Anonymous
Post 06/26/2014 15:17     Subject: Re:Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
What is dated is the every room a different color. Chose colors that go together. And please don't say 'this orange is neutral!"
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2014 14:16     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
Anonymous wrote:OP here--thanks for all your responses. Very helpful! Now if I can ask for more help: I'm pretty sure I want my dining room/ kitchen to be the blue color. Our floor plan is somewhat open-the layout is kitchen (with very little actual wall space, separated from dining area only by a peninsula-type counter, then into living room through a medium sized archway.

Any suggestions on a color to paint the living room? Furniture is neutral, I have a brick fireplace, and a large north-facing picture window and south-facing regular windows, so it's fairly bright though not super-bright.

Thanks! (I'd get professional help if daycare weren't taking all my money!)


In the middle of repainting right now, LOL. If you go to Lowe's (or somewhere similar) they have paint chip cards with "flow together" colors. So you can see that if you want a hall one color and it opens into your LR which is attached and very visible from your DR, etc, you can see what colors will look nice together without just having to use varied tones of beige.
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2014 14:14     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
When we bought our house, every single room was WHITE, with an apple green trim on all of the wood work. Couldn't get paint up fast enough!
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2014 14:11     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember when EVERYONE was doing the dark red in the living room or dining room back in about 2005? [/quote]

Yes! What is everyone doing these days?[/quote]

Yes, I remember that! Now "everybody" is doing taupe and designers are doing minimalist white.
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2014 13:48     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
We saw a home that had the dining room painted a shade of blue much like the one in your pics, and the rest of the main floor of the house was lighter blues, grays, and white. It looked great, not dated at all.
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2014 08:48     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
Anonymous wrote:I think if you use a bunch of bold colors, it may look outdated. I think if you had that blue in your dining room and grays or white on all the other downstairs rooms, it would be elegant.


I like a crisp blue with grey tones on the dining room with the extensive white molding. The color would help define the space. I wouldn't use it throughout the kitchen but rather pull it in with accent pieces. Bold colors can also be used in bath and laundry etc. Buy paint and put it on the walls first. 6 plus inch swatches. Blue or grey can purple or green up. Or look crayola.
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2014 08:33     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
I love that blue, too. We have something similar in one of our rooms.
judyfholmes
Post 06/26/2014 06:08     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
I loved that blue color.
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2014 03:51     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
I like the yellow, but would want maybe different shades of grey and white to compliment.

http://timberandlace.blogspot.com/2011/06/our-yellow-door.html
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2014 00:56     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
The blue in the dining room is fine, but the chandelier and the furniture makes it look dated.
Anonymous
Post 06/25/2014 21:46     Subject: Are darker, bold paint colors outdated?
Anonymous wrote:I think grey looks so depressing and will seem super-dated in a few years (a la avocado appliances) so I would stick with what you like.



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