Dark Charcoal Walls Repainted Light Greige

A main level and primary bedroom painted in dark charcoal and near-black taken to a light greige, with the white trim and built-ins kept crisp.

Location: Twin Cities, MN
Completed: August 2016
Setting: Occupied home

Before: Dining room: dark charcoal walls to light greige — Dining room: dark charcoal walls to light greige

After: Dining room: dark charcoal walls to light greige — Dining room: dark charcoal walls to light greige

Before: Primary bedroom: near-black walls to light greige — Primary bedroom: near-black walls to light greige

After: Primary bedroom: near-black walls to light greige — Primary bedroom: near-black walls to light greige

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About this project

Going from a very dark wall color to a light one is one of the harder repaints: dark pigment shows through light paint unless it gets a primer or an extra coat, and every cut line against white trim has to be redone cleanly. In this home the dining room, living room and primary bedroom had been painted a deep charcoal and near-black. We covered the dark color with a light greige, keeping the white trim, crown and built-ins crisp.