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What colour to paint this cottage dining room?

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AlltheFs · 02/04/2023 13:41

I am lacking inspiration, desperately need to paint our dining room as it has peeling off lining paper from the previous owners (we bought it 10 months ago but its had new kitchen and windows etc which took priority).

It is South Facing but it’s a thatched cottage so needs to be kept fairly light. It's a room that is hard to heat and feels cold/damp at times (not actually damp) so I want it to feel warm/cosy. The current white is too harsh - I think it is Slaked Lime. It leads on (no door) to our kitchen which is sage green and North facing. The kitchen doesn’t have much wall to paint but the bit that isn’t tiled is Dulux Timeless as that’s not part of the original house.

It needs to be a proper clay paint in dining room as walls are lime plaster and the room doubles up as a playroom so it has 3.5 year old DD to contend with. I know that we can’t use scrubbable paint but needs to be something we can wipe and touch up.

Our dining table, chairs and sideboard is painted white wood. We don’t have the money to change the horrid fireplace yet but will paint the surround as it’s orange pine. At a future date we will do more changes but for now we can only afford paint jobs as the kitchen, windows and garden office cost us £40k and we are out of money.

The attached pic is from an old Rightmove listing so not our stuff.

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GoodChat · 02/04/2023 13:54

How about a sea/mint green? It would go with the dark green fireplace but also the lighter wood

WeAreTheHeroes · 02/04/2023 14:01

Looks to me as though it needs warmth - maybe even a darker, bolder colour on the chimney breast and a lighter shade the rest of the room. Things like mustard or teal for the chimney breast.

ODFOx · 02/04/2023 14:07

I would also have gone for a mustardy yellow but it will look awful with the orangey pine. Are you going to paint the skirtings and the fireplace?

Davros · 02/04/2023 14:08

F&B radicchio

CoffeeBeansGalore · 02/04/2023 14:10

Deep red on the fireplace wall then a soft cream on the other walls. Will add warmth but retain light clean lines. Or match just the fireplace wall with the colour in your kitchen if you like it so it "ties in".
If you have one, a big mirror above the fireplace would look lovely as would reflect light from the window.

WeAreTheHeroes · 02/04/2023 14:10

The fire surround can be painted white or cream or even a dark grey.

AlltheFs · 02/04/2023 14:47

Some more pics with our stuff in, and the kitchen (pre tiles) the mirror is from our old house, it can be painted so we will keep it.

Skirts need replacing in a lot of places, they will be painted though. But the paint on the walls is an immediate priority as the lining paper is hanging off and we are hosting family soon. At the moment the skirts aren’t properly attached to the wall and the mice run behind them 🙈😂

It’s a bright room but although I usually like whites it does not suit it.

What colour to paint this cottage dining room?
What colour to paint this cottage dining room?
What colour to paint this cottage dining room?
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AlltheFs · 02/04/2023 15:02

Meant to say-the awful curtains will go too, they were left. And excuse all the Easter “tat” decorations - my MIL sends it all over from Germany and DD loves it. It’s not a permanent feature 😂

Long term we will expose the beams but that’s a second phase once we no longer have to pay for childcare!

The sitting room feels completely different (in need of decorating too but in much better condition). It’s almost the same size and faces same way but is in a soft cream (I think it is Mittens by Earthborn). It’s funny how two similar rooms can feel totally different!

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longtompot · 02/04/2023 15:04

What about a pale pink? I have this in our downstairs toilet, with one wall deep blue

https://www.dulux.co.uk/en/colour-details/blush-pink

Poppins2016 · 02/04/2023 15:09

Re the fireplace, check out tile paint or tile transfer/stickers. They are a very effective short term solution for covering up tiles that you don't like. Couple that with painting the surround and it could look really quite aesthetically pleasing.

Choconut · 02/04/2023 15:16

I'd go for warm country colours, nothing else works in our similar house. Greens or browns. I don't think any whites or grays will suit as it just doesn't feel cosy. I found white walls with navy/maroon/grey worked upstairs in bedrooms but not downstairs in our country style house.

Aurea · 02/04/2023 15:21

String by farrow and ball?

topofbighill · 02/04/2023 16:19

Sudbury Yellow F&B

Vodkaislethal · 02/04/2023 16:21

I’d also go blush pink, it will work well with the green in the kitchen

Slimjimtobe · 02/04/2023 16:26

I’ve no idea as our home is all off white but it’s an absolutely beautiful home ❤️Instagram is great for inspiration (I’m sure if you put old English cottage you would get lovely ideas)

SwedishEdith · 02/04/2023 16:32

I don't think the white suits it because it isn't really white. Look cream to me. If it's south facing, you've got more scope with colours. I'd go for pale blue (Borrowed Light or one of the Little Greene sky blue shades) but not sure they'd go with the sage green?

Whattt44 · 02/04/2023 16:37

I'd choose curtains first and find a complimentary paint after .

NewChange · 02/04/2023 16:45

terracotta

crumpet · 02/04/2023 16:51

i offer up F&B Bone on most threads like this - it’s a fabulous neutral, with sagey tones.

mathanxiety · 02/04/2023 17:21

A light toned terracotta would compliment the sage green kitchen and warm the room up a bit. It would also look nice with your woodwork.

Theteapotsbrokenspout · 02/04/2023 17:30

If it’s lime plaster why aren’t you using limewash? If you use an ordinary non-breathable paint you could end up with problems with damp.
This company Rose of Jericho make a good range of compatible paints.

bilbodog · 02/04/2023 17:34

Ive used F&B hay in an old house before as its a flat golden/yellow but makes a room feel warm yet is neutral at the same time.

What colour to paint this cottage dining room?
AlltheFs · 02/04/2023 18:31

Theteapotsbrokenspout · 02/04/2023 17:30

If it’s lime plaster why aren’t you using limewash? If you use an ordinary non-breathable paint you could end up with problems with damp.
This company Rose of Jericho make a good range of compatible paints.

As in the OP we ARE using clay paints that ARE breathable specifically for lime plaster.
The kitchen isn’t as old and isn’t lime plaster but rest of house is (well mostly, there are patches of gypsum where it has been badly patched in the past).

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AlltheFs · 02/04/2023 18:35

Some lovely suggestions thank you everyone including things I’d never have thought of. I will work through tonight with the colour charts and will update 😊.
Much appreciated all!

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Theteapotsbrokenspout · 02/04/2023 18:44

AlltheFs · 02/04/2023 18:35

Some lovely suggestions thank you everyone including things I’d never have thought of. I will work through tonight with the colour charts and will update 😊.
Much appreciated all!

Lots of which are non-breathable Confused