What are some good paint color choices for an older woman's apartment?

Question

I am getting an apartment ready for the possibility of an older, female family member moving in.

Right now, its basically all white everywhere and in need of some new paint. What are some good color choices? I was actually thinking about pink, which I know she likes. But is this a color that you would want to look at all the time in a living room?

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Answer 1

I think something with blue would be good, cloud blue or like a darker tone of blue.

Answer 2

Hi, If she is a lady who prefers the more traditional decor, like my Nanna, then you cant go wrong with a dusky or rose pink. Sage & Pale greens are also good colours as they are relaxing just be carefull it doesnt end up looking like hospital green!!!

Answer 3

a creamy color . like a skin tone

Answer 4

play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to find something that you like. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the "painted" rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:

http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/

I think a warm brown like "tiki hut" (# 7509) would look best in the living area. Save the pink for the bedroom.

You can also take a photo of your house & upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:

http://www.roomvues.com/

You can get color suggestions & they'll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.

Answer 5

Pink is my favorite color but, i would'nt want a pink living room, maybe you could use a nice sunny yellow, sage green,

or taupe color, something you both could be happy with.

Add a nice picture with some pink flowers or a vase of silk

flowers or other accents that she already has or would like.