Project · Grayslake, IL
We Brightened Up This Grayslake Ranch, Beams and All
We repainted the inside of this Grayslake ranch, and the vaulted main room changed the most.
Ranch house · Lake County · Written by Tim Dodaro, owner of Level Best Painting
- Town
- Grayslake, IL
- Job
- Interior repaint
- Painted
- Walls, ceilings, beams
- Biggest change
- Vaulted main room
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The Job
The vaulted main room was dark, with dark walls and a dark ceiling and beams. It’s the first big room you walk into, and it swallowed all the light from those windows.
We painted the ceiling and beams light and went lighter on the walls. The oak in the kitchen and the wood floors stayed as they were, so the rest of the house got a color that works next to them.
What We Did
- Walls throughout
- Ceilings throughout
- The ceiling beams in the main room
The Main Room
This is the same room. The ceiling and beams went light, and it looks a lot bigger. Beams take time: there are four sides to each one and a lot of edges where they meet the ceiling, and all of it is overhead work.
Before
After
The Fireplace
Stone like this looks better against a lighter wall. We cut the paint in along the stone and the mantel, and left all of it unpainted.
The Dining Room
The walls here went to a soft sage-gray that picks up the color from the main room. Stained window trim stays, so it all feels warm.
The Kitchen Walls
Oak cabinets stayed, so paint went on the walls and ceiling around them. All that oak can take over a room, and a calm wall color keeps it in check.
The Beam Room in Back
This room still has its stained beams. We painted the walls and ceiling and left the wood alone, so you can see the other way to handle beams in the same house.
The Bedrooms
A warm tan in the bedrooms, with white baseboards. Wood floors and stained windows go well with it.
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