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I recently purchased a new home and now have the pleasure of moving all of my current animals to a new home. I am starting with a blank slate. My wife has given me the basement for all of my animals, and the current color is WHITE. I want to pick a color that will make the area not feel confined, yet show the animals off. Any suggestions would be great. The ceiling height is only 8 1/2 foot. | ||
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Keep the room white, darker colours will do the room feel smaller ! | |||
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Keep the room a light of a color as you can. The lighter the color better shows off the trophies and can make the room seem larger. Mine is currently antique white, not quite as bright as regular white but still does the job. Good Hunting,  | |||
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There are very few animals that don't look good on white, mountain goats, polar bears, and scimitar horned oryx are some of the very few that don't look good on white. Everything else is perfect on white, or off white. | |||
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I painted mine Tan. A bit more character than white, still light in color, and what animal doesn't look good against tan? | |||
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I was thinking about the next time I paint my room I would do it it tan. How does it look? Got any pictures to share? Good Hunting, | |||
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A lighter color is good, but white I would not recommend. I would suggest a light linen/tan type color that has a brown base, not yellow. I would also suggest that when you look at the paint chips, go a shade darker than you pick out. I would also suggest buying BEHR paint. I get it at Home Depot. It may run you $2 or $5 more a gallon than some other but it spreads like silk and covers very well. A stark white trim will really make it "pop"! | |||
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Sure. My den is just a re-purposed bedroom so its not high class or anything. | |||
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Tan looks good, still shows off the mounts very well. My concern was that tan might not show off the mounts with tannish color capes but that does not look like a problem. Looks like next time I paint it will be tan, which will probably be soon since I have some African animals being mounted at the taxidermist right now and I will have to do a reshuffle to fit them in. Good Hunting, | |||
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I was looking at a light brown based color. I wanted to stay away from the antique whites and other colors with a yellow tint. | |||
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Another color to consider is light green. When we bought this house the living room was a bright gloss yellow. Revolting. Got rid of the popcorn ceiling and painted two walls very light green. Two other walls got a darker, almost olive accent green. Brings out the red in the woodwork and trophies look great against either green. "There always seems to be a big market for making the clear, complex." | |||
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When I built my trophy room I paneled the main wall with light cedar and painted the other walls light grey over a trowel textured plaster. The cedar ties to the wood ceiling beams, wainscoat, door and window trim, bar rail and trim. The grey walls tie to the grey carpet border. I have quite a few North American and African mounts, and they all stand out very well on both the cedar and grey walls.  NRA Endowment Life Member | |||
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How about this color scheme, my wife picked out the color:  USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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This room was previously white, went with a desert brown color to add warmth. Color selection also depends on your accent lighting. By adding direct lighting to enhance the game mount, the wall color changes shades and adds focal points to the room.    | |||
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Is the room large enough to do a couple of different colors? There are different shades that wont look out of sorts. I like the darker walls my self.  | |||
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You might consider doing a "textured paint". Ralph Larens River Rock in "Frosted Hawthorn" #RR52. It is a light tan with a slight dark texturing. | |||
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I have a color called "wise owl" on my walls where the trophies are. It's a light tan/sandish color that goes very well with the mounts.  ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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I'm not a big fan of white walls. I think it makes the room feel cold and sterile. I really like the warmth from earth tones and think the colors put the trophys in a natural setting. The walls are an olive drab and the ceiling is mushroom. This room is 20' x 30' with a sloped ceiling, so the darker colors actually help to make the room feel warm and comfortable. In addition, the light colored stone and the light trim still help to maintain the scale of the room. This is the first time my wife and I "stepped out" and tried some bold colors. We really like the way it turned out.  | |||
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Another vote for anything BUT white. ______________________ I don't shoot elk at 600 yards for the same reasons I don't shoot ducks on the water, or turkeys from their roosts. If this confuses you then you're not welcome in my hunting camp. | |||
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Dittos on anything but white. I've seen a lot of painted wall colors that work very well w/game. Often dependant upon the type of game and overall theme of the room. African vs North American etc. Something in a Pale taupe range suits my taste for a lot of african decor.    Best Regards Mike O | |||
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There are those that do, those that dream, and those that only read about it and then post their "expertise" on AR! | |||
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Ick, I don't like any of the colors but white and wood paneling. I guess I am old fashioned. | |||
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I really like that desert brown. The green looks good too. I would go with the tans and browns as my room is small and dark colors make the room look smaller. But if I had a nice large room, I would really conside that green. If money was not an isue I would go with wood. | |||
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this is a picture (if it works) of my folks room. the walls were painted an off white color, then a sort of antique gold type paint was sponged over the top.   | |||
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Something a little different, walls are covered with a simulated leather wall covering....   | |||
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I like several contrasts between light and dark on the wall to "frame" the individual mount or group of mounts. Defintitely NOT a fan of pure white! Here's my room:   When I built my trophy room, I copied the style of one I'd seen advertised by Julian and Sons, the professional trophy room builder you see so much in SCI Magazine. To really get an idea of color contrasts, go to their gallery at the following link and click on the thumbnails: http://www.julianandsons.com/pages/album3.htm | |||
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WOW!! GAHUNTER that is a very nice room. Good Hunting, | |||
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gahunter, Very nice! | |||
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Thanks. You can a lot more of it about seven or eight threads below this one. It's the one that says "My Trophy Room, Before and After Leopard Added." David, you live on the Gwinnett or Fulton side of Duluth? I live in Johns Creek, myself. | |||
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I live on the Gwinnett side near Gwinnett Place Mall, not that far from you. Good Hunting, | |||
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