Dark red - dining room

I had planned on doing a dark red paint in our dining room with a coordinating beige on the ceiling and cream woodwork. I saw all the samples together on a swatch of a sample room and they look great together. However my question is the dark red outdated?

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I think a deep color like that is VERY classy, and would definitely look beautiful with the colors you mentioned. Just curious, what color is your dining room set? (or what color will it be, if you don't have one already.)

Sounds great to me!

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I love that look...Jenny5150 has a dining room like that, it's beautiful...she has posted pics on this site, but you may just want to FM her.

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I like the brick reddish color...

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I have that in my living room - (ignore the furniture its old and we have sinced replaced it) PLus we added a rug - coffee table etc... if you want I can post new pics of the living room with the new stuff tomorrow.

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Thanks ladies!!!

I love the wall in your LR.

Here is a pic of the dining room set we are ordering, I think it will go well with the dark red.

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Ill try to post the new pics tomorrow - all of our wood is dark like that and it looks nice.

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jms100303 - where are you ordering the dining room set? I really love it!!1

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i think that is such a timeless look!

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Posted by Jmg11

I have that in my living room - (ignore the furniture its old and we have sinced replaced it) PLus we added a rug - coffee table etc... if you want I can post new pics of the living room with the new stuff tomorrow.

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i LOVE this burgandy/red color. what brand of paint did you use and what is the name?

thanks

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Thanks!!! Work starts today on the dining room. They say they may have it painted by Christmas.

It is a set from Broyhill. There is a store in Farmingdale 110 that sells and distributes their furniture. It is a well known company that has been around for awhile and is great quality.

You can check out the website here:
Broyhill

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THanks Skew - I don't remember the red color - but it is shown on a card with the other lighter color - that is Litchfield Gray (even though it isnt gray at all) Its Ben moore. Here are some other updated pics. (The lighter color is the same in the dining room) ps...we still have a lot of decorating to do so excuse the empty feeling.

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It looks fantastic! Thank you for sharing, it has given me some great ideas. We are going to do something similiar with the lighter coordinating color, but in our living room, since one opens to the other.

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THanks Skew - I don't remember the red color - but it is shown on a card with the other lighter color - that is Litchfield Gray (even though it isnt gray at all) Its Ben moore. Here are some other updated pics. (The lighter color is the same in the dining room) ps...we still have a lot of decorating to do so excuse the empty feeling.

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EMPTY? i think it looks AMAZING. AWESOME color choices, they go so well together. is the color in the dining room bay window wall and entrance area Litchfield Gray?

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yup - all litchfield grey - it's a really nice color - it looks cooler in cool light - warmer in warm light - sometimes it looks almost white and other times far from it. I love it because I hate 'yellow' creams - this is much more of a neutral beige.

I have also a third color in the room (ill take a pic of that later) by the stairs - its dark...some days it looks like army green (khaki) and sometimes it looks like a warm brown - it is an interesting color and everyone comments on how the colors in the house change - but yet work well together.

I am not a boaster - but I can say that if i have one talent it's picking paint colors, I have done it for my in laws, neighbors(without even seeing the rug they wanted to match I picked the color!), friends, and parents....they all come to me - I think it is becuase I am not afraid of experimenting or trying colors that others are scared of because they are dark or bold. I believe there can be a dark - but neutral color that wont overpower your furniture.

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Dark red is not dated at all. I am painting my dining room red also. Here are some pictures I have saved. I think it will look awesome.

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Posted by Jmg11

yup - all litchfield grey - it's a really nice color - it looks cooler in cool light - warmer in warm light - sometimes it looks almost white and other times far from it. I love it because I hate 'yellow' creams - this is much more of a neutral beige.

I have also a third color in the room (ill take a pic of that later) by the stairs - its dark...some days it looks like army green (khaki) and sometimes it looks like a warm brown - it is an interesting color and everyone comments on how the colors in the house change - but yet work well together.

I am not a boaster - but I can say that if i have one talent it's picking paint colors, I have done it for my in laws, neighbors(without even seeing the rug they wanted to match I picked the color!), friends, and parents....they all come to me - I think it is because I am not afraid of experimenting or trying colors that others are scared of because they are dark or bold. I believe there can be a dark - but neutral color that wont overpower your furniture.

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DAMMIT, i looked on the BM site and can't find Litchfield Gray. this happened to me another time when my friend gave me a color name from BM. why must they change the names? or maybe i am searching wrong (wouldn't be suprised).

did you paint awhile ago? maybe i'll go into abboffs and ask if they still sell those colors. i'll stock pile them if i have to.

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Skew - you are going to think I am crazy - but look in the outdoor colors (I thikn that is where they were but i had them made into indoor paint) I will check the Ben moore site when I have a few min.

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JMG11 I have to tell you I think your house looks amazing!

Where did you get your 'bar'? I LOVE IT!!!

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i think the dark red will look beautiful.. especially with that dining room set (i LOVE IT!)...

we have that color in our living room, and Always get compliments on it... it gives the room a very cozy feeling, and in your DR, i think it will be cozy AND elegant.