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[…] I have a living room that has a grey/beige brick fireplace. So I am looking for a color that will go with the fireplace but also go well with my Relaxed Khaki dining room and entry way area. Right now I have Requisite Gray and since it’s a North facing wall the color turned very blue. So I need a beige/grey color that will work with the tan wall and my gray fireplace/couch. I was thinking about Balanced Beige. […]
What are your thoughts about using balanced beige with dovetail?
Hi Julie!
Do you mind letting me know in what capacity you are thinking about using the two colors? From looking at them, I feel like Balanced Beige has enough gray for it to work out, but wondering about more details so I can give you a better answer. Thanks so much for your comment! I hope to hear back from you soon.
Hi Laura!
I’m thinking about balanced beige for my overall color. I would like to accent my dining room with navy, possibly Naval. Do you think the two work together? Thanks!!
Hi Kara,
Those work great together! Good choices. I’ve seen those together a lot and it has turned out looking awesome!
Hi Laura!
I am going to be painting my whole house and would like to use Balanced Beige as the main color. It’s an open concept floorplan so the only rooms that need complimentary colors are the Dining room, powder room (on main floor), master bedroom, master bathroom, Boy Nursery and coordinating bathroom (across hall from nursery).
I like Requisite grey for the dining room and agreeable grey for the nursery (will be Navy as the compliment in there.)
Do you think I should use a different color for all of the bathrooms or should I just stick to the neutral theme? I like a cohesive look throughout a house but also don’t want to be too plain. Do you have any advice for me?
Thank you so much!
Christen
Hi Christen,
I’m so sorry for my delayed response! I hope I can still help. I love Balanced Beige and think it’s a great choice as an overall paint color. Requisite Gray will coordinate well and Agreeable Gray will work great in the nursery. What if you did Requisite Gray for a bathroom (powder bath?) or maybe Sea Salt for a master bath? I love the soft blue-grays for bathrooms and it is nice to mix it up a bit. This would still keep things cohesive since you are using the Requisite Gray in the DR, but still go with the Balanced Beige. Let me know if I can answer any more questions or if you would like to schedule a remote color consultation, I can view your space and be able to help more. Thank you for reaching out!
Hi, Laura I am thinking of doing balanced beige through out our entire upstairs its is a huge open floor plan with, tray ceilings in each room, we are doing white trim and cherry cabinets, it is sort of a speck home so I want to stick with one neutral color throughout the house, the basement I would maybe do in grey tones to change it up a bit, it is a walk out basement so it has plenty of sunlight. What are you thoughts is this a good safe color that will match different décor colors? I will also probably be doing a darker color around the kitchen/breakfast room tray otherwise all the other trays I will stick with balanced beige. Thoughts suggestions? Thank you Mindy
Hi Mindy,
First, please forgive me for my delayed response. I am catching up on missed comments and I hope I can still help! Balanced Beige is one of my favorite neutrals and I recommend it all of the time. It is the perfect not too gray, not to golden color and it works well with many schemes. It sounds like it would work perfect for you! I would still recommend getting a sample and testing it out in your lighting first, but I say go for it! Let me know if I can answer any more questions or if I can help further. Thanks for reaching out!
Hello! I have a small-ish town home with an open concept first floor — right now we have one huge dark blue wall. I am hoping to do Balanced Beige for my overall house color. Should I keep the blue wall or, should I paint it the beige as well. Would it open up the house more (make it feel “bigger”) if we painted over it? Is balanced beige a good choice for a smaller space or would a lighter color work better?
Hi Katie,
I love Balanced Beige! It’s one of my top recommendations for my clients. I do believe that painting the dark blue accent wall will help open up the space. It depends on your lighting, but if you feel like you need to go even lighter, Accessible Beige is one notch lighter on the same color swatch. I would try samples of both to see how they look in your home and in your lighting.
I am about to feature Balanced Beige as the “Rugh Design Color of the Month,” so stay tuned for a post and pictures of ways to use this color in your home. Let me know if you have any more questions or if I can help further! Thanks so much!
