Question about painting sewing room
#21
Hi all, I am in the process of setting up my sewing room, and it's currently a builder beige. I was thinking of painting it a sage-ish grey green, but have been having second thoughts. I started worrying that it might give off a green tint in my sewing room, somewhat altering how my fabric colours looked. Am I being overly paranoid and over thinking this, or is it valid? I went with a plain cream colour rug because I was having the same paranoia of putting my blocks down on the floor (I don't have a design wall, and I'm too short even if I did) and having the different colours or patterns of a rug alter how I see the quilt. I hope this makes sense. Any advice?
#23
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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DH painted mine a lovely pale vanilla, and no issues with matching colors. Just go to your paint store and look at the colors listed as neutrals and you should find a color you can live with, and yes there are neutral greens. If I were you, I would save the more colorful paint for the shelves and such so you can have a cheerful room, but still match colors. Just remember that your choice of lighting can make or break your color choice. IMHO
#24
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Location: Lebanon Missouri
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The type of paint is just as important as the color. Some one mentioned 'eggshell' as a color. Eggshell is the type of paint. Also called Satin-each paint company has their own name for it. The finished paint job looks like 'flat' but is much more durable. You can wash it and do touch-up on it yrs later-as long as there are no heavy smokers in your house. I always paint my sewing rooms the same. Its a Sherwin-Williams paint called Creamy Butter- in a satin finish. I love this color it does not interfere with my fabrics and the satin finish helps spread your light source whether its real or artificial. Do not use a semi-gloss paint. S/gloss absorbs your light and the shiny finish seems to distort the true color of your fabrics. I was a commercial painter for over 25 yrs.so I learned a lot about colors and finishes.
#25
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My sewing room is a pale yellow called melody. We have cedar paneling on the walls and ceiling in the den, which is now my sewing room. I couldn't handle the dark colors any more and talked DH into letting me paint it. The built in shelves and cabinets are white. After I had that finished DH found an even paler yellow call harmony and painted the ceiling for me. We are a musical family and the color names were as perfect for us as the actual colors. My north and south walls have 12 feet of windows in them.
#27
I have been remodeling my sewing room. There is sewing stuff everywhere in the house. We painted it buttercup from Behrs. It is a soft buttery yellow and goes well with everything. Ceiling is scraped, new paint and flooring..base boards hopefully will go down tomorrow and then my work begins! I have this color in the mountains and it reflects light well.
#28
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Location: Haymarket, VA
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I painted my room a blue-ish green (light tropical color). I took up the carpet and painted the subfloor two shades darker of the same color. Used a kelly green and oranges for accent colors (picture frames/baskets/containers/bags, etc. The colors remind me of the seashore and I love working in there and find it very peaceful. I have two windows, a ceiling light, and an Ott Light. Not too dark or distracting for me. I say use what colors make you happy.
#29
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Location: Houston, TX
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I painted mine a cream color just for that reason. My den is a sage green and it does seem to color how you see things. And I, too, hate the new light bulbs. I have some of the old ones stashed just for my sewing room. My husband put some of the new ones in downstairs and they are too bright and harsh.
I'm a bit confused though. How can you be too short for a design wall? Mine goes all the way to the floor.
I'm a bit confused though. How can you be too short for a design wall? Mine goes all the way to the floor.
#30
The natural light changes with the time of day, so I find that even in my cream colored room that fabrics look different together as the day goes on.
Peggi, that is GREAT information about the light bulbs!
Peggi, that is GREAT information about the light bulbs!
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