Project · Libertyville, IL
Soft Gray Outside, Bright White Inside: A Libertyville Repaint
We painted this Libertyville house inside and out, and put one dark accent wall behind the fireplace.
House · Lake County · Written by Tim Dodaro, owner of Level Best Painting
- Town
- Libertyville, IL
- Job
- Exterior and interior repaint
- Painted
- Exterior, walls, ceilings, trim
- Accent
- One dark wall
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The Job
Outside, the siding went a soft gray with white trim and dark garage doors.
Inside, we kept the main floor bright white on the walls and ceilings, with gray in some of the bedrooms and one dark wall behind the living room fireplace. It’s a big house with a lot of rooms, so most of this job was keeping every room clean and consistent.
What We Did
- The outside of the house
- Walls throughout
- Ceilings throughout
- Trim
- One accent wall
The Front of the House
Soft gray on the siding and white on the trim, with the garage doors in a dark color to anchor it. A soft gray like this looks good with the surrounding green and doesn’t show dirt the way a light color would.
The Back and Sides
We carried the gray all the way around, including the board siding on the back. White trim frames every door and window, and the same gray goes on all the corners and short walls that are easy to skip.
The Accent Wall
One dark wall behind the fireplace, with the rest of the room kept bright. A dark wall next to white ceilings and walls is where the cut line shows the most. It only looks good if the line is dead straight, top and sides.
The Main Floor
Bright walls and ceilings carry through the main floor, so all of these rooms read as one open space. White walls show everything, so the patching and sanding have to be right before the paint goes on.
The Gray Bedroom
This bedroom went a light gray instead of white, with white trim and doors. It feels a little quieter than the main floor.
The Upstairs Rooms
Sloped ceilings and short walls up here. That means long cut lines where the wall meets the slope, and a lot of angles to keep clean.
The Basement
The finished part of the basement got the same bright white. Down here the light color makes the biggest difference of all.
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