Paint scheme for first floor issue

[Anonymous]

I have a center hall colonial. The center hall is dark! But the flanking rooms, a living room and a dining room, are very well lit with large windows. Living room is painted BM White Dove. I need to paint the dining room and center hall. The dining room has large built ins that painted white dove and I am thinking since there is such little wall space, to just paint them white dove as well. Would it be weird to paint the center hall a color? I want a peach or warm color to make it welcoming since it is so dark and “cold” already. Or does it need to be white dove as well?

[Anonymous]

I would do same color or lighter.

[Anonymous]

Farrow and Ball makes great paint.

[Anonymous]

White Dove would help lighten it.

[Anonymous]

Is the trim white dove in all the rooms? What about wallpaper?

What’s the flooring? Rugs? Style vibe?

Is there room for a console table in the hall? Do you have a lamp on it? Could you add some great sconces?

[Anonymous]

Personally I’d do White Dove and then bring the color with artwork.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s fine to do a color. White will look dreary in a dark space.

[Anonymous]

Peach is such a dated color.

[Anonymous]

I would embrace the darkness and do a medium dark blue with violet undertones. For White Dove, plan-home recommends Blue Gaspe and French Violet. If you want something lighter, they also recommend Yukon Sky and Violet Sparkle.

Vintage Vogue could be fun if it's a small hallway.

For other light "colors" I have Nelson Blue in a room that doesn't get much light and that works well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White Dove would help lighten it.

OP here - there is literally no direct natural light in the front hall except what filters in from the side rooms and I think White Dove tends to look gray and dingy without a lot of white. I can do another white that has warmer undertones but worried it is so boring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Peach is such a dated color.

Maybe I should do “butter”!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the trim white dove in all the rooms? What about wallpaper?

What’s the flooring? Rugs? Style vibe?

Is there room for a console table in the hall? Do you have a lamp on it? Could you add some great sconces?

OP here. No room for a console. Space for one piece of artwork that is 10” wide max. It’s a tiny colonial. Rug I have is vintage with reds and blues. It’s beautiful but not very bright….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s fine to do a color. White will look dreary in a dark space.

OP. This is my thought. I want something warm, welcoming and not cold or sterile.

[Anonymous]

Think about changing hallway lighting.

Maybe either move away from a yellowish light bulb to a brighter white OR maybe increase the number of lumens in the hallway light bulbs.

Aside: Watts are how much power is consumed. Lumens are how much light is emitted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White Dove would help lighten it.

OP here - there is literally no direct natural light in the front hall except what filters in from the side rooms and I think White Dove tends to look gray and dingy without a lot of white. I can do another white that has warmer undertones but worried it is so boring.

Can you change the light fixture(s) and or color temperature of your lightbulbs?

Can you add mirrors or mirrored things (picture frame, sculpture) to throw light?

Rug color pop?