what color should I paint my room?

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Comment by Jef on November 11, 2009 at 8:21pm

uhhhhhhhmmmm I think I'd go for more of an airy fairy naturey kind of wall painting.

the thing is, I want to paint with safe paint, and I'm still looking for that kind of money in my budget.

Comment by foxy man on November 11, 2009 at 6:53pm

one mural idea

Comment by Erin on November 11, 2009 at 3:26pm

Ooh! I love paint! I agree with Rawzilla about pale buttery yellow but with one (huge) caveat! ALWAYS go a shade lighter than you think you want with yellow. I know from experience. Colors in general will look 1-2 shades darker than the paint chip.

Pale green would be very soothing. I'd go with a green that's not minty. Another option would be (believe it or not) a pale mauve or dove gray that is comfy, soothing and soft- not too gray. The other colors would pop against it and you could do one wall white or off white to keep it light:)

I'd also look at the lighting in the room. Do you have lamps for diffused, wall-level lighting or only ceiling lights? Just ceiling lighting by itself can be rather depressing and uninspiring!

Here's the Duron color guide- you can click a shade and the wall in pic of the room will change so you can get an idea:)
http://www.duron.com/do-it-yourselfers/color/color_palettes.asp

PS- my living room is # 6210 (Window Pane) under "Fundamentally Neutral" and I get a ton of compliments on it:) I don't know if it would quite match your furniture- it's almost like a slightly green washed-out robin's egg color.

Comment by AwesomeUniverse!!! on November 11, 2009 at 3:11pm

I like buttery yellow with an accent wall of light green near where the kids study. It's supposed to increase concentration..=)

Comment by Vampirella on November 11, 2009 at 11:08am

chartreuse and blue trim

Comment by Jef on November 11, 2009 at 10:57am

Great idea to paint a mural on the wall when I have time!

Comment by foxy man on November 11, 2009 at 10:53am

warm colors. definately brings those plants back into your environment. Maybe even some experiments with plants being painted on walls. some animals and butterflies. sun and stars.

Comment by YogaBrudder on November 11, 2009 at 1:56am

Def more plants.

Get some friends to come over to give some tips.

:))

Comment by YogaBrudder on November 11, 2009 at 1:55am

Paint it the color of love, Cutie-Pie.

Comment by Jef on November 11, 2009 at 1:12am

I have one plant, and a small avocado tree. :) I used to have tons of plants in my room in HS, but later after college, I just started neglecting them, and it wasn't a good scene. I'm thinking I need to get more, especially now that my kids are older.

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