Probably find the singles at gas station convenience stores. Everywhere else - Walmart, Target, Home Depot, etc, they seem to be in multiples. One of our grocery stores sells the singles in the charcoal, lighter fluid, etc. aisle. That would be worth a try.

The BM office palette is similar to what came into my mind reading your OP. I would like a calm, sophisticated palette that suggests a productive yet easy work space. I have two rooms in my house that have similar color schemes. One has BM Wish on the walls -- a little lighter than meditation if I recall correctly. But it is gorgeous with darker wood and with blues. My powder room has a similar but bit more grey color. We had to do some remixing to get it just right, so it's not an off the card color, but it also looks great with dark wood and we have medium grey-blues in the artwork that play very well with it. You could pull in some navy accents, silver fixtures. It is a palette that can be successful exec, comfortable home office, but not be too stale or boring with the younger set. Many retail spots are white walled with changing displays, signs, posters, banners, etc. and perhaps one accent wall. I believe our Best Buy is all white walls with color on the floor and displays. I think Apple does their stores in a silvery grey-white that is clean, sharp and plays off their clean black, white silver techie products, large screens with vivid colors (and bright colored ipods and cases) and I think ours has one wall with wood backed display. Doesn't sound like you are in an area or working with a clientele that would go for the loud accent wall, but you can do something with tone on tone in more subtle colorways -- even same color with matte and gloss. Do you have a store logo you might want to put up in the gloss? If not, it could be stripes, trees (birch trunks - like wallpaper), graphic and techie symbols -- anything. Another thing I would consider is what colors appeal to you and DH. You will be spending a lot of time there and you should feel comfortable and successful there. The store will also reflect your personality and energy, so I would probably start there ant hen figure out how to put that color into a package that works for your customer base.

This is fun, Red. THanks for starting the conversation. 1. Do you always buy new furniture for your home? (When I can find what I want, but I often can't. I'm in a small town with only a few furniture stores, and most of their stuff is either the wrong style or cheaply made and sold at ridiculous prices. My LR couch, LR chairs, DR set, DH's collapsing DIY-from-Target dresser, and kids' bunk bed were new: pretty much everything else is used.) 2. Do you Ever order furniture online? (Yes, but I've been burned. An Overstock chair described as aniline leather was actually bicast, and looks like vinyl. A Crate and Barrel chair needs constant tightening to keep the frame sturdy. I am especially wary of Ebay stuff, though I know other people have had good experiences...) 3. Do you Ever shop for used furniture through Ebay, Craigslist, The newspaper classifieds, Estate and garage sales? (Yes to all but Ebay. I agree with previous posters that if you don't get up with the birds, it's not worth the bother. And I have definitely gone on some wild goose chases. But I've also had some real luck with the classifieds and Craigslist, also our local Habitat Restore.) 4. A. In your area, Do you have good garage & estate sales? (No -- they're an exception.) B. Good things attractively priced on Craigslist? (Feast or famine. Enough terrific MCM stuff of late to make Flyleft jealous. (: But not always.) C. Nice things available through classified ads or thrifty nickel papers? (Haven't pursued these in a while, thanks to Craiglist. I'm spoiled now: I want to see a pic with the listing!) 5. Do you see other's estate sale finds or CL purchases and wish you could find stuff like that or have the courage and time to look for used? (Yes: I never have enough time. That, and I'm unwilling to get up and out early on the weekends.) 6. Does worry over not being able to return things purchased used or not being able to do layaway or credit deter you from looking in those areas? (No, not really.) 7. Are you uncomfortable buying used or antique? Do you worry about 'other people's stuff' or negotiating prices? (Not at all, esp after your wise words about dealing with cat dander, Red. In fact, I just scored a great upholstered chair at the Restore yesterday!) 8. Has this board and it's great stories/photos/threads inspired you to take the leap and look at used stuff, try Craigslist for the first time, or bid at Ebay for furniture or decor? (No, I was already into it. I do get good reminders here. I'm wary of my Ebay karma, so while I applaud lucky buyers who've posted here, I'll never go that route.) 9. Have you ever bought something at retail that you felt 'stuck with' because of the amount you spent? (Yes, my heinous, oversized, cheap-looking Flexsteel couch. It wasn't one of the floor models; we found it in the store's Flexsteel catalogue, and I persuaded DH it would be OK. Was I ever wrong. I hate the damn thing more each time I look at it. I am thinking of entirely remaking the back and side cushions to make it more bearable. Plus it's too big for the room, and makes rearranging furniture really hard. I will never buy another couch without giving it the tush test, and will measure many, many more times.) 10. If you've Mostly bought furniture and decorative items at retail stores, what antique or used venue would you most like to try right now? (I wish we had a really good antiques mall here, with more furniture and art.) 11. How much time does it usually take YOU to find what you want.... A. At a local or national retailer? (We don't have many of them here: a few weeks, but I usually don't find what I want.) B. Through Craigslist ad? (I don't really time these finds, because they're so random. I've been looking for a nice bed for several years: just found a solid-wood classic-lined bed from NC for $150, so my patience paid off!) C. Through Classified listing? (using these infrequently of late) D. Garage or Estate sales? (like Craigslist, these are chancy. I'd say I stumble across a good one a few times a year.) All in all, the more I read here and at the Furniture Forum, the more interested I am in used furniture. I like the hunt and the creativity involved in remaking it; it's in my price range; and I think it's a better value than today's laminated frames and polyfill cushions. I'm about to embark on my first experience with reupholstering an old chair. Wish me luck!

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