On 07/03/2021 08:51, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sat, 06 Mar 2021 21:17:32 GMT, JohnP wrote:
I want to have a different coloured wall when I decorate the lounge.
20 x 12 feet
window & patio on one long side
fireplace & TV on one short side
doorway to hall other long side
I feel inclined to have the contrast and slightly darker wall as the long
side facing the window.
Are there any conventions or effects that this goes against?
My late wife was very good at that sort of thing. Amongst other
things, she had a little booklet - 'Hints for Home Decorators',
published by the Texalo Manufacturing Co. I see there's one for sale
on ABE, 16th Edition, 1930. https://tinyurl.com/y9ksh2bt Hers was
later, 23rd edition, so probably pre- or just post-war.
In it there's a simple guide for colour combinations:
(hope this works!)
Colour Colour Contrasting
of walls of woodwork colours
Red White or cream cream and
Venetian red and chocolate
chocolate
Blue Light and dark blue pale blue and
Light and dark rich rich red
red
Green Light and dark green Pale green and
Cream and old gold Old Gold
Yellow Cream and Old Gold Pale gold and
Pale pink and light red
Make of it what you will! What might have been in vogue pre-war may
seem old fashioned today.
Then there are colour wheels https://tinyurl.com/wrafztb and
https://tinyurl.com/y2sppvwq
Other points: use strong colours over small areas, paler colours over
larger areas. Too much strong colour can be overwhelming. Remember
also the colour of your furniture.
When I purchased my house 40 years ago everything was painted in a dark
colour. My hallway was mainly ruby red and just changing to a tinted
white made it look 3x larger. I watched one of those DIY home
improvement TV programs the other day and they did the reverse by
painting two long walls with a dark red which IMO made the room look
like a prison cell.
Friends moved into a rented property where a few days previously it had
been tarted up with paint including the owner thinking that a
contrasting dark coloured wall was trendy - she was wrong! Permission
was sought, and granted, to have it immediately repainted.
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