need paint color help

jack sparrow · Nov 4, 2005

Anyone here who knows how to match paint color with furniture, I would appreciate some help here. I just bought this home office setup, and have no idea what color to paint the room. I got the room all stripped out, drop cloth down, rollers, spackle, the whole 9 yards. Alls I need now is the paint. But what the hell color goes with this?

Thanks.

Lestat · Nov 4, 2005

You don't have to "match" paint with the furniture at all.

You have a semi dark finish on that furnature, so I suggest going with lighter colors on the wall or else you will end up with a very dark room. Any off whites will do, eggshells, beige, taupe, etc.. just pic something fairly neutral and light that you like.

Velvett could probably give you better advice, but I worked as a residential painter for a couple of years.

Do you want to add color to the walls as well?

starfish · Nov 4, 2005

Go to Home Depot/Lowes....you can pick up thousands of paint color/sample chips for free to take home and see what you like in the room.

I had them taped all over my wall for two weeks..lol

jack sparrow · Nov 4, 2005

Lestat said:
You don't have to "match" paint with the furniture at all.

You have a semi dark finish on that furnature, so I suggest going with lighter colors on the wall or else you will end up with a very dark room. Any off whites will do, eggshells, beige, taupe, etc.. just pic something fairly neutral and light that you like.

Velvett could probably give you better advice, but I worked as a residential painter for a couple of years.

Do you want to add color to the walls as well?

Well, I want thhe room to look somewhat low toned from a lighting standpoint. I didn't get the fluourescent lights underneath the hutches, because I hate that kind of light...makes people look like zombies. So yeah, I guess I want to room to look 'warm' I guess.

btw: the carpet in that room is a light tan.

Lestat · Nov 4, 2005

jack_schitt said:
Well, I want thhe room to look somewhat low toned from a lighting standpoint. I didn't get the fluourescent lights underneath the hutches, because I hate that kind of light...makes people look like zombies. So yeah, I guess I want to room to look 'warm' I guess.

btw: the carpet in that room is a light tan.

just do something off white on the walls, simple and safe.

SoreArms · Nov 4, 2005

light gray

jack sparrow · Nov 4, 2005

Cool man...thanks for the ideas orbs and orbetts. You guys rock.

Mr. dB · Nov 4, 2005

If you want that red wood to really pop out, paint the room gray. I'd go with a medium gray, the gray you get when you mix black and white one-to-one. Go to a camera store and ask for a Neutral Density Card, then take that card to the paint store and say "match this".

starfish · Nov 4, 2005

What color is the flooring and other stuff you are going to put in there?

jack sparrow · Nov 4, 2005

Mr. dB said:
If you want that red wood to really pop out, paint the room gray. I'd go with a medium gray, the gray you get when you mix black and white one-to-one. Go to a camera store and ask for a Neutral Density Card, then take that card to the paint store and say "match this".

Like I always say...

dB Rules!

Lots of people have mentioned gray, but that 1:1 ratio sounds like a pretty safe way to go.

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