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I'm going to start decorating the interior of our house.
In all our rooms we have dado rails, so instead of choosing one colour for the room we now have to choose two colours of paint! I will keep the doors, picture rails and dado rails in gloss white.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a website or something that will tell you what colours match, as I don't want the top and bottom colours of the walls to clash!
Also, does the deeper colour always go on the bottom half?
Oh just one more question, we have a ceiling rose, and I want this in white, but was wondering if it is painted in gloss like the woodwork?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You could try looking in those leaflets which provide colour charts/examples usually found in paint stores.
If using two colours I would always use the lighter colour on top. If the darker colour is on top I think it makes the space seem less spacious and airy. (Listen to me, I sound like one of those TV presenters don't I?)
You could check out your local library or even on the net for a colour wheel (art shops also sell them) and the opposit colours are complimentary... like red and green, orange and purple, yellow and blue... the hues of these colours move into the more pastel shades and there are around 3 that compliment one another.
Some good ways to match up good colour choices are also to look at nature and food.... coffee and cream, peaches, creams and greens etc!