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I have recently painted this room a Sherwin Williams Macadamia color. I would like to paint in and around the bar nook area. We now a green moss color sectional in this room. Am thinking of maybe some sort of a red color? Thank you.
It's nice you have the window and french doors, lots of light! The right shade of red might look great, although I have to admit I'm never sure about paint colors until I see the room painted, which as you can imagine leads to unfortuate consequences.
The question that occurs to me is, how will the colors of the wood (that the bar is made of) and the tile floor "read" against the red you choose? Since the bar nook is a relatively small area, you could paint a swatch of the red you like on the wall behind the bar, stand back and see how everything goes together. What shade of red are you thinking about, and what paint finish?
Red sounds bad to me for a nook. I would probably go with something more neutral like this brown gray paint from Martha Stewart. It will look different in different light & go with almost anything.
The first pic is a clone of the brick red color on the pole. It could work if you added a mirror or shelving with a mirrored background to reflect the windows and break it up a bit so it doesn't look cave-like.
The next 2 are clones of the light and dark values from Courtney's suggestion. They come out looking greenish on my screen, but that gives you an idea of what it would look like if you matched the green from your sofa.
The last pic is a clone of the darker value in your carpet. This one comes out looking closer to Courtney's suggestion of a brown-grey.
Hope this helps you to visualize your ideas. Great view, by the way.
The first pic is a clone of the brick red color on the pole. It could work if you added a mirror or shelving with a mirrored background to reflect the windows and break it up a bit so it doesn't look cave-like.
The next 2 are clones of the light and dark values from Courtney's suggestion. They come out looking greenish on my screen, but that gives you an idea of what it would look like if you matched the green from your sofa.
The last pic is a clone of the darker value in your carpet. This one comes out looking closer to Courtney's suggestion of a brown-grey.
Hope this helps you to visualize your ideas. Great view, by the way.
I like #4 the best!!! The walls currently in the room are a faint yellow. Thank you!
I would probably do a darker tone of the main color. It would keep the room co-hesive, but cozy up that area.
Paint stores will just add 1/4 to 1/2 more tint of the original formula. (that could change the base used, as well. Don't be concerned if the can is different then.)
And, keeping in mind a gallon usually covers about 300-300 sq. ft., you could probably figure on a qt. covering what you need. If you need 2 coats, which I alway recommend, you may need more. It's hard to tell by the pics. And a qt costs about 1/2 of what a gallon does. Keep that in mind.
My question is...Why do you want the "pole" to stick out. If you do, stick with a matching color.
If you want to play the "pole" down, minimize it by playing it down. Or painting it.
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