I need help choosing paint colors for my living room? Would you please help me?

My living room is too bright right now. This past summer I decided to paint it white with a little hint of blue. ICK! My husband and I both agree that we are not happy with the outcome. It's just not warm and inviting like we had hoped. It's weird but I totally understand how color can affect your mood. We are just not happy when we are in this room. We are installing new wood floors in a few weeks and we would like to repaint before we put our new floors down. The floor color is called Tigerwood or Tiger wood if you would like to google it for an image. I really like Behr paint so I would like to use that brand. I like the color "Pumkin Butter" and I kind of like "Kumquat" but Kumquat may be too bright. I really love fall colors. We have a chair rail around the room so I can use one color on the top and a different one on the bottom. Our trim, light fixtures, picture frames and mantel are white. Our ceiling is long and white but only 8ft tall. It can be painted too. Any ideas????????

I need help choosing paint colors for my living room? Would you please help me?
I *love* the colors that you mentioned! And the two of them together look gorgeous. If you're worried about the kumquat being too bright, then put it below the chair rail.





I was playing with the Behr "explore color" tool, and it suggested a couple of complimentary colors that would work with the other two shades, if you want to check them out:





"Vanilla Delight" you could use on the ceiling. It's more of a creamy color, so it should help warm up the space.





Also, "wild grass" (an olive green), "sweet apricot," "sandpoint" or "chili pepper" would look great with either/both colors.





Good luck!
Reply:That icy blue/white can make you feel like your living in a glacier!


I love the Behr selection too, have used Behr colors in several jobs. I think with your choice of flooring, the color "Tiny Fawn" would look great. its warm and has just a hint of orange in it. check it out its # 240F-4
Reply:I attended a mini class about decorating and the designer made an interesting point. Consider the natural light in your room. Natural light changes thtoughout the day and affects the color as it changes.


Are the windows facing north, south, east or west?


Eastern light will make the room bright in the morning.


Western light makes it bright in the afternoon.


Painting either of these rooms with a bright color results in the room glowing when the sunlight is intense.


Northern and southern lighting are pretty much consistent throughout the day. Northern light tends to be alittle more gray so you might want a warmer color.





Those factors considered, here's my little trick for picking paint colors. Forget those teeny tiny paint chips at the Behr counter. Check to see if they have a sample jar of the color you like or buy a quart of it if they don't. Get some posterboard. Paint the posterboard with the paint. If you have more than one color chosen, paint each color on a separate sheet of posterboard. Now, tape these nice large color swatches to your walls with painter's tape. Look at the colors in different light. You can move the swatches to darker parts of the room to see how it looks. You can compare the swatches to your sofa, rugs, drapes, etc by holding them up against the textiles. It's a more true representation of the color than the chips. Once you've picked your color you can buy it and know that you won't be in tears once it's in the room :) ( been there! )
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Reply:Try out the various color visualizers on the web. You will find a few listed here: http://www.paintinganddecoratingconcours...


Pick a room that is similar to yours and do a virtual painting of the room first before doing the real painting.
Reply:You can order samples of paint from the Behr site or purchase them from your hardware store. That way you can test them on the walls to see how they will look. Remember paint finish and room light will also affect how your paint will look in the room when finally dry.
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Reply:all I can say is stay away from the red family it's been known to bring out anger in people. And stay away from certain yellows or you will feel like your in a school house. For warmth it sounds like you are on the right tract. Best of luck!