Consider Your Artwork when Choosing a Wall Color

My French Obsession

At my last color consultation in Waxhaw, Lawson subdivision, one of the children's rooms proved to be a bit of a challenge. The 11 year old girl chose a very vibrant, almost neon color for her room. It was called “Minty”, a Valspar color.

Minty

Now in itself, this is a great color, very much like Gliddens Lime Twist. Now the girl, I'll call her Kathy, loved this color but mom was a little hesitant because it “glowed” a bit. Now this color was bright even with the window shades down so you can only imagine how bright it was with the shades up.

When I choose color during a consultation, the kids rooms are where I like to have a little fun and be a bit playful with color choices - after all, these are children's rooms.

I wanted to keep this color because Kathy really, really liked it but yes it was a bit luminous even for a kids room.

Going a step further, I asked mom what Kathy was putting on her walls. She said it's going to be all black and white photographs with a Parisian flair. (see photo above) “Perfect!” I said. She definitely can have a flashy wall color since her artwork is going to be black and white. The two will cancel each other out.

So here's how Kathy's room played out. I basically kept the color she wanted but tweaked it just a bit. The toned down “Mint Ice Cream” which is also my “Hue 2 Have” for this week, was the perfect fit. It gave the same feel that Kathy liked but it's slightly more muted so mom liked it too. I also added a light gray striping on the walls to incorporate and tie in the black and white theme of her art. 

Unfortunately I don't have any 

after shots yet but this one will be a beauty.

Au Revoir!