Hi Laura,
I have my entire living room and hallway painted in balanced beige, and family room and kitchen in accessible beige. All rooms are south facing. kitch and family room have light coming from west as well. However, I felt the living room with balanced beige is little bit darker than I thought. and it seems also have green undertone. I might be wrong since the project is just done and I haven’t moved in and live with it yet. I thought I probably should switch the colors of family room and living room. Since family room has more natural light. Thank you and wonder if you have any opinion.
Laura, are these two beige colors warm or cool?
Hi Yongmei,
Thank you for reaching out! I might consider switching Accessible Beige and Balanced Beige if you feel like lighting is a factor for your space. AB and BB are both warmer neutrals, but I have used them in cooler color schemes before and they have looked great! They are very versatile and I used them a ton because of it. 🙂 Let me know if you still need help deciding on a color. I offer color consultations and would love to be able to assist you in making a final decision! Thanks so much!
Thank you so much again for reply!
So happy to help!
Thank you Lauren for commenting! Good to know they are warm tone. 🙂
You are so welcome!
Hi, My house interior is painted with Balanced Beige. I am going to furnish a small northfacing room as a secondary sitting area. The room is small about 11 feet square with one side open as its an open concept home. The room has two large windows which let in plenty of light so even though its north facing its still quite bright. Can you suggest what colors of furnishings will work with this color?
Hi Yasmeen,
Your room sounds lovely! Balanced Beige is such a versatile color and there are a lot of possibilities for furnishings to coordinate with it. You could go with darker wood, medium wood or light/white colored wood for your casegoods. I personally love white furniture and love how it pops against Balanced Beige. Using white for the furniture pieces will also help to keep the room feeling open. You can add some color (which the room probably needs with neutral walls) in your fabric pieces like chairs, ottomans and pillows. The suggestions for paint colors paired with Balanced Beige on this page that can also be interpreted into fabric colors.
I hope this helps give you a start! If you have further questions or would like more help, please feel free to contact me regarding design services that I offer. Thank you!
Hi, I just bought a home that has Balanced Beige throughout. I am updating my living room, which currently has wood paneling and wall paper. I’d like to continue the walls in Balanced Beige, but i’m not sure of the best white color to paint the paneling and crown molding. The paneling is half way up the walls and the entire wall above the fireplace. Can you recommend a good option? i live in Atlanta and the room faces both east and west. I’d like to brighten the room up. thanks in advance!
Hi Sylvia,
Great idea to paint the paneling! It will really help to open up the room. My favorite white trim color is Extra White and I have it in my own home. I also did a video on different color schemes with Balanced Beige and used Extra White on the trim. You can view it HERE! If you would like to do more of an off-white on your paneling and trim, try Creamy. It’s my favorite off-white! Let me know if you have further questions or if you need further help, you may contact me for a Color Consultation. Thanks so much!
Hi Laura,
My house is currently painted restrained gold in entry & living area, cardboard in dining rm, boquette in family rm and blonde as the base for kitchen walls. Also all moldings & kitchen cabinets are Dover white. The house is an open floor plan with living area space with Windows across the back overlooking the pool. Have enjoyed all these colors a lot but want to update after 12 years and finding that most colors especially grays clash with my beautiful wood floors that have so much warmth & yellow, brown tones. I love color & so far everything’s looking blah to me. Appreciate any suggestions you might have.
Hi Terri,
Thanks for reaching out! I would try some warmer neutrals like, Balanced Beige or Bungalow Beige. They are not quite as golden as Blonde and Restrained Gold, but would still go well with warmer toned floors. If you are wanting more of a cool color, Repose Gray might be a good option to tone down some of the yellow in the floors, without clashing with them.
If you are open to a Color Consultation, I would be able to see your space and give you more options for colors to go with your interior. Let me know! Thanks again!
