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The short answer is "It depends."
While my reader describes a long, narrow room, she
doesn't tell me anything about windows or views.
She says that the furniture is a deep mahogany, the
drapes a deep sage and the burgundy is the same shade as
one of the colors in the brick in the fireplace.
Without seeing pictures, my first
thought is that the palette she proposes will feel
heavy. It's not because the ceiling is dark - It's
because the burgundy recalls too closely the darkness of
the other materials. The best way to make
the room feel larger is to create views beyond the room
-- into other parts of the house or the garden.
The next best strategy is to complement - not repeat -
the colors of the wood and brick. I would think
first of a grayed, sage for the ceiling rather than
burgundy. Without knowing the exact colors, I'm
hesitant to suggest a specific shade but I usually find
that Benjamin Moore's sea haze 2137-50 beautifully comple-ments
the tones of brick and reddish woods.
She can also use tools from paint manufacturers web sites
that allow you to re-color a room to see how it looks.
I think one of the easiest to use is Sherwin Williams
that also lets you upload your own photos. |
