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OK, I am having a problem with paint colors for bedroom furniture colors. Help !!!!??

Although I am an Interior Designer, I have my speed bumps, no problems until I am ready to do my own house. I am doing my bedroom in a 50's era look. The walls are a sage green, and I have painted the open beams a vintage blue. My bedding is the 50's Waverly look. What I want to do is keep it all looking like it is the 50's. So the problem is, my furniture needs a 50's face lift. I have thought about crackle and also a procedure with spackling that makes it look old then you paint it. But what color??? HELP!!!!

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  • 2 decades ago
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    if you are looking for the 50's feel...and you have painted walls and beams..why not go for that blonde wood stain that was popular back then?? it would really make the walls "pop"!

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Why not just do in a light brown somewhere around Ginger Broad 3W15-6 0r 3W13-5 latex Devoe any paint should macth for you. First sand with 100 grit sandpaper and clean with nox-gloss for a good bond.

    Than get some Nuwood wood finish because it has polyurethane stain in it ( Color walnut # 72-96L ) go with the wood grain and lay out over the painted furniture. If you cannot find this product where you live use Min-Wax.

    Now this takes appox 3 days to 5 days to dry depending on humility.

    Stand your draws up with knobs of look great i designed this just did some work at the old Gen Bragg Madison in Mobile. what this does is throws you a vintage wood grain.

    Source(s): Painter - Faux - Marble # 30 plus years
  • 2 decades ago

    Antique whites are universal, But if you want to be bold then use dark tone colors such as mauves or deep purples with the cracking to give it a hard look but still stay within the era

  • 2 decades ago

    I would go white with the crackle then take a brown wax and rub it in after. Looks really good and would match with the other colors.

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  • 2 decades ago

    Go with an really creamy off white it will go really well with the theme and it will keep it vintage i wouldn't go with crackle though that's very country not 50's keep it clean!

  • 2 decades ago

    use thee colors including a soft brown (for the wood on your bed) , lime green (for pillows) , and really soft yellow (for covers and sheets)

    Can be used on walls also

    Source(s): head or a peice of fruit really helpful
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