Ed Pawlowski wrote:
"Tony Sivori" wrote in message
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Modest ranch home built in the mid 1950's, so we're talking about small
unlighted closets.

I can't decide whether to paint the closet walls the same color as the
room, or should I paint the closet white?

I'm leaning toward painting the closet the same color as the room it
serves, as it will look more finished and perhaps imply better
workmanship. But all white walls would have the advantage of a possibly
better lighted closet interior.

Is one of the two choices generally accepted as the right way to do it?

Can go either way, but white would be my choice. Closets get little dirt or
wear so if white, it will always look OK to the rest of the room if you
decide to repaint in a few years. You can skip closets at that time.


White makes it easier to see the cobwebs, spiders, and mice, and what
they leave behind. That may be bad or good, depending on how you live,
and SWMBO's sensibilities. If there is a SWBO involved, you're gonna do
what she wants anyway, so may as well ask her at the get-go.

Me, I'd go with white, and if I ever get around to redoing the closets
here, that is what they will be. They are mostly sorta white already
inside, but I'll do them all in a single shade.

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