Wall Paneling/ Wainscoting Questions on Color Combo, height, 3 walls or all 4?
Building out a nursery for our son (about 6 weeks out) and have a general idea but would really like some advice on color combos. Currently plan to add either 36"or 48" tall wall paneling/ shaker style wainscoting to the 2 short walls + the interior wall with doors (and not the wall with windows, ideally). Going with a nautical theme and thought a deeper blue for the wall paneling then a much lighter gray/misty blue for the rest of the walls (then even lighter/ basically tinted primer) for the ceiling. Brings me to my next questions; do I paint the pitched ceiling parts the same as the ceiling, somewhere between the ceiling and wall color? A couple things that I am second guessing in addition to my color combo uncertainty: height of the wall paneling. I don't want to go too high with it. 48" clears the light switch plates by 3-4", however the short walls are 58" so just 10" of painted drywall above the wall paneling might look odd, no? I was leaning 36" but in my search online 85% of panels are approx 2/3 height, higher than 48" I can always extend paneling to the 4th wall with window after I see how it looks, but any prelim advice here? I plan to match panel color and baseboards, and wonder how the transition would look if I don't panel all 4 walls. Other details that might factor in: his crib is grayish kinda weathered wood look. Only current items staying in the room are the dresser and bed for first 6-9 months while he probably sleeps in our room in his bassinet. I'm eyeing some cool wooden boat propeller fans to replace current fans, and I have 4'x3' painting of the edmund fitzgerald that will go somewhere in there. Will probably get some other smaller nautical prints for the other walls. https://imgur.com/a/k9za9dD thank you guys. submitted by /u/Serious-Item-5741 [link] [comments]
Building out a nursery for our son (about 6 weeks out) and have a general idea but would really like some advice on color combos. Currently plan to add either 36"or 48" tall wall paneling/ shaker style wainscoting to the 2 short walls + the interior wall with doors (and not the wall with windows, ideally). Going with a nautical theme and thought a deeper blue for the wall paneling then a much lighter gray/misty blue for the rest of the walls (then even lighter/ basically tinted primer) for the ceiling. Brings me to my next questions; do I paint the pitched ceiling parts the same as the ceiling, somewhere between the ceiling and wall color?
A couple things that I am second guessing in addition to my color combo uncertainty:
- height of the wall paneling. I don't want to go too high with it. 48" clears the light switch plates by 3-4", however the short walls are 58" so just 10" of painted drywall above the wall paneling might look odd, no? I was leaning 36" but in my search online 85% of panels are approx 2/3 height, higher than 48"
- I can always extend paneling to the 4th wall with window after I see how it looks, but any prelim advice here? I plan to match panel color and baseboards, and wonder how the transition would look if I don't panel all 4 walls.
Other details that might factor in: his crib is grayish kinda weathered wood look. Only current items staying in the room are the dresser and bed for first 6-9 months while he probably sleeps in our room in his bassinet. I'm eyeing some cool wooden boat propeller fans to replace current fans, and I have 4'x3' painting of the edmund fitzgerald that will go somewhere in there. Will probably get some other smaller nautical prints for the other walls. https://imgur.com/a/k9za9dD
thank you guys.
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