Thursday, February 18, 2010

What color should I paint the ceiling and the crown molding?

I painted my dining room a burnt orange color. The ceiling, crown molding and base molding are while, as well as the trim around the door and windows. Should I leave the ceiling, moldings and trim white? I was thinking about an off white or champagne color. The white seems kind of harsh and a bit country for my contemporary room. Any suggestions or ideas are much appreciated.What color should I paint the ceiling and the crown molding?
I would definitely opt for a champagne color or an off-white. The too white paint will definitely make your burnt orange too vivid for the effect you're looking for. Consider these ideas instead:





Benjamin Moore White Dove:


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Aloe essence or cabage leaf:


http://www.materials-world.com/paint-col鈥?/a>


sail cloth:


http://www.materials-world.com/paint-col鈥?/a>


sweet honeydew:


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Basically, any off-white with a yellow or orange tint to it will look much better.What color should I paint the ceiling and the crown molding?
play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to help you imagine how the colors will look together. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family %26amp; color name, the ';painted'; rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:


http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/





I think ';colony buff'; (# 7723) might look sharp.





You can take a photo of your house %26amp; upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:


http://www.roomvues.com/


You can get color suggestions %26amp; for $5 they'll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.
I would leave it white. It really depends on YOUR taste. The white may look harsh because your burnt orange is very bold, but it does look very well together. I play alot with paint and I like bold intense colors. Dont be afraid.
leave the trim white and paint the ceiling a very light form ofyour orange like a 10 % formula
the ceiling a very light color but crown moldings should always be white so they stand out
maybe khaki?

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