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Posted by crabshell on September 2, 2006, 3:13 pm
I appreciate the advice. You sound like you now what you're talking about
so I'll elaborate on my situation.
My ceilings are low (8') and the natural sunlight I get is mostly northern
reflected light. The floors are white oak without any stain, just the
natural wood color + urethane.
I want the house to have a century modern vibe and to me that means white.
However, as much as I love pure bright white, as the following poster
points out, it can look like an operating room. I hate antique white
because it looks like white gone bad -- sort of yellowing white. But a
soft gray may look too dingy, so I'm perplexed.
I like your idea about the ceiling/wall line. It's a little spooky but I
may give it a shot. I'd like to see a room like this for myself.
> Darker on the walls, however a white ceiling isn't always the best
> idea - you may want to consider a complimentry color (several shades
> lighter) for the ceiling. It really depends on your room, the
> lighting, etc.
>
> One thing I do when painting walls/ceilings that always gets positive
> comments is I cut the wall color in about 1/4" below the actual
> ceiling line. The reason this is done is that the actual line is
> RARELY straight and if you have a lot of color difference between the
> walls and the ceiling you don't want a jagged line (it will show.) I
> cut it in slowly by hand and the results are spectacular and really
> worth the effort.
>
> Another tip; if you're changing color on any vertical line, use blue
> painter's tape to make the transition, but before you paint your new
> color, paint a light coat of the "other" color over the tape first.
> This will prevent bleed-under and give you a distinctly sharp line
> between the two colors. If you don't have any of the "other" paint
> handy, some have used hairspray to seal up the tape line.
>
> I used to paint professionally and I painted several "stream of
> dreams" type houses in Seattle (these are high-end homes put on
> display to the public to show the BEST in building/decorating.) I am
> sort of a perfectionist, but I find the extra effort to be well worth
> it, after all you have to live there and look at it every day!
>
> Jeff
>
>
> crabshell wrote:
>> I want to paint most of my interior walls bright white but I'm not
>> sure what to do about the ceilings. My ceilings have the identical
>> texture as the walls so the only way to create some contrast is by
>> varying the color.
>>
>> Should I use a darker white on the ceilings and a bright white on the
>> walls or would I be better off using the bright white on the ceilings
>> and a slightly darker white on the walls? Yes, this question may
>> strike some as ridiculous but it's driving me crazy.
>>
>> -crabshell
>
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