Hi there:)
I have a smallish semi detached home that I am now re doing and am trying to move more towards the farmhouse look with lots of neutrals but some subtle pops of colors , for example, light greens and teals. I’m looking for a good all over color that will feel warm and cozy but also not too cookie cutter and will have some unique and modern pieces throughout. Do you think balanced beige could be a good color for this? I do not have a lot of lighting in my hallways , however, have a huge window in my living room and sliding glass doors within my kitchen so this will allow for a fair amount of light. I was leaning towards doing a bleeker beige from benamin moore but then had a friend reccommend balanced beige whens he thought bleeker may be to heavy.
I’ve struggled with what color to use for a signigicant period fo time and would appreciate your input 🙂 Thanks in advance.
Hi Amanda!
I love Balanced Beige and it sounds like it will work with your home. However, if you are open to it, I offer Color Consultations and can give you more specific feedback if I am able to view pictures and/or view your home through a Skype or FaceTime. You can view all of the details HERE! Thank you and I hope to hear from you soon!
Hi, I have the dreaded pinky beige furniture. Yah I know its noooo fun dealing with it. Its not a strong pinky beige just slight. The furniture blends perfect with BM shaker beige sample. But I don’t want a straight up beige for the room. Really dont like straight up grey either. Wondering if SW balanced beige with its beige/grey could be an option or is it too far on yellow or orange side which would probably clash. Ive read that yellow is big no no with any pink beige!! Any suggestions? Thank you.
Hi Janet,
I see your dilemma! Balanced Beige could work, but I would try a sample first to see since it also depends on your lighting. Anew Gray is another color to try that has more gray undertones, but is still warmer than a true “gray” color. My last suggestion would be to try Lattice since it is cooler in tone and will balance out some of the warmer pinky-beige tones in your furniture. If you still need help, please feel free to reach out for a Color Consultation! I would be happy to help more. 🙂 Thanks so much for reaching out!
Hi Laura, I have the color balanced beige in my Living room, entry way and going upstairs due to an open floor plan. My dining room is directly on the left as you enter my home. The sun light is from the east. It is very bright most of the day. The bottom section on my wall is painted white with white trim. All of my wall décor is
is dark bronze/brown. (picture frames, sconces and mirror frames) The room is painted a light beige with a pinkish undertone. My floors are the natural oak hardwoods with a rug underneath the table. Dark furniture as well. I tried a sample of accessible beige and it is way to light. Looks horrible. Then I tried balance beige on the upper portion of wall. The light really shows a lot of green. Does not look good at all. Balanced Beige in my entry way looks good. It looks like the beige I want. My dilemma is trying to figure out a color that will look good with dark décor and coordinate with Balance beige that will not look green. Can you please help. Thank you
Hi Donna,
I see your dilemma! It can be tricky to find the right paint color and as you have experienced, it can look one way in one room and then change color in anther room in different lighting. I might try Bungalow Beige or Urban Putty for a beige neutral to coordinate with Balanced Beige.
If you are open to another color entirely (I’m not sure what other colors you have in your home), I would suggest Lattice, a gray-blue neutral that looks fabulous against darker decor, natural oak hardwood floors and white trim. I personally have this color in my home and love it! It will also coordinate nicely with Balanced Beige
If you are still stuck and need more detailed help, please feel free to contact me for a Color Consultation. Thank you so much for reaching out and keep me posted on what you end up deciding! 🙂
I am choosing prefabricated cabinets for my new house and the color is very close to SW neutral ground. Will Balanced Beige work with this Neutral Ground? The whole house would be the neutral color but I want an accent wall and am considering SW Jasperstone one shade darker than Underseas in this open area of kitchen, dining and living room. I am having a hard time trying to find colors that go with the cabinet neutral ground and don’t want to go yellow, orange or pink.
Hi Karen,
Test out a sample of Accessible Beige (painted on a white piece of cardboard) and stand it up vertically (with another piece of white cardboard behind it) right next to your cabinets. I also like Jasper Stone as an accent wall, but I would also do the same thing with a painted color board to see how it looks in your space with your lighting.
If you would like further help, you may contact me for a Color Consultation (more information HERE) and I can view your space so we can nail the perfect color for you! Thank you for reaching out and have a great weekend!!
