To dado or not to dado

frogmorton
frogmorton Member Posts: 29,792
edited 11. May 2011, 14:09 in Community Chit-chat archive
Hi everyone

I am about to....have the hall stairs and landing redecorated.....(daughter and stepdaughter's prom in July)...needs to look a LOT better before then....

shall l keep the dado in the hall??


...if so and if not anyone any idea as to a nice tasteful colour for the walls....trendier than me if poss :oops:

Love

Toni xx

Comments

  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,094
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Toni.
    i'm not sure what colour to say what ever one you pick i'm sure it will be right.
    i hope your daughter and step daughter will have a wonderfull time.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,792
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Ah thanks Joan

    I am sure they will :smile: they are so exited :grin: frocks are ordered hair booked and shoes bought too :grin:

    If l am able l will post a piccie if they let me!!

    Love

    toni xx
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Toni
    Im well we are just in the process of taking all our dado rails down....I am sick of dusting um :roll: has for colours my neighbour has had all her walls skimmed, and painted them in pastel colours....she has a very pale green in the hallway....I love it....
    good luck with it all
    Love
    Barbara x
    Love
    Barbara
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Toni what is the lighting like in the hall? If it is gloomy then paint a pale colour. There are so many beautiful colours the world is your oyster.
    Taking down the dado will require a lot of remedial work .Instead you could choose two toning colours, darker below and lighter on the top half.

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  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    There are certain websites where you can basically input a plan of your rooms/hallway & experiment with the colours etc to get an idea of what goes etc.....

    Best of luck...

    Don't ask my opinion, I'm a straight guy with a rubbish eye... 8) :shock: :shock: :roll: :lol::lol::lol:
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Take it off one side and see how it looks. If you like it take off the other side too: if not, put it back up. If your hall is dark then go for a lighter colour, if it is very bright then you could tone it down a bit. I have just managed to get calamine lotion on me keyboard. :sad: I hate the sun. DD
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  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have just replied to this then lost internet connection grrrrrrrrr

    No dado i say

    We have 2 colours......one colour for the wall from hall going up the stairs (outside wall) and another colour for all the rest.

    I hope your girls have a wonderful time at their prom and with the dresses hair and shoes they willl look fabulous. A proud time for you and mr frogmorton.

    Love Juliepf x
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,792
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Ah thanks everyone

    It IS a gloomy hall really....having the porch interior door changed to more glass and Del - the dado is soooo not original :oops:

    The house is only 16 years old (same as the girls!)

    Light colours then....as light as possible and the radiator cover si going as well :roll:

    I want a piccie of them on the stairs

    Tony l will google those sites

    Love

    Toni xx
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Toni our hall is gloomy too with no additional lighting other than the standard 2 bulbs.I have a light carpet and cream walls. However these do show the dirt and spills. We took the banister away because I found it easier to slide my shoulder down the wall when in pain so there is one big expanse of cream wall.
    I did once see lights set into the stairs and thought they were a good idea for a gloomy hall.A bit like a runway at an airport!

    Elizabeth
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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,792
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh Yes Elizabeth...

    I saw those lights too on a house programme l think....

    Migt see how expensive that is...l slide on the wall too....bet teh kids leave marks don't they?!

    Love

    Toni xx
  • jellybaby45
    jellybaby45 Bots Posts: 58
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    nice big mirror to refect back the light ,as we are liveing in a caravan at the moment space is at a premium, but it is light and airy.
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,792
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good thinking jellybaby...a mirror :grin:

    add that to the list
  • minky67
    minky67 Member Posts: 2,328
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Toni, Im going to have to redo the whole hall,stairs & landing. just waiting for a date for stairlift to be installed as the storage heater has to be moved & OH need to replace part of the laminate flooring.
    we debating a darkish cream on the bottom,painting the dado white then a light cream on top.
    the carpet on stairs needs cleaning too :oops: Going to hire one of those rug doctors from t...o's Every little helps :wink::lol: just got to save a few pennies & boot the OH up the @rse & we can make a start.

    i hope you have got some ideas as to what to do.
    The lights your on about arent that expensive to buy its just the fitting into the ceiling. My ex did ours in our old house when we were together & there lovely & bright (Unlike him :lol: )
    Good luck with the dim hall & the prom, debs
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    sticky fingers everywhere Toni.We have a grubby wall now.

    the lights fix on each step to light the way and a great for dark hallways Deb.
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

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