refreshing music studio room, some help with paint colors and windows
hi
so im redoing my dj room, the room is ready to be primed, the floors are in the process of being redone, they have to put a couple more coats of bona on. i kept the floors natural, they are red oak and do a some pink in there. im not bothered by it at all but want to make sure i pick a paint color that goes with them well. you can also see a piece of wood next to the wall....that is the color of the dj booth, its cherry that has aged a bit. the floor and the dj booth are the only fixed elements to the room right now. some samples i have are BM's winds breath, bm natural cream, bm stonington gray, bm light pewter and bm collington.i am open to all colors suggestions ..i have the winds breath on the left poster board (poster board on right and floor is light pewter) and think that looks the best at all times of day in artificial and natural light....collingwood also looks good sometimes. The room has a window in southwest and the other faces west. its doesn't get much direct sunlight(like sun beams shooting onto the walls) but it is bright and gets plenty of light.
next i want to get 1 inch faux wood blinds, i plan on a white trim, shade depending on main room color so i am thinking to get the blinds white.....think that would be ok?
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Lyn Nielson
10 months agowhen you say DJ room, my mind goes to something more moody, I am wondering why you are painting like you would a bedroom?
Ever considered a dark color with the trim and walls all the same color?
top down/bottom up inset blinds would make for a nice sleek finish.
What about an area rug? what about accoustics? interesting lighting?
Is this a practice space?
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10 months agolast modified: 10 months agochispa
10 months agoWhat do you do in this DJ room? Do you have albums?
Here is what BM Winds Breath looked like on my walls. I found it too yellow-gold , so repainted the walls in the lighter BM White Dove. Trim is BM Chantilly Lace.
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PROBeth H. :
10 months agolast modified: 10 months agoinstead of wood blinds, why not do the woven wood or bamboo? With your floors and wall color, I think it would look a lot better
you don't have to do the drapes
Here's your wood blinds. yuk.
and the woven woods/bamboo
do you like lighter, natural? here's a natural bamboo/woven wood, your paint color on the right, sage accents, some textured items. very nice
here's a grayish green wall, bamboo blinds, jute area rug, leather and charcoal sofa.
Or, a bit more drama?You may want to do one of the walls in a black/white trim and the woven woods. see how nice it looks?
paired w/this.....
sexy!
your wood floors, these items, black wall, white walls (or the soft gray) would look great.
or try a nice warm charcoal gray
I love Kendall Charcoal and have it in my own home
something that works w/the grays:
Cellular blinds,,
or something like the Pirouette blinds are also nice
The ebony wood blinds are kind of cool though. if you do this, I'd do black window trim and a lighter wall color.
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9 months agook here's an update.....the windows still have the old crudy blinds on them, im leaning mostly toward a new set of white wood. the thing i like about the wood is it lets a lot of light in as well as being able to look out.What about a different color in wood? i was also looking at some woven wood top down/ bottom up, but they are pretty pricey and not sure about some of the samples ive gotten.
now that you have an idea how this is shaping up....some window blind/color ideas please..@chispa thx for the album ideas 😉, (i have only fillers in there for now i have to dig through them)
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Beth H. :
9 months agolast modified: 9 months agoHave you looked at blinds.com?
zebra blinds or Kombi blinds
cheaper, Flat Sheer shade:
light woven wood or bamboo
Silouette or Pirouette blinds.
they have some good prices, you can see all the samples in home depot, and great customer service. i've ordered 10 sets from them. on one, the cordless stopped holding, so they sent me a brand new blind, 4 yrs later for free!you can do regular blind w/the cord and it will be a lot cheaper than the top down, cordless option. something to consider. blinds . com also has their own brand which is cheaper than Bali or Levilor
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