Painting Wall Lighter Color
Covering a dark colored wall with a lighter paint color can be a challenging task.
Painting wall lighter color. If it needs lightening mix white paint with the same undertones creamy warm or blue gray cool into the remaining wall paint and cover the base coat with the lighter shade. Using a primer will help to ensure that your color comes out true when dry with no dark base color muting a light one or a light base color making it impossible to get bold color coverage. But when it comes to painting over a dark color with a lighter one two coats of primer literally put an extra layer between the colors and. You put the lighter color on the biggest surface and then paint the edges darker so you get some definition and some movement if you re over the charcoal gray trend she recommends trying railings a dark blue or tanners a deep brown on the trim.
When walls are a deep color and trim is white or another light color the eye notices the borders of the space. Don t make these painting mistakes and assume dark colors will always make your room feel like a cave. If the room is small this will accentuate the feeling of enclosure. Darker colors can make a room feel cozy and personable.
When you expend your time and resources to paint over dark walls you don t want to see shadows showing through.