In December, right before the holidays, I decided to paint the dining room. It was the last room on the main floor that had not been painted since we moved in. And it was the ONLY room that had not been originally painted taupe.
It was SW Accessible Beige (a green grey in my system). And it did happen to be the right undertone to coordinate with the drab, uninspiring 12″ x 24″ builder grade green grey tile which I replaced during the renovation prior to moving in.
By the way, this is exactly why I almost never specify 12″ x 24″ tile (there are very few exceptions). I’ve never seen it look anything but builder basic. And because a tile floor can be SO pretty, it looks like a let down.
A new look for our dining room
For a large format floor tile I would always choose a large square. We chose a 24″ x 24″ Calacatta look porcelain to create flow from the existing Calacatta subway tile backsplash in the kitchen. It brightened up the space considerably. Of course removing the tree directly outside helped as well. It is a sunroom after all.
Here was the new tile installed:
The sunroom/dining room should be painted a colour, I decided, and tested a few greens (below). And my True Colour Insider community got a live video as I went through the process.
This is how you test paint colour (below). Paint test samples in an area where you are not visually comparing to the old colour. Since this room was a sunroom, it was easy to paint test colours in between each window.
And here is the after!
In the end the green that worked the best was the one that visually related to the green chair and ottoman I had in the living room (below).
The colour we landed on is BM AF-450 Seedling from their Affinity Collection. You can buy a sample right here. If you like Sherwin Williams, the closest equivalent is: SW 0013 Majolica Green. And in Farrow and Ball, it’s similar to No. 287 Yeabridge Green.
This room is still a work in progress. I will be re-upholstering the chairs and adding an area rug, but I’m working on the millwork in my upstairs entertainment room right now so this project will come later.
In the meantime I thought it would be fun to have it be a colour and when I finish this room, if I need to paint the room again, I will do that.
Friday night we had a dinner so I turned the napkins into bunny ears.
Next I need some blue and white plates! Where shall I hang them?
Here’s my inspiration!
Here’s the before again:
I colour drenched the room (just like the previous homeowner did) because the trim blends into the walls and there’s no good place to stop and start a different colour.
I love how it feels connected to the greens from the outside.
Let me know if you’re considering colour drenching a room in the comments! ⬇️
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