Laura
Hi Laura 🙂
I am painting balanced beige throughout my family room, kitchen, and breakfast nook. I want to paint the walk way from family room, along with the entry way, gentle cream which has a very warm hue to give some brightness (as it is on the darker side). My question is can I transition those 2 colors? Thank you!
Hi Trisha,
Great question! You are correct that Gentle Cream is a warmer hue with a yellow undertone. Balanced Beige is a greige/taupe color and would look best paired with an off-white that has more of a greige undertone, like Shoji White. I would love to help via a Color Consultation if you need more help!
Thanks so much,
Laura
Hi Laura –
You are a gem for giving paint color suggestions! I have Balanced Beige in my foyer and Tony Taupe in the adjacent family room and kitchen (these rooms are open to each other). I would like a color suggestion for the dining room which is next to the foyer. I would love something in the blue-grey color line.
Thank you,
Tracy
Hi Tracy,
Thank you! Blue-gray is a great choice for your dining room to coordinate with Balanced Beige/Tony Taupe. I would love to help you find the perfect color through my Interior Color Consultation. Here is the link for more information:
Interior Color Consultations by Rugh Design
I hope to hear from you soon! Thanks so much,
Laura
Hey Laura. I just purchased a new unfinished home and getting to pick out paint colors. Didnt realize how challenging this might be. I have an open kitchen, living room area with antique white and glaze on cabinetry as well as fantasy brown countertops that have alot of gray with some brown as well. I have got three paint colors i am choosing from to go in this space and then also extend into hallway and guest bedrooms. I like loggia, balanced beige, and barcelona beige. I want to stay in medium to light color but want contrast from cabinetry. I would like a tan/taupe paint while not having overwhelming green or gray undertones. What do you think is best color choice of the 3 above or any other recommendations.
Hi Julie,
I’m a huge fan of Balanced Beige! I have seen this color work SO many times with clients, it is one of my top picks for color schemes similar to your home. If you would like more help with you final decision, please feel free to reach out for an Interior Color Consultation!
Thanks, Julie!
Laura
I am repainting my kitchen and I have honey oak cabinets with baltic brown granite. There is an easterly facing window so it gets plenty of light. I recently painted my dining/living room combo in Agreeable Grey.
I was leaning toward Balanced Beige or Anew Grey. I would like to paint my family room the same as the kitchen as they are connected. Both rooms have lots of natural light.
Hi Judith,
I love Balanced Beige and have seen it go well with the Baltic Brown granite in many spaces. I would suggest getting a sample of BB and testing it out in your family room and kitchen. Anew Gray can get dark, but you can also test a sample to see since you have lots of natural light. The best way to sample is to get a larger piece of cardboard and paint it with the actual sample. Then, put a white piece of paper behind it to get a true test of what the color looks like. Hold it up next to your granite, flooring, cabinets and any other selections that will be affected by the undertones of the color chosen.
If you still need help, I would love to offer my assistance through an Interior Color Consultation!
Thanks for reaching out, Judith!
Laura
Hi Laura!
We are repainting our main living areas. Currently the color on the walls is Sherwin Williams Latte. However, we are thinking about painting the house balanced beige to lighten up the space. We have an open floorplan, with a lot of natural light. We will also be painting the kitchen cabinets. They are a dark wood now.
What are your thoughts on balanced beige walls, and cabinets that are Wool Skein or Panda white? Would one of those colors look better than the other? Do you have a different color you would recommend for cabinets with balanced beige walls?
Hi Amanda,
I love the thought of painting your walls Balanced Beige! It is one of my best go-to colors for an update from the more golden paint colors that used to be very popular (like Latte). My suggestion for cabinets is to go with more of an off-white or true white. Wool Skein has more of a beige undertone, so I would go with Panda White between the two of them.
I do have several favorite whites/off-whites and would love to help you find the perfect one through an Interior Color Consultation! Let me know if you are interested, please let me know!
Thank you for reaching out, Amanda!
Laura
Hi!
We are building a new house and I am having them paint the walls Balanced Beige. I’m wondering what color should I have them paint the ceiling? We have warm tones throughout the house. Would it be ok to have them paint it Balance Beige as well? What are your thoughts/color ideas?
