What color to paint a room?
July 8, 2007 6:24 PM
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What color should I paint my spare bedroom/office?
I plan to use the second bedroom in my new house as an office. A few items of note:
- The room is approximately 10x10 with 2 windows which provide plenty of light.
- By office, I mean the place where I will likely keep my desktop computer, manage my finances, and do my graduate school work.
- I've already painted other rooms a sage green (kitchen), light coffee (dining and living rooms), gray with a hint of olive green (bedroom), and light icy blue (bathroom); and I would like not to replicate any of these colors (or colors close to them)
- The window and floor mouldings are painted pure white semi-gloss
- I have several book and CD cases of varying wooden finishes that will also go in this room
- I generally don't like colors in the yellow family, and I'm not sure that reds would be the most conducive color for an office
So, what color should I paint the room to minimize distraction, not be boring, and not resemble too closely any of the other colors I have already used?
posted by LouMac to home & garden (8 comments total)
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posted by belladonna at 6:55 PM on July 8, 2007