I trying to come up with a good color scheme for our dining area. Right now we have a 47" Knoll Saarinen table surrounded by 4 Eames DCMs in walnut. I am planning on putting a Nelson steering wheel clock by the window shown in the picture (to the left of the plant). The clock looks great there, but because the walls are white and the clock hands are silver, the clock is hard to read. So, we've decided to paint.
This pic was taken in the evening, so the walls look yellowish due to the light cast from the lamp, but they're actually white, which is quite dominating. I was thinking of painting the wall to the left some kind of subdued color and the wall with the window a bold color. Any ideas?
I think you should post more...
I think you should post more interior shots in order to get a good response. There is absolutely no color in that photograph to go by - just white and wood (which I like). The trick might be to pick up cues for hues. I'm a poet, and I didn't even know it 😉
IMHO...
Both whitespike and BigTVman make very good points, but in my humble opinion, BigTVman made the most salient point in his last sentence. He painted his dining room 4 times before it "FELT" right. A dining space, like a bedroom seerves a primary function that is quite distinct and focused. The rooms maybe used for other functions, but their primary functions are important ones.
While adjacent rooms and the colorways seen bioth in there and outside play a role in the tonality of the colors you'll end up choosing, the actual hues that are relavent come from a smaller range if you are aiming for the room to have a good feel to it.
In traditional architecture, Red is a very popular color for a dining space as it is known to stimulate appetite and social behavior. Conversely, lavander induces the most calm and relaxed feelings and so is popular as a bedroom color. Another important factor of colors in a dining space is the 'food-iness' of the color. The reason that restarants seem to use white and cream colored china is that food looks good on them. Sushi bars like black plates as it heightens the drama of the brightly colored art-food. See where I am going with this?
If you want a dining room that folks will linger in enjoying the meals you prepare for them, choose a color that is appetizing and stimulating without being overpowering or... go completely neutral.
My dining space is neutral, as I really had no choice in the totally open concept kitchen./dining/living space that I'm in. However I use table runners and mats in different colors to accent the food that I'm serving.
In your case, it would be good to see more of your space so we could determine what color would work with the other rooms and the light coming through that big window. But from what I see of your furnishings, I'd pick a yellow-y tone for that room.
Hope that's helpful...
Thanks for your help. I will...
Thanks for your help. I will try to get more pics up later. This room adjoins the kitchen and is separated by a butcher-block counter top island. this island is just behind the left-most chair in the foreground. There is a white wall to the right where the back of the rightmost chair would be. There is an outside door to the right of the window against that same wall.
The kitchen has ugly brown wooden cabinets that were standard apartment fare in the 80s. I have no intention of changing those as this is an apartment. There is a wide portal (no door) from the kitchen into the living area, which is where I took this picture from.
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Or, maybe a wall of vertical wood planks ? 1 x 4's of fir, birch, redwood, or ? chosen for consistent color and with a simple clear finish. Very MCM and goes with white walls and any other color accents beautifully. Floor to ceiling and wall to wall.
If it's a wall with no doors or windows, screw four boards spaced evenly top to bottom, horizontally, to the studs, then finish nail the boards to them, fill, sand, and finish.
sdr
Of all the things about mid century and i like it all
the only thing that makes me go nuts is wood that is on the angle
I think Horizonal is a ok or Veritical but i have no idea why some had to go at a right angle or out west they got creative and went angle up on both sides to a point , they ruined so many great houses around here
If you would like to go...
If you would like to go bold, try picking the orange from the Nelson clock. Nelson was good at picking the "fun" hues in the right shade. Orange has made another appearance as a favorite of mine. I was tired of it for a while. Now I'm getting tired of red and liking orange.
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