Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge 1 Jun 26, 2009 3:19 pm Hi Michelle/Anyone who wants to contribute... My OH and I are at the beginning of the building process, so are starting to think about colours. My OH is a Decorative Concreter by trade, so he wants to have our main living area (open plan kitchen, dining, living) done in an acid stained polished concrete. http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/664/ ... etans1.jpg My question is that I really have NO IDEA about what colour scheme would go well with this. Neither of us are flashy people, so we're thinking nuetral tones here, and we want a house that stays quite "light" and "open". So I'm worried that with a floor that has a slightly darker look to it, we may not be able to achieve this? My main concer is what scheme to do the kitchen in? Kitchen will look like this: http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9339/bostonkitchen.jpg With an acid stain floor, would you recommend keeping the cupboards and bench top in white shades? Or could we dare to go with a slightly darker top to match the floors? Oh its all so overwhelming I don't know where to start!! McBecks "Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right." Building With New Generation Homes The Domain Vertu Estate, Harrisdale viewtopic.php?f=31&t=24884 - My building thread Roof is on! Plastering has commenced... Re: HELP! What colour scheme with an Acid Stained floor? 2Jun 27, 2009 8:40 am McBecks……love the polished acid concrete! Is that the colour you will be using, I know you can get other colours as well. I also like your planned kitchen, as the kitchen looks in the photos is fine if you wanted use those selections. The BIG thing is the paint work and the shade you go there, there is more ceiling and wall space than there is floor, so this is the area you need to keep light. Like in the pic of the kitchen you put up. Do that and you won’t have a problem with your flooring. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: HELP! What colour scheme with an Acid Stained floor? 3Jun 30, 2009 5:25 pm Oh, thanks so much Michelle! Yep, we love the acid staining too, will probably stay with the colours as in the firs photo, maybe with slightly darker browny/gold hues. But not dark, dark. I agree, and am pleased we have someone else's opinions to use when making out decision now! Will most likely go with a lighter top, then slightly darker cupboards, though not as dark as in the dsiplay home photo. And will maybe think of some good contrast colours to use as a splashback.... hmmm... will get thinking! Thaks again. McBecks "Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right." Building With New Generation Homes The Domain Vertu Estate, Harrisdale viewtopic.php?f=31&t=24884 - My building thread Roof is on! Plastering has commenced... Re: HELP! What colour scheme with an Acid Stained floor? 4Jun 30, 2009 6:18 pm My pleasure…..have fun Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com I am not a brick expert, but rendering would be 1 option, it would be costly to do the entire house though.... 2 6683 Hi. My son cleaned a oil spill with ' CRC oil fighter stain remover' on a coloured n sealed driveway. It has now left white bleaching stains that we can't get out. Any… 0 1143 I'm renovating - building a small extension at the back of the late Edwardian house. This is the first stage. Second stage of the renovation will be to replace roof on… 0 1089 |