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Comments (15)kristinamaria and teacats, you are on the same wavelength. I think I will do that... find the fabric first. And teacats, I absolutely LOVE THAT FABRIC. Seriously, I LOVE it!! I am going to go back to that site in a minute and see about a sample. Thanks for linking that. I luv my GW friends. :o) You all are so helpful. Each person has something to share that I had not thought of/had not realized. Thanks for sharing all of your advice. I'm going to find the fabric and see if I can get my green in the fabric, and then I think I'll go with whatever blue the "experts" have put in the fabric. I'm just not the best with paint colors. Thanks! ;o) mrsrose, I am headed out the door in a few minutes, but will post a few kitchen shots on here later today for you to see. Thanks for the compliments from you and lindybarts too. ;o)...See MoreHelp choose the home office paint color :-)
Comments (17)The office and foyer look to have good natural light while the kitchen does not. If that's true, based on the progression I outlined above, I would put the lightest color in the kitchen, a mid-range shade in the foyer and the darkest color on a color strip card in the office. Use the flooring as your key, and go with blue or yellow undertones, all depending on the warmth or "coolth" of the flooring color. For example, if you have yellow undertones you might try a selection of more pastel olive greens (usually yellow based) or if cool, some sage greens have more blue undertones. Christopher Lowell has an easy method to help you get a good neutral that is not influenced much by blue or yellow, but a true neutral for a good background. Here is his video "7 layers of design." It is covered in step # 1 of his system. The style is a bit dated and the order of the steps can vary from his, but the basic principles still work very well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4u32tmcE3U...See MoreHelp choosing blue-gray paint for home office
Comments (5)Warning: (learning from just painting Grey in my living room that has loads of windows and light) Most Grey colors turn out much darker looking once you paint them on all the walls. We spent $2,000 to change the grey in our livingroom to a lighter grey because the first one turned out too dark and that was a grey that was much lighter than any you have choosen. I had even gotten a sample and painted one wall to test the color but when the walls all reflect off each other it gets way darker! I would test Beacon Grey or Breath of Fresh Air. We ended up using SW 7071 Grey Screen You can see in this photo how much darker it can get depending on the shadows and lighting. Here it is in the day light: During the day it is almost baby blue but at night it is VERY grey....See MoreArea rug over carpet for home office
Comments (2)It may improve moving around on your chair, It's hard to tell how thick your carpet is; but I agree with RL Relocation LLC, it will have a "weird" effect on the over all look of the room. Just my opinion but if you are eventually going to have hardwood flooring, you will have an extra rug around unless you still plan to use it above the finished floor....See Moreleelee
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