Thanks!
Hi Gwen,
Great question! If you have lower ceilings, I suggest a white color to open up the space. If you want to keep it warm, try a cream color instead of a bright white. If you have higher ceilings, I like to go at least one shade lighter than the walls for a consistent look with a bit of contrast.
If you would like further help finding the perfect color for your ceiling, please feel free to reach out for a Interior Color Consultation. Thank you, Gwen!
Laura
Hi Laura!
What are your thoughts balanced beige throughout the house, repose gray in the kitchen, and hammered zinc in the dining room?
I’m trying to choose between balanced beige and anew gray for the whole house paint color.
Thanks!
Amy
Hi Amy,
Balanced Beige has more of a taupe undertone and Anew Gray is a warmer greige color. Balanced Beige will coordinate better with Repose Gray and Hammered Zinc than Anew Gray, but I am not sure what your flooring color is or your other fixed elements in your space. Let me know if I can help you make your final decision through an Interior Color Consultation!
Thanks so much for reaching out, Amy!
Laura
Hi. I came across your site. I am at a loss for decorating right now. I painted my whole house balanced beige and my 3 bathrooms accessible beige because that’s what 2 designers have said if I didn’t want to go gray. I have all dark wood furniture, cabinets, and 2 toned dark floor and white trim and doors. I’m not loving the color because I am stuck where to go from here because I am a mix of styles of what I like and have had bad experiences with both designers. Can I bring in grays, browns, and cream and do accent pieces with spa blue ? Please help me with ideas to help me get started with decorating. I don’t want to have to repaint my whole house. Thank you!
Hi Jen,
I’m so sorry for your negative experiences with 2 different designers. That must be very frustrating and I feel for you. You can bring in grays, brown and cream (and blue) with Balanced Beige and Accessible Beige. The big question is what your other fixed elements are (flooring, countertops, etc.). I would be sure to coordinate the undertones you have with your accents.
I would love to help you further through an eDesign or Interior Color Consultation!
Thank you for reaching out and Happy Holidays!
Laura
HI LAURA,
(1) WHICH COLOR CAN I USE THROUGHOUT MY LIVING ROOM IF I AM USING POISED TAUPE AS MY ACCENT COLOR? I ALSO WANT THIS COLOR TO CONTRAST WITH A YELLOW IN THE KITCHEN I WANT TO USE JONQUIL, AFTERNOON OR HONEY BEES IN THE KITCHEN (KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOM ARE COMBINED). I WANT TO USE A NICE SOFT YELLOW
(2) IF I AM USING SEA SALT IN MY BATHROOM, WHICH COLOR CAN I USE IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE BATHROOM?
(3) SHOULD I USE LATTE OR DOUBLE LATTE FOR MY BEDROOM ACCENT WALL IF MY BEDROOM IS SMALL AND THE CEILING IS LOW AND THE LIGHTER SHADE COLOR THAT WOULD CONTRAST WITH EITHER LATTE OR DOUBLE LATTE
(4) WHICH IS THE BEST GREY/BLUE COLOR CAN I USE FOR MY MASTER BEDROOM ACCENT WALL IF THE CEILING IS HIGH AND THE LIGHTER SHADE COLOR THAT WOULD CONTRAST WITH IT.
Hi Kesha,
I mentioned this in your other comments, but I would love to help you through an Interior Color Consultation so that I can find the right colors to coordinate with your existing fixed elements (flooring, etc.). Thank you again so much for reaching out!
Laura
MY LIVING ROOM AND KITCHEN ARE CONNECTED.. CAN I USE BALANCED BEIGE THROUGHOUT AND POISED TAUPE AS MY ACCENT COLOR FOR THE LIVING ROOM AND CAN YOU SUGGEST A YELLOW I COULD USE IN THE KITCHEN
Hi Kesha,
Great question! Yes, Balanced Beige works with Poised Taupe since they both have warm taupe undertones. Yellow in the kitchen might be tricky if the spaces are open to each other. I would love to help you find the right color for your kitchen through an Interior Color Consultation if you are open to it! It sounds like you are trying to make some big paint decisions and I can help by being able to view pictures of your space to see what fixed elements (flooring, countertops, etc.) you have and plan the colors that would work best to coordinate.
