Or should I just wait until I move out to get all new stuff?
What color should I do my room in?
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OhManImScrewed |
What color should I do my room in? |
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Posts: 16868 (06/16/2009 4:22 PM) |
I think I would really like some black and white with an accent color. Or maybe something totally different.
Or should I just wait until I move out to get all new stuff? |
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Samantha728 |
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Posts: 14718 (06/16/2009 4:29 PM) |
I have three white walls with an accent wall that is Surfer by Behr. I like it.
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NancyOttawa |
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Posts: 6045 (06/16/2009 4:33 PM) |
This is what I did. I went down to a store that sells paint and took a bunch of those little paint chips or samples or whatever you call them. Then just stuck
them on my wall. Then slowly over a number of weeks, I'd remove theones that I didn't like until I was down to the one I did like. I ended up with a
shade or two lighter than eggplant.
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Posts: 16869 (06/16/2009 4:33 PM) |
I like that Samantha! Very pretty.
I was thinking either pink (but that seems a little cliche or something), yellow, or an eggplant type color. Now blue seems nice too. |
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Samantha728 |
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Posts: 14719 (06/16/2009 4:37 PM) |
Just go to Home Depot or such. Home Depot has Behr, BTW. Just get some paint chips. It took me a long time to decide on Surfer, but I'm glad I did.
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LuvBug |
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Posts: 2835 (06/16/2009 4:40 PM) |
NancyOttawa wrote:This is what I plan on doing. |
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Posts: 6046 (06/16/2009 4:41 PM) |
OhManImScrewed wrote:I posted just above you (at the same time) saying that I chose a shade of eggplant and how I came to that if you want to peek at it.. The actual eggplant was way way too dark for my taste so I went a bit lighter but in the same chip. I love the colour! |
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Posts: 16870 (06/16/2009 4:44 PM) |
NancyOttawa wrote: Yeah, you had a good plan. I don't know if I have that much patience but it's definitely the way to go! |
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NancyOttawa |
Well here's a chip - Mine is sort of like 242-6 or 243-6 | ||
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kelli wk |
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Posts: 17594 (06/16/2009 4:46 PM) |
acid green!
that's what mine is. |
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Ease Your Mind |
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Posts: 1960 (06/16/2009 4:47 PM) |
OhManImScrewed wrote:It's either try it her way, or spend extra money on paint when you decide you don't like the color you've just painted your wall and have to redo it. |
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Posts: 5747 (06/16/2009 4:48 PM) |
My room is a medium shade gray and I LOVE it. I know it sounds weird, but it's my favorite color. I love how any art or anything that I hang on the walls
really stands out.
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Ease Your Mind |
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Posts: 1961 (06/16/2009 4:50 PM) |
J6July wrote:I painted my office at my parents house that color. (It was down in the basement) The B&W art looked so classy. And the color scheme other than that was white/red/black. Now in my apartment, they allow us to have an accent wall painted, but I haven't done that yet. |
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thedon03 |
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Posts: 13739 (06/16/2009 4:52 PM) |
J6July wrote:Mine is a darkish gray and I love how cozy and warm it makes the room feel. |
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Posts: 16872 (06/16/2009 4:52 PM) |
That's cool, what website is that from?
I still can't decide between pink/eggplant/yellow/blue. And now red sounds cool too!
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J6July |
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Posts: 5748 (06/16/2009 4:52 PM) |
That sounds really cool. It's a great neutral, you just have to hunt for the right shade if you want a true gray (not one with blue or purple or green
tones).
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And now red sounds cool too!
