Comments on: Painting Tips: Toning Down Bright Orange Walls http://www.thatpainterlady.com/bright-orange-walls-how-to-tone-down-the-orangeness/ Interior Paint Ideas for your home. Debra Conrad THAT Painter Lady answers your questions about decorating, style and painting your home. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:59:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: THAT Painter Lady http://www.thatpainterlady.com/bright-orange-walls-how-to-tone-down-the-orangeness/comment-page-1/#comment-26140 THAT Painter Lady Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:08:58 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/bright-orange-walls-how-to-tone-down-the-orangeness/#comment-26140 You are absolutely correct, Lesley! And thanks for the reminder. We like to do "test runs" on foam core poster board because its more "stable"...and cheap! ;) We're all about the less expensive way to do things. Lol! You are absolutely correct, Lesley! And thanks for the reminder. We like to do “test runs” on foam core poster board because its more “stable”…and cheap! ;) We’re all about the less expensive way to do things. Lol!

]]> By: Lesley Koenig http://www.thatpainterlady.com/bright-orange-walls-how-to-tone-down-the-orangeness/comment-page-1/#comment-24085 Lesley Koenig Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:27:46 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/bright-orange-walls-how-to-tone-down-the-orangeness/#comment-24085 You can also tone it down by using a small amount of the complement of orange, which is blue. Make a glaze and change the ratio of glaze to paint, depending on how much you want to tone down the orange. Test your favorite 'concoctions' on a surface that can withstand paint; like watercolor paper. Use a big enough piece so you can really see the new choices against the wall from a distance. Use painter's tape on the back to double stick your swatches to the wall. Keep looking at it at DIFFERENT TIMES of the day/eve. to judge which modification is most flattering to the space. Remember to use a sheen of glaze that matches what you want; matte, satin or gloss. You can buy a small amount at an art store and buy a tester sample of the paint color from your paint supplier. Have fun! Orange is a stimulating color, but too much stimulation will make one think "RUN!" instead of "YUM!" You can also tone it down by using a small amount of the complement of orange, which is blue. Make a glaze and change the ratio of glaze to paint, depending on how much you want to tone down the orange.

Test your favorite ‘concoctions’ on a surface that can withstand paint; like watercolor paper. Use a big enough piece so you can really see the new choices against the wall from a distance. Use painter’s tape on the back to double stick your swatches to the wall. Keep looking at it at DIFFERENT TIMES of the day/eve. to judge which modification is most flattering to the space.

Remember to use a sheen of glaze that matches what you want; matte, satin or gloss. You can buy a small amount at an art store and buy a tester sample of the paint color from your paint supplier. Have fun! Orange is a stimulating color, but too much stimulation will make one think “RUN!” instead of “YUM!”

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