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Interior painting

Evie2004 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 02:45:36 GMT

Our neighbor just moved into an independent living cottage & was able to choose everything in her unit, including paint colors, flooring, appliances, etc.

We went to see it yesterday & it is beyond gorgeous..it is about 1700 sq ft & every room is painted the SAME color, a taupe-beige..we loved her wall color & plan to do some minor redecorating after the holidays..removing wall paper & painting all rooms except bedrooms. Now, we both love the all the same color walls..hopefully this is our last home with no decorating for resale purposes. We actually painted our first home (over 40 yrs ago) a similar beige-tan color..full circle, maybe. I am definitely ready to repaint our light mauve painted living room 😊

What are you thoughts?

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libbyannE — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 02:54:15 GMT

What' s unusual about all walls the same? We have always let the architecture shine, keeping walls white and avoiding wallpaper. Just our taste. I have never liked jarring visual changes from room to room, preferring an expansive flow of the same flooring and walls throughout.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 02:57:38 GMT

Taupe is a basic neutral which goes with everything and never goes out of style. Recently, gray has been the "in" neutral and I detest it. It's very institutional looking, very cold. It reminds me of a cinderblock wall unpainted. I do like some color in bedrooms; it makes them more personal and fun to decorate.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 03:07:19 GMT

I don't think I'm ready for the same color everywhere.

I could almost see the main level living areas as one tone, but I think I'd still have fun with the lower level powder room.

But then, I'd have to strip all the wallpaper before I could do that.

Upstairs? My bedroom would have to be it's own special color. Of course, I do see the beauty at re-sale with a neutral color palette. Hopefully a unique buyer will find my unique house and buy it, regardless. I did!🏡

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Love my grandkids — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 04:10:11 GMT

We had a soft beige in L/R and our bedroom was a lovely rosy shade (not dark) and son's b/r at his request was a lovely pale lbue.

Master bath was a light lavender (hubby actually loved it) and DS's bath was a light yellow.

I like variety. HATE gray paint, looks like an institution to me.

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Marsha2003 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 04:47:20 GMT

My whole house is painted the same shade of taupe except for the dining room which has a darker shade and the main powder bath which has decorative painting that resembles wall paper. I love it.

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haddon9 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 05:14:34 GMT

My living room, dining room & foyer are a light taupe and I love it! While gray is the popular current neutral I happen to like my taupe better. I add lots of color with accents.

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CAMOGIRL — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 06:00:08 GMT

My walls are all the same shade of taupe thru out the entire house.

When I do have it repainted - I am going to use one shade darker on the paint swatch.

I have also had a soft white thru out in another house, hmmm.... for me, now I like a little richer tone. Nothing even close to a deep tone, just a nice warm backdrop of color..

And gray. That will never happen in my house. Just not a fan of that color for walls.

Also, not an ivory either. I like nothing with yellow undertones.

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Desertdi — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 06:23:09 GMT

Just like your makeup and clothing.......your walls and furniture (and your car) should be a color that is flattering to your skin tone.

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ID2 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:30:31 GMT

I built my cottage a few years ago and its decorated very light and airy. Yes, we opted to keep all the walls throughout a very pale beige. Love the look. I don't like any kind of clutter and having the walls light and all the same just opens everything up.

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NickNack — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 12:14:44 GMT

Most of my house is Benjamin Moore Manhattan Tan. I love that color. I have a reddish burgundy accent wall in the living room that extends into the kitchen that I hate. Both of my bathrooms are painted different colors. I would like to paint the entire house a taupe color.

When I bought this house in 1989 the builder had painted the walls gray with gray carpeting. Since then I've put in all hardwood floors. I changed the gray walls fairly quickly. I don't like gray walls at all.

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SahmIam — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:35:12 GMT

I grew up with walls painted white with white trim. Every house I've lived in as an adult is the same. In-laws and family, the same. Until the house I'm in now.

