Non-motoring > Coving colour Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Dave Replies: 15
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 09:14 
 Coving colour - Dave
What colour is it supposed to be - the same as the ceiling, or the same as the walls?
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 09:17 
 Coving colour - L'escargot
It's whatever you want it to be. I viewed a bungalow in which the ceiling was pink, the walls were mauve and the coving was white. The room looked like some sort of cream cake!
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 09:23 
 Coving colour - Bromptonaut
Anything you like. In my lounge the ceiling is white, the walls buttermilk and the coving pale blue.
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 09:41 
 Coving colour - R.P.
In my old place the covings varied - from dark green (kitchen) to a light blue in one of the bedrooms to white in other rooms. When I "neutralized" the place prior to selling they all went white and looked a lot better for it. The dark green was a pig to re-paint
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 09:51 
 Coving colour - CGNorwich
Traditionally the same colour as the ceiling.
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 09:55 
 Coving colour - Cliff Pope
>> Traditionally the same colour as the ceiling.
>>

and down to the picture rail.
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 10:34 
 Coving colour - Dog
How's about LED: www.litewave.co.uk/colourail.asp
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 11:35 
 Coving colour - Dave
White it is then! I'll stick with the traditional because it's an old house, and i can't be bothered to buy another colour.
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 11:44 
 Coving colour - Roger.
We are arranging the complete re-decoration of our daughter & S.I.L.'s house, which is currently VERY brown varnish!
All ceilings and coving to be painted white, all woodwork to be painted white, all walls the dreaded magnolia!
All carpets a mix of a beige/light brownish colour
All very neutral is the idea.
Mind you, it is for letting out for a few years!
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 13:01 
 Coving colour - Zero
Coving - Anything but NOT the same colour as the walls. (unless the walls and ceiling are white)
Last edited by: Zero on Sat 23 Jun 12 at 13:01
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 13:45 
 Coving colour - CGNorwich
THis is the sort of look you want to achieve:

tinyurl.com/7acr3x3
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 15:09 
 Coving colour - devonite
How did you get this photo of my Grans outhouse?!!!
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 15:14 
 Coving colour - Dave
My mum would like that. She found a few rolls of old wallpaper in my new house. It matched the existing decor that was last done sometime in the 60's. "You could use this", she said, "it's not too bad".
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 15:29 
 Coving colour - Dulwich Estate
Don't dump it. It'll go for a good few bob on eBay.
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 16:17 
 Coving colour - L'escargot
>> How did you get this photo of my Grans outhouse?!!!
>>

I wish I'd thought of saying that!
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New Sat 23 Jun 12 17:36 
 Coving colour - Fursty Ferret
Painting it the same colour as the ceiling will make the room look bigger; painting it the same as the walls will make the ceiling look higher.

* As reliably informed by Phil Spencer, Secret Agent (TM).
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