up with a window? Does it make a difference?
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Interior metal door. - I have a metal door that leads to my garage from my dining room. It is currently white with a white frame. However, I just repainted my dining room with a dark color and it now sticks out like a sore thumb. What color do you suggest the door be?
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Bathroom Vanity - Hi. I just painted my bathroom vanity a dark espresso brown and the crown molding under neath it is white. Should I paint the molding brown as well or leave it white? It's a crappy vanity and I plan to put a new one in as soon as I can afford it.
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Chair rail and molding color. - Painting dining room a soft gray above chair rail and white below. Should the chair rail and crown molding be white or a nice darker shade of the gray? We are having a real dilemma.
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Bathroom Mirror - What color would you paint the crown molding around a bathroom sink mirror? The vanity is white with black pulls and the counter top is black granite. The floor is an off white tile, woodwork is atrium white which includes a chair rail, the wall...
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Play room color? - I want to paint our kids play room. It is currently a light tan color and there is a lot going on in there! We have a light pine TV stand along with a light pine toy chest and light pine kitchen set. There is a large primary colored world map ...
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What color to paint living room? - Have light hardwood floor and hunter green couch and chair, other pieces of furniture are wood.
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Interior wood trim & white door. - The walls are beige, the wood trim is light oak, the door is white. This is a kitchen/dining room. The white door is next to the white fridge. To me it looks unfinished. What color should I paint the door? Ideally to me the door should go with the...
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Change color in bathroom. - Bathroom is in pink tiles with upper half in white. I want to change the white but do not know what color would go with the pink tile?
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Painting Hallway - I painted my kitchen yellow and trimmed the windows in white. I also plan to trim the door frames in white. however the hallway is very narrow and I am afraid it will look as though the entire hallway is white if I do not paint the doors themselve...
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Dining Room Paint Color - I have a dining room with light oak furniture. The hall color that comes into the room is a lime green. There is a lot of natural light. What color would you suggest for the walls?
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Painting Enframed Wall - I have a living room with a semi-attached dining room. The dining room wall is enframed by a double door door frame in the living room; My question is if I paint the living room wall and the (enframed) dining room wall, what would be the effect? W...
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What goes with beige granite countertop? - Bathroom is long and not very wide. What paint color would be best to use?
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Different shades of the same colour. - I want to paint the interior of my house. For each wall, I want to use different shades of the same colour. Please advise.
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What goes well with brazilian cherry floors? - I am painting my bedroom and it has Brazilian cherry hardwood floors. I am going for a romantic look. What wall color would go well with my floors and accomplish this look?
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Confused on painting house!!! - I was wondering if my hallway is connected to my kitchen and not very long should I paint it the same as my kitchen or the same as my living room/dining room that is connected on the other side, or should I paint it a colour that will match both?
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Wall colour for kitchen. - I have black and grey granite countertops with a white backsplash. And I have oak cabinets. What colour should I paint the walls? Also, I have light birch flooring. Any ideas for a colour?
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Living room wall color. - My floor is maple laminate, the ceiling is white with a blue tinge and the door and all trim is medium oak. Color suggestions for walls?
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Swiss coffee ceilings. - Have light hardwood floors in all rooms. Ceilings will be Swiss Coffee. What soothing light colors for the walls to blend with Swiss Coffee, 1 or 2 shades darker? Many thanks
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Daughter's bedroom color - We are remodeling upstairs in our home and I am trying to find the right color for my daughter's new bedroom. There is light pine wood on the ceiling which slants down on two sides and medium stained baseboards and trim around one big window that ...
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What color to paint other walls in the same room after painting an accent wall? - I'm getting ready to paint my new home after a flat paint of a beige color has been put on the walls. I have done many painting jobs in the past as far as accent walls special effects. My question is if I choose a bold accent wall color what color...
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Outside door color. - What color do I paint the inside of a exterior door? The trim around the door is white. Can I paint it dark?
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Art gallery wall. - I need a good color for a sunlit room that holds lots of traditional landscape art. Yellow whites seem strange under art and cold colors kill the sunlight. Any ideas?
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Small windowless bathroom. - Hi, I have a small windowless bathroom with a dark wood cabinet...I really like the Benjamin Moore Mediterranean Olive and was wondering if you think this would be too dark of a paint for the walls?
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Paint color question - Hi, We are remodeling our house and are doing a bedroom upstairs for our 8yr old daughter. The room gets medium light. There is a big window on the north wall. The ceiling slants down on 2 sides and is a lighter pine(wood). We put an Autumn fore...
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