Comments on: Dark Green Painted Wood Moulding http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html A daily design journal about new england life, home decorating resources, and renovating a 257-year-old house in Marblehead, MA. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:52:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jane Flanagan http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5501 Jane Flanagan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:55:53 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5501 Love this. Love this.

]]> By: These Are A Few Of My Favorite Blogs : LU Graphics http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5219 These Are A Few Of My Favorite Blogs : LU Graphics Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:31:17 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5219 [...] Elliot’s blog always makes me think. For days. I was watching TV the other day, and this blog post came to mind. I was analyzing a living room on some show’s TV set, wondering if this painting [...] [...] Elliot’s blog always makes me think. For days. I was watching TV the other day, and this blog post came to mind. I was analyzing a living room on some show’s TV set, wondering if this painting [...]

]]> By: Jenny B http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5214 Jenny B Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:50:12 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5214 ...I reckon your room has a lot more in common with the interior of the Huguenot house you visited where the low ceilings create a very marked interior/exterior distinction, a 'chiaroscuro' relationship that describes perfectly the meditative source of light, the windows. In this sense, the light is shafted into sculptural form and inhabits the room as a living thing, meditative and illuminating. I like dark rooms with an absence of white (or cream) precisely in order to concentrate on the light from outside. Mirrors, in such a room, become exquisite jewel-like paintings. …I reckon your room has a lot more in common with the interior of the Huguenot house you visited where the low ceilings create a very marked interior/exterior distinction, a ‘chiaroscuro’ relationship that describes perfectly the meditative source of light, the windows. In this sense, the light is shafted into sculptural form and inhabits the room as a living thing, meditative and illuminating. I like dark rooms with an absence of white (or cream) precisely in order to concentrate on the light from outside. Mirrors, in such a room, become exquisite jewel-like paintings.

]]> By: Katy Elliott http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5173 Katy Elliott Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:01:46 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5173 Thanks everyone for the great tips and advice. Once I get the ceiling removed I'll see how much light and space I actually have. The green is pretty seducing! Thanks everyone for the great tips and advice. Once I get the ceiling removed I’ll see how much light and space I actually have.

The green is pretty seducing!

]]> By: Barb Rock http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5170 Barb Rock Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:41:59 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5170 I love your blog, Katy! Your ideas and enthusiasm are inspiring. I recently painted a bath with Benjamin Moore's Salisbury Green and White Dove for the trim. Benjamin Moore is definitely pricey paint, but it is the richest I have ever worked with. I think my green would be a great match for your crewel fabric. Please go to their website and check it out! Good luck! I love your blog, Katy! Your ideas and enthusiasm are inspiring. I recently painted a bath with Benjamin Moore’s Salisbury Green and White Dove for the trim. Benjamin Moore is definitely pricey paint, but it is the richest I have ever worked with. I think my green would be a great match for your crewel fabric. Please go to their website and check it out! Good luck!

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5166 Jennifer Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:46:16 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5166 I love the green. The house I grew up in had green moulding in some of the rooms. It really made the details stand out. I love the green. The house I grew up in had green moulding in some of the rooms. It really made the details stand out.

]]> By: vintage simple http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5159 vintage simple Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:33:36 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5159 You've done such an incredible job of stripping that paint..! I kind of like it that way, too, but I hear that you want to paint it....so: I would go a green with some blue in it, and definitely on the lighter side. Those pictures you posted are lovely, but notice that the ceilings in that house are really tall, and so are the windows...and the windows are flanked by bookshelves, which makes light bounce around a lot. I think you're spot-on as far as painting the trim the darker color and the walls cream. That is in keeping with the house's age... But do keep in mind that your ceilings are pretty low... So what you end up doing will depend on what mood you're after, I guess... -maria You’ve done such an incredible job of stripping that paint..! I kind of like it that way, too, but I hear that you want to paint it….so: I would go a green with some blue in it, and definitely on the lighter side. Those pictures you posted are lovely, but notice that the ceilings in that house are really tall, and so are the windows…and the windows are flanked by bookshelves, which makes light bounce around a lot. I think you’re spot-on as far as painting the trim the darker color and the walls cream. That is in keeping with the house’s age… But do keep in mind that your ceilings are pretty low… So what you end up doing will depend on what mood you’re after, I guess…
-maria

]]> By: Sara http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5155 Sara Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:11:49 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5155 I left a message on the page with the stripped photos.. should have left it here! I left a message on the page with the stripped photos.. should have left it here!

]]> By: We’ve gone back and forth on what to paint the room « House Color « Bidwiggle.com http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5153 We’ve gone back and forth on what to paint the room « House Color « Bidwiggle.com Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:43:55 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5153 [...]  Dark Green Painted Wood Moulding : [...] [...]  Dark Green Painted Wood Moulding : [...]

]]> By: mopar http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/dark-green-painted-wood-moulding.html#comment-5149 mopar Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:14:18 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=4035#comment-5149 I have an idea: If you paint the woodwork green and the walls cream, you could also paint the trim around the windows cream. I don't know, might tie it together. In general, woodwork that is darker than walls looks old fashioned and heavy, which might be exactly what you want. I'm sure whatever you choose will be beautiful. You have great taste. I have an idea: If you paint the woodwork green and the walls cream, you could also paint the trim around the windows cream. I don’t know, might tie it together.

In general, woodwork that is darker than walls looks old fashioned and heavy, which might be exactly what you want.

I’m sure whatever you choose will be beautiful. You have great taste.

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