None of these suggestions can really be taken
We know nothing of this room. How can we offer good advice without proper data from all parameters?
How big is the room?
From what point on the compass does the natural light enter from?
What type of artificial lighting will be used?
What color is the flooring?
Is the desire for a stimulating color to wake up to, or a relaxing color to rest with?
Are there natural wood tones in the room? Light or dark ones?
Are there existing textiles/furniture that will be staying?
Do you like high contrast or muted tones?
I could go on, but really, how can we offer any meaningful comments without knowing anything about the room???
Definitely a cream...
Definitely a cream colour.The only other option would be a light beige, but cream really would look nice I think, any other colour would really make the room look odd.It gives the room a neutral feel and is easy to decorate and furnish.
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I agree with Olive. Gotta...
I agree with Olive. Gotta see the room and know all the variables before you can actually make the right choice. There's been many times when I've gone to a client's house and they've already "picked out" their colors before consulting with the professional who's actually going to perform the work. Once I ask a few questions and see the room and it's contents I throw in my two cents. There are usually changes thereafter unless the client is knowledgeable about such things. Even though I'm just a painter/etc. my Mother was an interior designer, so some of that knowledge rubbed off as far as colors go and I've been doing it for close to 20 years, so experience counts for quite a bit at that.
While I often agree with Olive, I don't think that more information is needed.
since my credo is all walls should be white (whichever subtle white variation that best expresses your awesome individuality- warm white, cold white, bright white, dingy white).
The request for more info supposes that it's a scientific decision being made. I'd agree that there's a science to color-- so, from a scientific standpoint, white's the best choice exactly because it DOES work under all possible variables.
Are we trying to choose an exact shade of white?
I would imagine that there co...
I would imagine that there could be any number of modernist architects who would be quite irritated to visit a house they had designed, only to find that the owner had painted the interior walls in vivid colors of their own choosing. White just seems to me to be the most respectful way of treating a modernist interior, insofar as the design is someone else?s artistic expression. Adding color and individuality to a home through your own selection of art and furnishings seems like it is more than adequate to me.
But, I am a science geek, so...
it's a scientific choice as far as I'm concerned. I can tell you the wavelengths of each color and how it absorbs, reflects and is affected by light quality, so I can't help but treat it scientifically.
But if white is all you want (which, personally, I think is dull as a stump, sorry, w-h-c) then you can just pick up a few gallons and do it.
But, I offer the opinion that there are nearly as many 'whites' as there are colors and nearly as many ways to screw up with white as there are with actual color.
I do like the idea of neutrally toned walls, but white always looks bland and unfinished to me. I favor greys, particularly those with a greenish undertone. They can be very active colors, in the way of light affecting their tonality throughout the day, without being really perceived of as a 'color'.
I also really like the use of accent walls to define space. I've seen that concept used badly, but done right accent walls really help define open concept spaces. Bringing in color this way is easy to change over time and to give a particular feel.
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