White walls to me are clean and fresh and work with any type and color of furnishings so I've always wondered why people use color, especially a different color in every room; same with different color wall to wall carpet in every room...just why? So imagine my surprise when I walked through the house I'm in now when it was for sale and thought "how beautiful the house looks with these color walls" even when the master was done in peach, the hall bath in peach, the master bath in yellow.....and so on and yet, it all flowed beautifully. I found after the sale that there are 14 shades of paint used throughout the house! The same white gloss trim, however, is used everywhere. I would NEVER have known so many shades were used because....you can't tell! Her decorator was genius. I could never have done color matching like this and it DOES make a big difference over white walls.

Sometimes change is good : )

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pattypeep — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:04:24 GMT

@Evie2004 With the "open concept" such a popular design over the years, it's almost been a must to paint the walls similar, if not the same, color. Our home was built in the 60's, so it isn't open concept, but when we moved in, we knocked walls out to become more so. My color pallet is not the same in each room; however, the theme (earth tones) is throughout the home. I'm 72 and still do home improvement and after the holidays intend to repaint our bedroom and hall bath, but will stick with warm earth tones.

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ccassaday — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:34:26 GMT

I do not like when rooms are all different colors. I prefer one neutral color throughout the house. Any kind of beige or gray. Although I could live with bedrooms a different color.

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summerwind — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:42:05 GMT

My current house of 30+ years is a pale blue, with a touch of gray, in main rooms and hallway. Darker blue carpet, again touch of gray. Kitchen has matching wallpapers on the two walls with cabinets, coordinating WP under chair rails, pale vinyl and counter. My BR is Cubs blue (not a fan, just for description), and the boys got to pick their own colors, one is sort of aqua, one the same gray we used in the bath, which I did in gray and tea rose. It's a very light, happy gray, I agree with previous posters, most grays are not for me. But I found this wallpaper......... Gray and tea rose pussywillows on a white background. And the trims are all a shade darker.

My new house, which was recently remodeled, is ALL taupe, which to me, in my mind, is a non-color. I put it in the contract that the remodeler repaint my room in lilac! All the trim is white. Neutral carpet. My son is pulling up the carpet and installing laminate flooring, which is why I'm not there yet. We will eventually replace the white trims with wood trim, more appropriate to the age of the house. (Unknown, but probably turn of the century.)

I would love to paint more walls, but my son might replace the painted panelling with drywall, after he does the same with his Victorian, and I might let him. At least on the main floor. I was not familiar with painting panelling until I started looking at old homes. My goodness! Very popular, at least in this small town.

TLDR: I must have color!

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Bri36 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:44:19 GMT

I like a house to flow. When you have open concept, there should be a common color used throughout the house. Flooring should always be the same, IMO

Bedrooms can be different colors, but I like it best when they have the same tone.

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RedTop — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:59:38 GMT

I love color in my home, but the living room, dining room, kitchen, and hallway have always been painted a neutral color like the Desert Tan it is now. Oldest daughters bedroom is Periwinkle, trucker daughters bedroom is Lemon Yellow, and the master bedroom and bath is from the green palette, and is a very light silvery green. I don’t think it looks green or silver, but it goes very well with my floral sage green comforter and drapes. My TV room is my personal space and has 2 Spring Green walls and 2 Daffodil walls. Our main bath is red. We painted the garage walls a very light gray that looks white. When my oldest daughter moves out, her room will be painted the same light gray as our garage.

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spot555 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 17:39:13 GMT

I want to paint my light tan living/dining rooms a warm tan/beige color. I see the color I like A LOT in photos, & when I watched TV.

I need that tan/beige color to have just a splotch of golden in it for warmth. B Moore has so many colors to choose from, & I like that they now have zero VOC paint (that's the only type I'll use).

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spot555 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 19:05:17 GMT

i just looked at BM online, & saw a color named "Lenox Tan". It says it looks good with most wood colors (floors & furniture), & has a warm base.

It looks good!

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151949 — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:03:39 GMT

Another vote for one neutral color throughout. My entire house is Killian Beige from Sherwin Williams, the ceilings are desert white - which is just a very pale ecru- color to accent the moldings and woodwork which is all white.Our home is open concept and even the bedrooms are partially visible from the main rooms so I like the one constant color throughout. It also makes a small home feel larger.