DH and I picked out carpet for the stairs and upstairs hallway- it's like a deep taupe/gray depending on the light. There's paneling in the hallway now (previous owners were panelling freaks) but we're taking it off and I need to decide what color to paint. Would a buttercreamy color look nice??
Sonicstef
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Doyou have a photo of the carpet?
I dont think gray and yellow are a match. Maybe a blue shade?
Fran M
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Is the hallway open to any of the rooms off it? If so you may want to go with a similar shade as the room you see off it.
dietzer
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I think the carpet is more taupe than gray. I wanted to paint before the carpet is installed, but maybe I should wait to see how it looks. I mean are you supposed to pick the carpet or the paint first???
To answer your ? Fran, downstairs where the stairs lead to is painted an off-white/yellow and the only bedroom that's been painted off the hallway upstairs is sage.
thanks for your advice!
Sonicstef
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Its easier to paint first (so you dont have to worry about getting the paint on the carpet) but if the color of the carpeting has a grey undertone (which taupe usually does or it can be a brown undertone which would look nice with yellow) and you paint a yellow, it will clash.
Unfortunetely, I did this with my couch. In the store it looked brownish taupe but when we got it in the house it was very gray. I totally hate that couch now..so I made a big mistake not getting a swatch and bringing it home to see the color in the right light.
