Unexpected Pops of Color in Colorado

When choosing colors for your interior painting job, it can be very easy to become overly cautious and go with neutral tones. Jumping into the world of vibrant and deep colors doesn’t mean jumping into the deep end of the pool. Our color consultants and painting crews have created beautiful options for residents in the area. Here are ways we have incorporated unexpected pops of color in Colorado painting jobs.

Peek-a-boo Cabinets

Kitchens don’t always leave a lot of wall space after appliances and cabinets are placed. Rather than put an off-white or beige color on what little remains, two of our clients have requested a more fun pop of color.

To counteract the perfectly paired dark tiles and cabinets, this homeowner chose to place a vivid cobalt blue above the cabinets on one wall. The rest of the room is a warm beige and allows this wall to create a focal point within the kitchen.

Another homeowner was pleased with her nearly black option placed above light granite counters and white cabinets. It creates a nice contrast in the kitchen and makes a cavernous room feel more cozy.

Decorative Doorways

Quite often, when we are picking paint for a house it’s easy to forget elements. These homeowners chose to create decorative aspects in their doorways. Rather than leaning to the typical white trim and doors, they chose to go darker.

As a border between the glass pane and white trim, this house uses a true black to give some stylish feel to their door. It creates a monochromatic feel between the gray tile, white cabinets and stainless steel appliances. The addition of a stainless steel handle ties the whole look together.

This home uses the door as a pop of vibrant while also working within a gray monochromatic color scheme. The gray walls are painted in the trending neutral with stark white trim. Adding a black color to the doors gives the room dimension.

Trend Up Trim

Trim is often thought of when it comes to paint jobs, but typically not in this way. It’s most often painted white or off white as an afterthought, style-wise.

Some homeowners decide to take a stronger stance with their trim, for example this one. Rather than painting the window and banister in the typical white and moving on, they chose bolder. Instead of painting, they chose to bring out the natural beauty of the wood elements with a brown stain. This creates a natural barrier to windows and stairs without bringing in another color to work with.

This fireplace is an architectural break between the master and master bath. With mostly whites and off whites in the rooms, using a wooden stain around the fireplace creates a barrier between the rooms and brings the eyes to the beauty of the multi-sided glass display.

Work with Architectural Elements

Some homes have rooms that are made up of 4 square walls. Most don’t. There are great ways to up the style in your home by working with the natural architectural elements within the design. Set them apart from the rest of the room by adding unexpected pops of color.

Giving kids a place to doodle away on the walls can save you and your walls a lot of heartbreak. These homeowners used a natural nook in the playroom to add a chalkboard wall. Whether your family uses it for a chore list or coloring wall, you’ll give the kids a creative outlet where they can color away at the walls.

This alcove above a set of stairs gave the family a perfect place to add some deep blue to their mostly beige palette. The dark element creates a visual change in the room. Later they hung family photos up in this area to make a gallery worthy of a museum.

This house used a palette of white and buttery yellow to set the walls up for success. With an element like a stone fireplace, you can make your own rules about color and where it belongs. In this case, a firehouse red was added to the chimney and as an accent around the front door. By using the color in two places, the great room was brought together as one cohesive space.

Set Rooms Apart

Accent walls are a way to set a room apart from great areas and create a distinctive space. Great rooms can cause the whole space to run into each other with no discernible differences as to the use of the room.

Within this warm beige and cool gray palette, the addition of a plum wall creates a distinct dining area where the room was open and free flowing before. Adding a color like this works great with the two neutrals since it will add depth to the room.

Similarly, this dining room and living room are one in the same. This owner chose to use a deep charcoal to set the room apart and give the dining side of the room a more formal feeling.

Look Up

Often forgotten areas include doors, floors and ceilings. If you are happy with the colors you’ve chosen for your walls but still want to add some hues, look up.

Since ceilings are typically plain rectangles of white or off white, they are the perfect blank canvas to add. Bring an accent wall to the ceiling with a white border like this owner did. If you don’t have the recessed accent in your ceiling, consider using a typical white paint that is tinted slightly to another color. Yellows and blues work really well for this instance. The color should be almost unnoticeable without overwhelming the eyes.

Look Down

In the same vein, a lot of potential areas to put color are overlooked because they are low. By looking downward, you’ll find you have a lot of options to include unexpected pops of color.

Kitchens are not known for a lot of extra wall space for color. With the trend in islands still going strong, this is a good place to put a color. Use a paint hue that works within the appliances, tile and counters. This family chose to use a dark gray to tie in the neutral granite and tiles.

Outdated cabinets can be easily updated with a paint job. While more intensive than a wall painting, cabinets can be a great place to add unexpected color. This house chose to add a decal of flowers matching the cabinets and tying the whole bath together.

If you are ready to add some unexpected pops of color in your home, give us a call. We have crews and color consultants on hand to help you plan. Schedule a free, in-home estimate today.