What do you think about mixing warm and cool tones?
We’re in the process of planning work on our houses parts of the house won’t be touched, other parts are being knocked down, extended and remodelled. Largely, the parts that aren’t being touched, aren’t even being redecorated (if we can get away with it), so the existing floorings etc will be whatever we have now.
One of the parts that isn’t being touched is our hallway and stairs. I have this carpet on the stairs, in the hall there a taupe colour below a dado and a cool neutral above, all doors and skurtjngs and ceilings painted white (Edwardian, high ceilings) and very dark oak flooring. So, to me, these are quite cool colours.
We are creating a new large ‘bootility’ off the hall, a walk in pantry and then a large kitchen/diner/living room (about 8m x 6m).
I have in mind running the dark oak flooring through the whole of the downstairs. And then having a terracotta painted island (possibly f&b red earth), neutral base and wall cabinets, neutral walls, Denton/travertine topped dining table, Eames plastic dining chairs in forest green and pebble and this wallpaper (not sure what bar stools we’d have by the island as yet) to bring it all together. I can sort of see that room in my head.
But. I really, really want a flow to the house. Not matchy, just a sense of flow and calm and quiet, as life is loud and shouty and I just need more of a feeling of peace.
Do you think what I’ve chosen creates that, or am I putting a room of warm colours together? And therefore no flow? I’m wondering if I should stick with cooler tones, like what I have in the hall.
We will have another reception room off the hall too where the colours are TBC (I just know that I don’t want dark shades) if that makes a difference.