Any thoughts on this or shuld all walls be the same color. My wife's plan was a lighter chocolate on R/L and Gooseberry on F/B. I wanted the Chocolate all the way around with Black Ceiling.

I'm no decorator but I do know with the right colors you can deceive it's size. For example darker colors will make it look smaller. With a different color back wall you could make the room look longer, or a lighter color on the ceiling will disguise a lower ceiling. It could add a nice touch to make the back wall a different color.
As for the front wall IMO I would keep it a dark color. My front wall is going to be black regardless of the color scheme.

my plan is flat black on the front and ceiling. then dark red on the rest. look through the "show you screen wall thread" for many examples. later.

The Gooseberry is pretty dark, so I am fine with that for the front wall, but I like the idea of doing that on the sides as well and just doing the light Chocolate on the back. Thanks for the input.

The Gooseberry is pretty dark, so I am fine with that for the front wall, but I like the idea of doing that on the sides as well and just doing the light Chocolate on the back. Thanks for the input.

Sounds like that will be pretty classy! Be sure to post pictures when your done...

I'm no decorator but I do know with the right colors you can deceive it's size. For example darker colors will make it look smaller. .

Actually the designers say that is not true any longer, Darker colors can make the room look bigger. For example, my ceiling and front wall are both flat black. The ceiling disappears with the lights on. With the lights off, and the PJ on, the front wall just disappears as well. Someone on here, sorry can't remember who, painted their whole room black.

The "dark colors make a room look smaller" rule is somewhat outdated, I suppose.

In general, a room where the colors highly contrast with one another (red and blue, for example) will look smaller and busier than a room where the colors are monochromatic (shades of brown, for example).

However, the use of a single accent wall of a different color can help make the walls feel like less of a "box" and more like an open space. For example, my home office is a tiny 10x10, and it seemed very small when all the walls were painted white. But I painted 3 of the walls biege and one wall light blue, which really opened the space up. (If the accent wall had been a sharp contrast (like a royal blue in an otherwise red room) it would probably have made the space seem smaller rather than bigger.

A low contrast accent wall may be the way to go.

Actually the designers say that is not true any longer, Darker colors can make the room look bigger. For example, my ceiling and front wall are both flat black. The ceiling disappears with the lights on. With the lights off, and the PJ on, the front wall just disappears as well. Someone on here, sorry can't remember who, painted their whole room black.

The "dark colors make a room look smaller" rule is somewhat outdated, I suppose.

In general, a room where the colors highly contrast with one another (red and blue, for example) will look smaller and busier than a room where the colors are monochromatic (shades of brown, for example).

However, the use of a single accent wall of a different color can help make the walls feel like less of a "box" and more like an open space. For example, my home office is a tiny 10x10, and it seemed very small when all the walls were painted white. But I painted 3 of the walls biege and one wall light blue, which really opened the space up. (If the accent wall had been a sharp contrast (like a royal blue in an otherwise red room) it would probably have made the space seem smaller rather than bigger.

A low contrast accent wall may be the way to go.

This is good info, thanks! I was concerned about painting my ceiling a dark color as it's only 7'3"... might have to reconsider.

Okay, I am a little worried. After starting this thread my wife has taken away that it is okay to go with the darker color front, back, and ceiling and the lighter color on the right and left. This really feel like it will give a racing stripe effect. Please tell me this will be okay. We are just a few days away from painting.

Okay, I am a little worried. After starting this thread my wife has taken away that it is okay to go with the darker color front, back, and ceiling and the lighter color on the right and left. This really feel like it will give a racing stripe effect. Please tell me this will be okay. We are just a few days away from painting.

I really don't think it's going to look like a racing stripe, since your "stripes" are essentially whole walls. But to know whether it would look okay or not, I'd have to see the colors. And remember, whatever colors you choose for the walls will have to coordinate with the carpet, seating, and everything else in your room.

ljb17,
Sounds like you are making some progress on your room. I sent you a PM on the other site also.

I am a little confused at the moment, are you going with the light chocolate on the side walls and the back and gooseberry on the front and ceiling?

What paint manufacturer are you going with? This may help people envision the colors a little better if they can go to the site and see or if you could post a picture in this thread.

Did you start a build thread by any chance?

Cheers,
JJ

I really don't think it's going to look like a racing stripe, since your "stripes" are essentially whole walls. But to know whether it would look okay or not, I'd have to see the colors. And remember, whatever colors you choose for the walls will have to coordinate with the carpet, seating, and everything else in your room.

My wife has done the carpet and seating match. I am slightly colorblind, so I don't ahve much say.

Ceiling, Front, and Back (http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Match-of-Olympic-Gooseberry-p/mpc0019689.htm)

Side Walls (http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Match-of-Olympic-D38-5-Chocolate-Sparkle-p/mpc0093915.htm)

We originally went with our designer's recommendation of having the same darker color on the front, ceiling and back, and a lighter color on the sides, and it looked great. Definitely no racing stripe effect. The ceiling will look darker than the walls anyway.

I would agree that you would not get a racing stripe effect, especially since the colors compliment each other well.

My wife has done the carpet and seating match. I am slightly colorblind, so I don't ahve much say.

Ceiling, Front, and Back (http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Match-of-Olympic-Gooseberry-p/mpc0019689.htm)

Side Walls (http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Match-of-Olympic-D38-5-Chocolate-Sparkle-p/mpc0093915.htm)

I think this will look fine. But you might want to buy a quart of each color and try painting a bit of each color on its respective wall to get an idea for how they will look butted up against each other. Far from the "racing stripe" effect that you fear, my fear would be that the colors are so similar that you actually might not see much of a difference due to the way light hits different walls in different ways. Either way, it's definitely a "low contrast" color difference.