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Sherwin Williams Online is actually the paint color that we chose to paint our entire downstairs, stairway, and hallway upstairs! I also think that adding something modern as a counterpoint when using something very traditional keeps rooms from feeling too heavy. Portieres are a very decadent and traditional look, but I think they are ripe for revival. Especially now when so many of us struggle to create intimacy in rooms such as dining rooms with huge drywall archways open to the rest of the house. Drapery always brings a sense of layered luxury and coziness. And they also do a great job of dampening sound.
In a home with an open floor plan, two or more areas -- such as a living area and dining space, or a kitchen and keeping room -- frequently share a single continuous wall. As much as you may want to distinguish each area, don’t paint a continuous wall with more than one color. Stick with a single shade for the entire expanse. Reserve the second paint color for the unshared walls in one of the areas, which makes the shared wall serve as an accent wall for that particular space. You can install a vertical strip of flat-backed pilaster molding on the wall to separate the two areas, then use a different color on each side. Stain or paint the pilaster molding to match the rest of the woodwork.
Is it OK to paint the living room and the dining room the same color?
When the different areas of a home are separated by walls, each room may have its own distinct palette. If the paint color in one room doesn’t work with the rest, you can keep the door closed. In a house with an open floor plan -- where you can see all of the paint colors at once -- aim for an integrated color scheme that works for the entire space.
Furnishing, decor, and artwork will be your greatest ally in achieving this. In the room below the soft sage green Riverdale N410-3 was used as a furniture accent in one room, and as the main wall in the kitchen. The rooms, though completely different colors, are now connected by this bridge of color. In an adjoining space perhaps the light blue-gray of Urban Raincoat N440-2, which we see as a small accent in our living area, is the starring wall color. Weaving your palette in, out and throughout is key to create separate visual spaces, all while keeping a consistent theme through the open layout.
Floor plan color schemes
Click here to get a 12″ x 12″ peel and stick sample of Sherwin Williams Dover White. Click here to get a 12″ x 12″ peel and stick sample of Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige. Click here to get a 12″ x 12″ peel and stick sample of Sherwin Williams Edgecomb Gray. Beware that Edgecomb Gray can look a bit dingy in artificial light and is best for homes with lots of bright light. Click here to get a 12″ x 12″ peel and stick sample of Benjamin Moore Simply White. This is a great choice for almost any style of home, but especially modern, mid-century modern, eclectic, or farmhouse styles.
Second, you want to make sure the paint colors you choose are not too dark or too light, as this can make the space feel either closed in or too open. Yes, you can use different colors in an open floor plan, but don’t paint a continuous wall with more than one color. Pick a single shade from your palette for the entire wall and then reserve those second and third paint colors for unshared walls. Each color then has its opportunity to shine, but you’ll have a nice flow as you look around the space. Paint all of your trim the same shade for your open floor plan when you’re using different shades on your walls. The trim can be a unifier while the wall colors work to create some division.
Stay Neutral
If you’ve got some bold statement furniture pieces, a signature brick wall, or pieces of displayed art, for example, you might want mellow walls to shift the attention. Neutral paint colors can also provide a subtle, elegant feel to your home and make the room seem larger than life. Neutral tones are a particularly great wall color for open concept kitchens. SW Alabaster on walls – photo via Heather Scott Home & DesignA second favorite paint color is Sherwin Williams Alabaster.
BM Chantilly Lace on walls – photo via Joey Vogel Interior DesignOne of my favorite ‘white’ paint colors is Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore. If you are looking for a true white that is crisp and clean then this is the color for you. Because it is so neutral with no yellow undertones it works well when updating a previously cool gray room. Moreover, adding accessories in clean primary colors or plain black help set off this color. When it comes to picking out paint colors for an open concept living room and kitchen, there are a few things you’ll want to keep in mind.
Can you paint an open plan different colors?
If an entire color palette seems like too much going on in your home, consider picking a neutral or white color as your staple and then choosing one accent wall. This might be the wall behind your kitchen counters, one in the living room, or the hallway leading to the rest of the home. Make it whichever wall makes the most sense for your home layout and the one that makes you happiest to see it. Just as specific wall paint colors can promote creativity and stimulate the mind, some colors can have a negative effect. Therefore, these colors are best avoided in spaces where you want to encourage creativity and problem-solving. Instead it gives you room to add texture and pattern in interesting ways.
For the past few years, Agreeable Gray has been a favorite and I wrote about it here. Going forward, I don’t think gray is going away, rather it is morphing into more natural and warmer tones. The stark, cool monochromatic gray in an entire space is calling for a more inviting and welcoming paint. Because rooms are so multipurpose especially in open concept living, we are searching for more adaptable paint colors. If your space is more modern, you may want to go with a cool paint color like a light blue or grey.
If you’re in a home with an open floor plan and you’ve struggled to find the right paint color then keep reading for some of our top picks for foolproof paint colors. With the growing trend of open-concept spaces throughout homes it can be daunting to choose a whole house paint color scheme. Stick to color families or to colors that share the same intensity to keep this cohesive. When choosing a main color use a warm happy hue on the walls. Identify the dining area in a livingdining room by accenting the ceiling above the dining table.
You’ll also want to think about the colors of your furniture and decor. If you have a lot of earth tones in your space, you may want to consider a warm paint color like a rich brown or deep red. The most important part of painting an open concept space is to go with the flow. Designing a space that flows well is always the ultimate challenge of interior design.
Look for other smaller places to use different paint colors. Beige is seeing a major comeback which is proof that all trends are cyclical. We love beige because it really makes a home feel mellow and homely but there is a dark side to beige. If your beige is too yellow or too pink it could end up looking aged and outdated which is definitely not the goal. The beiges that are coming back into style are a modernization of their former counterparts.
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