Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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Below the chair rail we chose Stolen Kiss by Sherwin Williams, and Macadamia also by Sherwin Williams above.
Our Dining room has natural lighting and we used only 2 coats of the stolen kiss.
And it is a true red we ended up with,
I tried painting my dining room red but putting red on white walls equals pink! I gave it a few slaps with the paintbrush even after hubby told me to "leave it alone until he got home from work".
I figured it was the light so I hit a few other walls with the red.
When daughter got home, she wanted to know if that was "blood splatter" on the walls.
When hubby got home, he was madddddd!
The guy at Home Depot said that when you paint RED on WHITE walls, you must use a GREY primer!!!
Below the chair rail we chose Stolen Kiss by Sherwin Williams, and Macadamia also by Sherwin Williams above.
Our Dining room has natural lighting and we used only 2 coats of the stolen kiss.
And it is a true red we ended up with,
We are doing Macadamia in the living room/kitchen and hallways. Dining room we are going Olive Green on top with white below chair rail.. Just to be different since so many do the red these days. but i love red.
I must say that I'm not a huge fan of the red dining rooms. Certainly very dramatic but the bright red is a bit too bold/loud for my taste. I admit that the red walls (along w/ purples, oranges, etc.) in some of the homes we saw (in person and online) kinda turned us off a bit.
My 2 cents...
I tend to agree. I don't think I'd buy a house with a red dining room - especially after reading here how many coats of paint it takes to get it that way! I don't want to know how many more coats you'd have to put on to get it lighter again.
To each his own, of course.. but I prefer more neutral colors.
We are doing Macadamia in the living room/kitchen and hallways. Dining room we are going Olive Green on top with white below chair rail.. Just to be different since so many do the red these days. but i love red.
hahaha, that was my first choice an olive green, but my house literally is autumn colors we decided for the time to really make a statment in the dining room. Would be overboard with the green.
Gosh I have been using macadamia as my primary color since 2004 in most of our houses. Can ya tell I just love it, lol!
I tend to agree. I don't think I'd buy a house with a red dining room - especially after reading here how many coats of paint it takes to get it that way! I don't want to know how many more coats you'd have to put on to get it lighter again.
To each his own, of course.. but I prefer more neutral colors.
When we sell a house that is a completely different story, then us living in it.
And then the neutral colors are used,
When we sell a house that is a completely different story, then us living in it.
And then the neutral colors are used,
I see *plenty* of houses on the MLS with bright colors though...if you repaint before listing your house, no one will be the wiser. My current house is very white - I didn't bother painting since I knew I'd be moving within two years. It will need a fresh coat of paint anyway - it's looking pretty tired.
I see *plenty* of houses on the MLS with bright colors though...if you repaint before listing your house, no one will be the wiser. My current house is very white - I didn't bother painting since I knew I'd be moving within two years. It will need a fresh coat of paint anyway - it's looking pretty tired.
Oh sure I agree, but I was speaking of me personally and do not want to be lumped in with others who feel they do not want to neutralize their house before selling. Only speaking about me,
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