Thanks for reaching out, Kesha! I hope to hear from you soon,
Laura
Hi Laura,
I want to paint my living room Balanced Beige but I’d also like to do an accent wall in a darker color. I was thinking either Porpoise or Smokehouse. I’m leaning towards Porpoise more because I like the grayish look. Do you have any suggestions??
Hi Denise,
Thanks for reaching out! Yes, Porpoise could work with Balanced Beige, but I’m not sure what other colors/undertones you have going on in the room. I would love to help you find the right color through an Interior Color Consultation that will coordinate with your current selections. Let me know if you are interested!
Thanks so much,
Laura
Hi,
We have Shaker Beige in our living room, kitchen (with extra white cabinets), and hallway going into the dining room. I have so many samples on my dining room now with cherry hardwood for floors. I was going to go with a grey but am wondering if I should just continue with a beige in there. Maybe Balanced Beige? Someone told me agreeable grey goes with anything. Help! The room faces East.
Hi Toni,
Thanks for reaching out! You are not alone with having tons of paint samples on your wall. 😉 I would really love to help you find the right color through an Interior Color Consultation. They start at $50 for a one room consult and are totally worth it to not have to re-paint!! It is the best way for me to view pictures of your space and nail down the color that will work best with your current undertones.
Thanks, Toni! I hope to hear from you soon,
Laura
hi im painting my dining room Dakota wheat my kitchen looks right in
to my dining room color is hinko light yellow. what color should I paint my living room which looks right out / from my dining room? I find this tough cause my room flows into the next. I have black theater recliners, black furniture
so need a color for my living room well lite high ceilings?My thoughts were maybe balance beige/ ? need accent color ? Thank you jeannie
Hi Jeannie,
Thanks for reaching out! Since you have colors in your kitchen and dining room that have more golden undertones, I would look for a color in your living room that has similar undertones. I would love to help you find the right color through an Interior Color Consultation!
Thanks, Jeannie! Have a great weekend,
Laura
Hi Laura,
We are right at the beginning of a remodel project. Open floor plan for kitchen, family room and dining area. We currently have sawn pine on the walls, which we will be covering with drywall. I am looking to have same color for all rooms. I have painted Accessible Beige, Bungalow Beige and Balanced Beige stripes on the wall. Cabinets, doors, and trim will be Shoji White. I love the Balanced Beige but am nervous that it will be too dark. I think the darkness from how the trim, doors and walls currently are is making me second guess. There are two large windows and a slider so plenty of light. Will also be adding canned lighting in the vaulted ceiling and kitchen. Would appreciate your experience and insight.
Kim
Hi Kim,
Great choice! I love Balanced Beige. It sounds like you have plenty of light, so it should be fine. If you are really worried, paint up some big samples that you can move around and see how they look at night especially. Let me know how it turns out or if you need further help!
Thanks so much for reaching out,
Laura
Hi,
We would like to know your opinion of Balanced Beige for bedroom walls, Tony Taupe for Tray ceiling and white trim, rather than Balanced beige on walls and tray with white trim, only the one color? We have recessed lighting and quite a bit of light coming through. My other option was accessible beige on walls, tony taupe on ceiling but I am afraid of it being too light & too much contrast?
Hi Shannon,
I do like that idea! I typically suggest painting the tray ceiling in a darker color and I like your thought of not creating too much contrast. If you have good light, Balanced Beige on the walls and Tony Taupe on the ceiling tray is perfect!
Keep me posted on how it turns out!
Thank you for reaching out,
Laura
Hi Lori,
I’m so glad that Balanced Beige worked well for your home! It is one of my favorites. 🙂 I would truly love to help you with your selections! I have an A la Carte eDesign option that allows you to purchase selections individually. I include an inspiration board and actual links to the products selected.
Let me know if you are interested: A la Carte eDesign
Thank you again for your kind words!
Laura