In the spring of 2017, I started the process of redoing my basement. Like a lot of people, I’ve had a hard time choosing paint colors. The colors that I have painted my previous home have been mostly green, with a few blue and purple ones sprinkled in to change things up – but there was one color that I just couldn’t live without.
The color I wanted to paint the basement was a deep, grayish-brown that would contrast with the rich, dark color of the rest of the walls. I chose an oil-based paint that I couldn’t stand because of its smell (it was on the list, but I wasn’t sure I could handle it), and I spent about two weeks researching and creating my color scheme.
I was inspired by the look of the walls, I just had a ton of time to do it. I started with the paint I had stored in my garage, and then I went to the paint store and bought a bunch of different colors and shades of paint.
I wanted it to be the same color as the rest of the house, so I painted the walls dark. The rest of the house needs to be lighter, and I don’t want to change the tone of the rest of the house, I wanted it to be dark but not too dark. It’s a little odd considering that the rest of the house is black, but it’s hard to screw up so easily.
I painted my living room, dining room, and kitchen dark brown. I wanted it to be a medium gray so I painted the walls white. The rest of the house still has a brown look, but the rest of the walls are white.
It’s not just the color scheme that’s different, but the way we see it. The basement is the one room in the house that is left unfinished. It’s the most exposed spot in our home (and not just because it’s the most expensive part of the home). I wanted to change the tone and atmosphere of the whole basement. I wanted it to be a dark and gloomy place, and I also wanted to make it feel like it was a haunted basement.
I don’t have a basement to remodel, but I did have a few ideas on how to achieve this. Let’s start with the first step: painting. I’m not exactly in love with the colors in the basement walls. The main problem is that they don’t match the rest of the walls and it doesn’t look as dark and gloomy as I want.
Before you paint, first you need to get into the habit of doing a rough survey of your basement walls. Have your paint brush ready to dab on the wall, so you have an idea of where the paint is wet and where it is dry. Try to take into account every curve and angle of the wall, and be as detailed as possible. You don’t want the dry paint to look like a flat, dull slab.
Before you start painting a wall, it’s important to have a rough survey of the space. Knowing how the walls will look together when they are painted. You will also want to have a rough idea of how to paint the wall. If you want the wall to look like a single, smooth surface, then you’ll want to do that before you start painting.