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One of the most IMPORTANT parts of choosing the best paint colours is to COMPARE them to other similar coloursвЂ¦ PAINT COLOURS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO BALLET WHITE FOR COMPARISON While Ballet White has a cream base, it nods lightly at greige, meaning the traditional yellow hue found in most creams is GREATLY reduced. BENJAMIN MOORE BALLET WHITE OC-9Д«allet White is a soft, warm, subtle way to complement your dark wood trim or cabinets. If you blur your eyes to block out the grain, itвЂ™s easier to see the COLOUR of your wood and you can then decorate accordingly around that.Д«TW, I rely 99.9% on photos from my E-Design clients, so youвЂ™re seeing REAL homes with REALISTIC budgets. So, while there isnвЂ™t much we can do about the size of your wood (wink wink), thereвЂ™s A LOT we can do with whatвЂ™s around it (IвЂ™d say we could enhance your wood, but that might be crossing a lineвЂ¦)Д«efore we begin, stop thinking of your trim as a вЂwood/stainвЂ™ and start thinking of it as a COLOUR (brown).

The above two photos are great examples of trim that is wider than the вЂ™70s and вЂ™80s versions

And if youвЂ™re reading this blog post, IвЂ™m assuming that painting your trim is out of the question for financial, labour-intensive and marital reasons (oh those hubbyвЂ™sвЂ¦).

Painting your dark wood trim from the вЂ™70s would help modernize your home, just keep in mind it would STILL be narrower than the modern style of white trim work.

Once you get three+ inches, things start looking better In other words, donвЂ™t curse the colour, curse the size. In fact, some of the most amazing homes have dark wood trim вЂ“ but itвЂ™s thicker, more substantial looking and often a finer quality wood.

With its two-inch width, the SIZE is 1970s, not the stain colour.

Wait, isnвЂ™t some of this back in style again?Дo you think itвЂ™s the colour of your trim that is the problem? Think againвЂ¦ Oh, those were the daysвЂ¦shag carpets, avocado-coloured fridges and macramГ© plant hangers. With aВ focus on updating theВ oaksand maples of the вЂ™90s, itвЂ™s easy to bypass the dark wood trims and doors of the вЂ™70s and вЂ™80s. While this blog post refers to the wood trims of the вЂ™70sВ & вЂ™80s, the colour ideas are also FAB for older homes with dark trim work.

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It also pairs nicely with the wood tones in the nightstands and wood floors.Dark Wood Trim: The Top 7 Neutral Paint Colours to Update & Coordinate As you can see from the bedroom photo below it looks great with both the beige and gray colors of the window treatments and bedding.

Useful gray is a medium tone greige paint color with yellow and green undertones. Hopefully, itвЂ™s obvious to you! The Best Greige Paint Colors from Sherwin Williams Useful Gray SW 7050 Look at that swatch over the course of a couple of days and see which one you like the best. They send you a 12Г—12 inch square of your paint color that sticks to your wall and easily peels off.

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The best thing to do is to get a small trial can and paint a large swatch on the wall.

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рџ‰ How to know which color is best for you. If brightening is your goal, make sure you check out the paint colors LRV. Just because a paint color is light, doesnвЂ™t necessarily mean it will brighten your home. This is important to some people and not to others, I mention it just in case you are trying to lighten or darken your home. The higher the number the more light it will reflect and vice versa. Why is this useful? If you live in an area where you do not get much natural light and you want to brighten your home you are going to want a paint color with a high LRV. We use LRV in paint colors to show whether the paint reflects a lot or a little light. The values are used by lighting designers to determine the number and type of light fixtures needed to provide proper lighting for interior spaces.вЂќ

LRVs are frequently reported on paint chips or paint samples. The measurement is most commonly used by design professionals, such as architectural color consultants, architects, environmental graphic designers and interior designers. вЂњIn architecture, light reflectance value ( LRV), is a measure of visible and usable light that is reflected from a surface when illuminated by a light source. The short version of this definition is the amount of light reflected with a light source.ДЄccording to Wikipedia, the definition is In order to achieve a brighter room, I need to paint with a high amount of light reflection.

Surprisingly they arenвЂ™t a dark paint color, I believe they are a color match to Revere Pewter, but because I live in the trees and donвЂ™t get a lot of natural light I want them to be lighter and brighter. I have been working on painting my interior walls, they are tooВ dark. The Best Greige Paint Colors from Benjamin Moore.The Best Greige Paint Colors from Sherwin Williams.How to know which color is best for you.

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