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nakujua
#16 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:57:35 AM
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Swenani wrote:
nakujua wrote:
how big is the sitting room, and is it closed up ama is it an open plan that marries the kitchen, na iko na dirisha ngapi.

where is the client more likely to purchase their furniture

The sitting room is closed plan which divorces the kitchen and the client will mostly likely purchase their furniture from a furniture shop

smile closed furniture shop or the open air furniture shop.
If it is the closed furniture shop they can go with option 2, if its the open air furniture shop then they are better with a white ceiling and beige walls.
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segemia
#17 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 9:46:41 AM
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Ceinz wrote:
wangu.n wrote:
I sometimes find myself giving color scheme advice and there is one thing I always tell my clients. You know how a new song comes out and you feel that you just love it and can't get enough of it? soon after hearing it so many times you get sick of it and can't stand it. It's the same with wall paint.. Very bright and overwhelming colors can be exciting at first but after some time in the house they become an unsettling menance.


With this in mind, try to choose a subtle color pallete for your walls. Use the couch, curtains and other soft furnishings to add pops of color.

From your options I would go with combo 5

Alternatively, I would paint the ceiling white, keep the walls and the door as they are, then on this wall facing the door paint stripes in alternating colors or some other creative use of wall paint.

This gives you the 3 colors your client wants, bright color on a focal wall in a creative way and your client does'nt feel like pulling their hair out after several months of living in a screaming house..

my two cents...



Couldn't agree more


It is true that hues are not very good in the long term. That is why I have confined all to shades, tints and moderate tones.

Three colours are a bit difficult to harmonise.
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segemia
#18 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 9:51:19 AM
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Swenani wrote:
nakujua wrote:
how big is the sitting room, and is it closed up ama is it an open plan that marries the kitchen, na iko na dirisha ngapi.

where is the client more likely to purchase their furniture

The sitting room is closed plan which divorces the kitchen and the client will mostly likely purchase their furniture from a furniture shop


Quite correct, the sitting room is closed 14ft by 16ft in size. It has one window of size 7ft wide by 5ft height.
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segemia
#19 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:06:07 AM
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Thanks guys for your comments. Here is another set of combinations...which one do you like?

Comb.6


Comb.7


Comb.8


Comb.9


Comb.10
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jamplu
#20 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:23:10 AM
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Please use small palettes first see whether your
eyes can stand them then place them on the walls as you are doing.

Have just picked a simple palette which can go with brown for you.

Am not a color scientist sorry but lunch lazima utanunua.
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wangu.n
#21 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:29:19 AM
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segemia wrote:
Thanks guys for your comments. Here is another set of combinations...which one do you like?

Comb.6


Comb.7


Comb.8


Comb.9


Comb.10



What's with the luminous green doors
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segemia
#22 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:39:32 AM
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jamplu wrote:
Please use small palettes first see whether your
eyes can stand them then place them on the walls as you are doing.

Have just picked a simple palette which can go with brown for you.

Am not a color scientist sorry but lunch lazima utanunua.




I had tried it, but it did not give me a presentable and near realistic effect. So I decided to do a 2 dimension drawing of the room and colour it accordingly.
When viewed on full screen you feel like you are in that virtual room...

Thanks @jamplu for the observation.
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segemia
#23 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:48:21 AM
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wangu.n wrote:
segemia wrote:
Thanks guys for your comments. Here is another set of combinations...which one do you like?

Comb.6


Comb.7


Comb.8


Comb.9


Comb.10



What's with the luminous green doors


I heard the clients wife say that she loves green doors. So whatever colour scheme is chosen I am very sure the door colour might be an issue. So I am just trying to get some colours that would match with green just in case the push comes to shove.
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wangu.n
#24 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:12:26 AM
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you can download the crown color app and see all the shades of green which are more pleasing to the eyes and readily available.

It will be easy because even when you finally start the actual job you will know exactly which paints to use
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wangu.n
#25 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:27:58 AM
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segemia
#26 Posted : Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:51:28 AM
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wangu.n wrote:
you can download the crown color app and see all the shades of green which are more pleasing to the eyes and readily available.

It will be easy because even when you finally start the actual job you will know exactly which paints to use


@wangu.n, you see the trouble is that the green colour together with its respective derivatives (the shades, the tints and the tones) are in the "cool environment" category and making the green dominant will therefore change the client's specs.

Nevertheless, do you have the link to this crown colour pallette application?
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wangu.n
#27 Posted : Monday, June 29, 2015 8:11:52 PM
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I don't have a link but you can get it from playstore if you're on android. They also have it for iOS.
Check Pinterest for better color scheme ideas, also very useful
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CLK
#28 Posted : Tuesday, June 30, 2015 11:15:26 AM
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For a brown floor, I wouldn't go for any of your options, look for a color called peach for the wall, make the ceiling white or cream white. A dark color for the door will work fine.
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wangu.n
#29 Posted : Tuesday, July 07, 2015 12:29:44 PM
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segemia wrote:
wangu.n wrote:
you can download the crown color app and see all the shades of green which are more pleasing to the eyes and readily available.

It will be easy because even when you finally start the actual job you will know exactly which paints to use


@wangu.n, you see the trouble is that the green colour together with its respective derivatives (the shades, the tints and the tones) are in the "cool environment" category and making the green dominant will therefore change the client's specs.

Nevertheless, do you have the link to this crown colour pallette application?




Read here: Link
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Tara
#30 Posted : Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:14:33 AM
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CLK wrote:
For a brown floor, I wouldn't go for any of your options, look for a color called peach for the wall, make the ceiling white or cream white. A dark color for the door will work fine.


A peach wall? That house will be so hard to decorate. I'd go with neutral colors ... lights shades of grey or brown. Like someone else said, use pintrest to give you ideas. Sometimes also the client needs to be guided in the right direction.

And why does she want a green door? Is there some significance.
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