Colors Not To Paint A Mudroom – 5 Hues To Avoid In This High-Traffic Space
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- 01 Jul 2022
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Mudrooms are quickly becoming the modern-day must-have – meaning your color choices in this space count.
This highly functional, transitional room often sets the impression for the rest of your home – so it's important that your tone provokes productivity while still looking good. And curating the perfect space begins with the colors to avoid.
If you're debating these tones in your mudroom ideas, experts urge you to reconsider – and share a rule to remember when decorating this space.
5 COLORS TO AVOID IN A MUDROOM
Designing a mudroom begins with the correct color palette – from your wall tones to your cabinetry. Here are five shades to stay away from in this space.
1. WHITE WITH YELLOW UNDERTONES
Paige NeJame from CertaPro Painters of the South Shore and Boston(opens in new tab) explains that whites with yellow and brown undertones can look dingy. Therefore, you should avoid them in the first room of your home to avoid creating a dull impression.
'The best way to test this is to put up a piece of printer paper against the white, and the dingy whites will be more obvious,' she suggests.
If you're looking for a white that isn't dull, Paige recommends Sherwin Williams' White Flour(opens in new tab) or Benjamin Moore's Simply White(opens in new tab).
2. GLOSSY WHITE
Ski boots, snowboards, poles, coats: You're dealing with huge amounts of often bulky gear,' she says. She suggests opting for a more natural finish, such as old barn wood and stone hues that appear more timeless.
'They can help connect the space to nature, which gives a beautiful organic feel,' Denise adds.
3. RED
'In a space where you want to feel clean, light, and organized, red may come off as heavy and is proven to increase our adrenaline,' warns Ashleigh Clark from Ashleigh Clark Interior Design Group(opens in new tab). The designer adds that the color is often associated with danger, the last feeling you want when leaving (or entering) your home.
And Ashleigh is not alone in her observations. Eilla Adi from Eilla Adi Design(opens in new tab). When planning garage mudroom ideas, she too avoids red, adding that the color will encourage negativity in the first room of your home.
Contemporary homes often have mudrooms directly off the garage. They're typically open areas, not enclosed spaces. Because this is often the first room a homeowner will encounter, you want to avoid red,' she says.
'It's a classic 'stop' color, meaning that it's high on intensity and can often provoke negative emotions. This stressful color is the last thing you want when entering a home.' Read More...
