Interior and Exterior
Paint Color Questions and Answers

Here you will find questions and answers about choosing and using paint colors or sheens. From where to put a color, dividing two areas or just a little help finding that perfect color. If it has to do with paint colors or sheens, ask your question here.

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Your Paint Color Questions Answered

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Why is the color on my bathroom walls different from the can of paint I used? 
I bought a few cans of light taupe to paint over the peach color in our bathroom. After painting the walls the color on the walls ended up being a light ...

Is it necessary for the trim and doors throughout the house to match? 
For example if I wanted the trim in the living room to be white but upstairs I want the trim to be a light toffee color would that be alright. Is there ...

What color should we stain our barn in Maine? 
We painted our house barn red and now we have built a new barn that is not too far away from the house. What color would you stain the barn?

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How do I mix white paint in with a green that is too dark to end up with a lighter shade in the same green family? 
The Benjamin Moore dealer matched a dark green C2 color we had used previously in our family room but said he could not make it lighter as we asked him ...

Color for Closets? 
We're getting ready to paint a house we just purchased. I was wondering if the inside of closets should be painted the same color as the rest of the room ...

Painting Doors and Jambs, What Color? 
I am going to paint the hallways in our house. My uncertainty is regarding the doors and door jams. Our house is about 40 years old. The doors (to rooms ...

How to bright up living room?  Not rated yet
I have an almost 100yr old house, it has wood color paneling in the living room since the early 80's. The mirror in the picture has been changed to a white ...

How do I keep my living room warm with gray & blue furniture?  Not rated yet
I have a dark gray couch and a blueish gray / ice blue chair in my living room along with maple wood/aluminum-silver modern furniture. I'd like my living ...

Inside Door Color in Living Room  Not rated yet
My question is should the door inside of the living room be painted the same color as the trim or should it be the color of the walls?

Answers
The ...

Bathrooms  Not rated yet
I have a small bathroom with one window, a shower stall, vanity & toilet. I have very low ceilings and would like to paint the bathroom a color. I am ...

What collor walls would make a room larger?  Not rated yet
I have a 8x10 bedroom with seafoam carpeting, wall to wall, what color can I paint the walls that would make the room look larger? The room is now white....

Exterior Front Door Frame  Not rated yet
I would like to know if I should be painting the exterior front door frame same as garage door frame. The color for the front door is different than that ...

My exterior house color is cream, what would be the best color to paint the exteior door?  Not rated yet
My exterior house color is cream, and I am wondering what the best color would be to paint the exterior door in order to go with the body of the house?...

What colors are complimentary to a home with a lot of wood?  Not rated yet
We just bought a house and would like to repaint the interior. It is mainly wood on the inside (floors, part of some walls) and I am having a hard time ...

Exterior Door   Not rated yet
I have an exterior door to paint which is a different color on the interior side. What are the correct colors to use to paint the edges of the door?

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Two Toned Interior Wall  Not rated yet
I want to paint my wall two tones, but I can't remember if the darker color goes on top or bottom.

Answer
Typically the darker paint color goes on ...

Pros and cons of painting the house exterior a dark color.   Not rated yet
We are undecided about an exterior house color. We have done test patches of two Benjamin Moore acrylic-latex paints: CC362-Elk (a taupe-beige) and HC ...

A white paint color for inside trim.  Not rated yet
What is a good color for painting inside trim? I want a white color.

My doors are painted antique white by Glidden. What color white would look best ...

Paint Color Viewers   Not rated yet
Where can I find a service that will show me how my house will look with different color schemes. Before I paint I would like to know how it will look ...

Best Exterior Color For a Quick Sale  Not rated yet
What is the best exterior color to paint your house for a quick sale? What exterior paint color appeals to the largest number of home buyers?

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Painting a Door, Which Color?  Not rated yet
We painted the kitchen. The master bedroom door faces into the kitchen. Should the side of the door that is in the kitchen be painted the same color as ...

What color family would work best with dark wood work?  Not rated yet
I live in a two hundred year old home. The wood work is a dark brown. I would like to paint the ceiling a cream color and the walls a light chocolate brown....

Will a single broad stripe of light colored paint across the middle of all walls in a room make the room look smaller, bigger, or not affect it?  Not rated yet
We are painting a bedroom a color called Pewter and I am interested in painting a broad, light color stripe across the middle of the room, but I'm unsure ...

Would putting a dark color on a wall that has a window make the room look darker?  Not rated yet
I'm painting my walls a dark brown and a light brown and wanted to know if I put the dark paint color on the wall with the window if it will make the room ...

I accidently mixed a cup of paint with a 5 gallon pail will it affect it?  Not rated yet
Answer

Accidentally mixing a small amount of paint in to a 5 gallon pail will not affect its color or sheen. Typically a quart or less will have little ...

What color should a door be painted when it is framed in wood?  Not rated yet
We live in a very old home where all of the original doors are solid wood. We recently put a new door in and had it framed in the same wood as what already ...

Getting the Right Color Paint   Not rated yet
I'd like to ask your advice on choosing the right color paint for my home. To give you an idea, my home is mostly an open plan. It has a lot of windows ...

Painting Doors, What Color?  Not rated yet
Do the doors in a hallway get painted the same color as the trim or do they get the wall color?

Answer
Typically the doors are the same paint color ...

What is the best and easiest way to paint over dark colors?

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