Hey guys, I'm moving into my first house in December, its being built still, and all the walls come plain white. I was looking at doing an accent wall or two in the living room. I was curious if anyone has done this and what colors they have done. Pics would be GRRRRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAT!

 

blood red
dark orange
purple
grab life by the color *****
besides if you hate it its just paint

 

Repainting wouldn't be a bad idea if the wall wasn't 24ft long and 18ft tall. I'd really like to do a red but my mother and my friend both have red accent walls.

 

And red will take three coats...omg. Don't bother.

If your walls and trim will be the same white color and sheen, it's hard to do a single accent wall and have it look nice. It depends on how white the white is, and where the wall is...how much light it gets, etc. Sounds like you have a long, vaulted wall somewhere, so if it looks like a good place for some mood-inspiring color, try to pick one that makes you feel comfortable. Get some quart samples and roll out a few swatches.

And there's no effing reason whatsoever you can't have the painters have the paint store tint the white at least a little, so that you don't feel like you're moving into a frigging hospital...



omg listen to me sound like a pessimistic professional painter...I'm sorry. Congratulations on the new home, seriously. Enjoy.

 

Congrats on the crib!

 

if paint seems too hard, buy a wood pattern wallpaper, i think it'd look cool

 

The trend we have here and one I like are off whites ... we have these paints we call "hint of tints" etc ..white alone is just too stark but a nice warm off white colour suits just about any room, I quite like almond white and the merest hint of peach for a warmth to the colour ..the thinking is its your furnishings and curtains etc that add the colour and contrast ... if your walls are too "busy" or too dark they can make a room look a bit oppressive, small and dark ...

Here is an example of how well a small cottage room for example can look in an "off white" ..the plain walls give the cottage a feeling of lightness and space despite the small size ..the painting adding a nice bold splash of colour :-) ..its that old "less is more" thing ...



Also the beauty of having walls plain painted is when it comes to redecorating I can just get out my roller and go over it in the same colour in a jiffy .. and its quick and easy to roller over scuffs and marks :-)

Jules

 

That is a really nice setting jules! Whats up in the ceiling? It looks like chequered..