I feel like I've posted about this before, but I can't remember. Our living room is really dark and one way that I want to lighten it up is by introducing pops of color with turquoise and red and painting the walls another color (yet to be determined).
But the darkest part of our room is the fact that all the trim is dark wood, as is the floor, and blinds. Add in the dark red brick & it's one dark room. Not to mention, this room does not get tons of light.
I've mentioned to Gil in the past that I think it would look great to paint the trim and the fireplace. He was not a fan of this idea because these are original features of the room (as far as I know). I totally get that. But...I don't particularly love these features as they currently stand. It's just a whole lotta' brown.
Other rooms on the same floor, like our kitchen, already had the trim painted white before we moved in and I like how it looks much better.
My biggest concern would be to paint the brick fireplace. Here's an example of how it can change the look of a room from younghouselove.com:
Before:
After:
They have similarly colored floors and the light-colored fireplace looks tons better in contrast.
To paint or not to paint?
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