I prefer the original beige. Our current house is a brand new spec home. I'm very glad the walls aren't grey or greige. I don't even like the word "greige." The walls are a lovely cream color and the floors and stair railing are dark brown. The kitchen does have dark grey glass subway tiles and the granite has specks of grey in it. Normally, I'm not a fan of white cabinets, but I'm glad these are because it tones down the grey.Grey is the new beige.
Me too! I’ve got “‘90s angry red” on a three-story feature wall behind my floating staircase and it gets rave compliments. My main walls are a mid-tone brown (not pink) based taupe and our great room furniture is dark wood and red textiles with burnt-orange silk draperies.Not only do I not have any gray in my house, I have the two worst colors according to the Property Brothers. I keep seeing an article in my FB feed about the two colors that drive away buyers and, yep, I have them. I totally do not care what those bozos think. I'm not selling my house, so the only person who needs to like the walls is me.
I have a soft butter yellow in my kitchen and breakfast nook that moves into the open den. And, gasp, I have a red formal dining room.
I would never paint my house on the prospect of a future sale many years away. Painting is easy. I do get why they advise people not to go with colors like red, black, navy blue etc. They’re really, REALLY hard to cover up. People don’t want to deal with that and will walk away on an otherwise great house. When I sold I painted the entire house a solid off white before I even put it on the market.Not only do I not have any gray in my house, I have the two worst colors according to the Property Brothers. I keep seeing an article in my FB feed about the two colors that drive away buyers and, yep, I have them. I totally do not care what those bozos think. I'm not selling my house, so the only person who needs to like the walls is me.
I have a soft butter yellow in my kitchen and breakfast nook that moves into the open den. And, gasp, I have a red formal dining room.
I guess it depends on the shade. I get told all the time how light and airy my house is.We were house hunting recently and way too many houses had walls that had been painted gray. I wouldn’t even consider them because I wasn’t about to go and repaint a whole house.
I hate gray walls. They are far from neutral and they are depressing.
I have a soft butter yellow in my kitchen and breakfast nook that moves into the open den. And, gasp, I have a red formal dining room.
MY painter usually uses 1-2 coats of Killz and then switches to tinted primer if more coverage is needed.I would never paint my house on the prospect of a future sale many years away. Painting is easy. I do get why they advise people not to go with colors like red, black, navy blue etc. They’re really, REALLY hard to cover up. People don’t want to deal with that and will walk away on an otherwise great house. When I sold I painted the entire house a solid off white before I even put it on the market.
That said I bought this one and my youngest DD’s room was glossy, GRAPE purple. It took me three days (and some frustrated tears) to cover it up. In contrast it took barely half a day to do my DS’s same size room that was powder blue. Our master bath is a hideous glossy, navy blue. I love to paint but I’ve has a 5 gallon bucket of primer sitting in the closet up there for three years because I know it’s going to be a nightmare.
I guess it depends on the shade. I get told all the time how light and airy my house is.