From one floor to another, should paint be around the same color?

[Anonymous]

I live in a two-level 1700 sq ft condo. I am having the upstairs painted this weekend, and it consists of an open loft/den, a long hallway, a second bed, and a second bath. The paint is light grey on the lower level (open concept). I considered venturing into darker colors (beige and browns) upstairs but have concerns that a small space shouldn't diverge too much. Should I paint the upper areas in a similar tone to the downstairs, keep the grey consistent throughout, and maybe only branch off with colors in the bedrooms?

[Anonymous]

i think all the areas that are open to each other should be the same color. bedrooms, bathrooms etc can be other colors.

for instance, in our prior house the entry way, stairs, game room and needed to be the same color. there were no natural places to change colors in those areas. game room had a metal accent wall. there were openings to the dining room and family room, so those were another color.

you can also have accent walls, but i know some people don't approve of accent walls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in a two-level 1700 sq ft condo. I am having the upstairs painted this weekend, and it consists of an open loft/den, a long hallway, a second bed, and a second bath. The paint is light grey on the lower level (open concept). I considered venturing into darker colors (beige and browns) upstairs but have concerns that a small space shouldn't diverge too much. Should I paint the upper areas in a similar tone to the downstairs, keep the grey consistent throughout, and maybe only branch off with colors in the bedrooms?

Yes, I would keep the light grey up the stairs and into the hall/loft area and then change it up in the other rooms if desired.

[Anonymous]

Don't overthink it. Just have the stairways complement both ends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a two-level 1700 sq ft condo. I am having the upstairs painted this weekend, and it consists of an open loft/den, a long hallway, a second bed, and a second bath. The paint is light grey on the lower level (open concept). I considered venturing into darker colors (beige and browns) upstairs but have concerns that a small space shouldn't diverge too much. Should I paint the upper areas in a similar tone to the downstairs, keep the grey consistent throughout, and maybe only branch off with colors in the bedrooms?

Yes, I would keep the light grey up the stairs and into the hall/loft area and then change it up in the other rooms if desired.

This. If you change the upstairs color slightly, no one will notice - it will just look like different lighting. Have a main color for your hallways and switch up the rooms.