I haven't seen pecan furniture in 30 years. Have you?
On Jan 5, 11:03 am, Justice <[email protected]> wrote:
> It really depends on ceiling height Merc.
>
> If you have a very high ceiling, then you can paint it the same color
> without feeling boxed in. The reason for painting it white (or some
> shade of white) is to give it height.
>
> There's continuity with a same shade ceiling -- if the shade is a
> pastel (but still from the warm palate) it can give an overall feeling
> of being enveloped in a nice space. A cool palate works well in a
> western facing room -- giving the feeling of cooling in the summer
> time.
>
> If the walls are dark people use white as a contrast (to break it up)
> and height which, while the walls close you in, the white on the
> ceiling opens it back up again (it's the equivalent of putting a
> mirror in the room to give it width).
>
> In older homes (large places done in the 20 and 30s, people used a
> very dark palate and painted their ceilings the same shade as the
> walls, that is if they didn't use patterned tin). It helped to give
> the feeling of a cool space in the summer -- and as long as there was
> some warmth in the palate it worked well in both weather extremes.
>
> Those were the days when they used "natural" colors -- greens, browns,
> and golds. They even did it down here in the hot humid south to help
> give the room a cool feeling in the summer (and they closed the
> draperies and the shutters during the day to keep out the sun and
> cracked windows at the bottom that were across from each other to
> encourage a cross breeze (you change it at night -- opening the top
> part of two windows that face each other to release the hot air).
>
> I like salmon -- I think it's a great color. It really just depends
> on what they've got going with it? Pecan furniture -- that would be
> nice. Modern glass with warm upholstered seats could work. Draperies
> in a print with a dash of salmon to pick it up or something peachy
> going through the room to provide a subtext for the walls.
>
> On Jan 4, 8:29 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I dont know if you have seen the Dream Homes from the past on HGTV,
> > They were elegantly designed to perfection. The 2009 Dream Home is the
> > worst one I ever saw!
>
> > What is up with the salmon colored walls in the dining room, Tacky!
>
> > I like the color that is used in the kitchen/family room. I might use
> > that color for my kitchen, I don't think I will paint the ceiling the
> > same color, though.
>
> > On Jan 3, 10:08 am, CincyBabe <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Yes, Merc, I've done this, but only in small rooms, like the bath. It
> > > is easier, because you don't have to fuss with the corner line, which
> > > is always a pain.
>
> > > On Jan 3, 12:25 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > I like to look at the dream homes to get ideas for my own home and I
> > > > noticed that the dream home for 2009 on home garden TV, every single
> > > > room has the same color of paint they use on the walls for the
> > > > ceiling. have any of you ever painted the ceiling the same color as
> > > > the walls? The bathrooms and even the laundry room has the same color
> > > > for the walls as the ceiling. This could make my life easier!!
>
> > > >http://www.hgtv.com/dream-home/dining-room-hgtv-dream-home-tour-2009/...quoted
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