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    Terri is offline Senior Member
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    Okay ladies (and gents).....I am about to hit full stride in getting my sewing room together! Most of the junk is gone and ready to think about painting. I do not want white....no optic white, no soft white, no eggshell, no cream. That being said, I am thinking that the room (walls) needs to be rather neutral in color, so my quilt/fabric colors will look more "true". That being said what do y'all think? I know this sounds weird, but I found a pot holder (yes!) that is a color called "cork"....I love the color. Believe me, loving bright colors....there will be pops of color all over the room, but just thinking the walls need to be on the neutral side. The carpet is a lt/med beige (ick), maybe one day that can be replaced....so, there just might be an area rug going over that!! Any & all ideas/input greatly appreciated. BTW....do not plan to do the painting myself. The room has a cathedral/vaulted (?) ceiling. The two tall walls are probably 12 to 14 feet at the very top! The husband of a good friend of mine at church is a painting contractor and is VERY good ( you should see his faux finishes!) I plan to consult him about doing the painting. Thanks in advance!

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    What's your very favorite all-time color? Caution with the carpet color you really need to make certain what you pick for the walls will not clash with it . . . run down to your local home supply and pick up paint chips. The last time we painted our master bedroom I bought 'samples' of paint that I liked and did swatches of each color on the wall and then 'lived with it' for a while to make certain it was 'just right'.
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    lol if it was my room it would be hot pink, black and iridescent purple .......hahahahaha...so l don't think l'm much help.......the wall in my living room is fuschia ....


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    I painted my entire basement a color called wiemeraner( like the dog) it is a grey beige. Looks wonderful with white doors and woodwork, and is a great neutral. I see this color in so many display rooms. We were afraid it would be too dark for a basement, but it give a great ambience. I think it was a Martha Stewart color. But it was done 7 years ago, so I don't know if it is still available.

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    If it were mine it would be shades of purple and pink!
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    I have been brining home paint slips for the past month and I have finally settled on a really really really light pink. Now to get down that blasted wallpaper!
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    I would go with a very pale yellow or blue or moss green, but that's just me. How much natural lighting will you have?

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    As for my favorite color...purple!

    My kitchen is sort of a buttery yellow & master bath is a sage green (name of paint is Heaven's Jewel). Really want the kitchen repainted....it's been yellow since the year after we moved in (been in the house 12.5 yrs). It was a new build, but we found it after it had been finished, so I didn't get to pick out any paint colors, fixtures etc. So got stuck with all the inexpensive (cheap) stuff that the builder chose. All the walls in the house were what I refer to as "builders beige" and it was put on so thin, that when wiped with a wet paper towel it came off!!! Living room was painted 3 or 4 yrs ago, it's a darker terra cotta, that's not the name of the color...I can't even pronounce it! lol

    Natural light is good.....during these HOT summers probably too good!! That big room gets really hot in the summer, even with the ceiling fan on. And I am in that "special" time of my life....personal summers etc.

    Thanks for the input!

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    Hi Terri, I would recommend getting a couple of sample paint jars......like Sandy mentioned. We've done that before and it helps to see a big swatch or two on the wall before you decide.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lissau View Post
    lol if it was my room it would be hot pink, black and iridescent purple .......hahahahaha...so l don't think l'm much help.......the wall in my living room is fuschia ....


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    LOVE your living room wall.....but I am afraid that my hubby would move in with the dog if I painted any wall any shade of pink!! lol

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