Wall Color for Sewing Room
#32
Yellow is a great color for a sewing area. There is a great range of shades to choose from. It simulates sunshine and reflects more light than any other color. I don't find that it alters the perception of colors at all and it makes for a nice cheerful place to work. Ann in TN
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Originally Posted by hobbykat1955
Martha Stewart puts out a great yellow called "goats beard"
which I have in one rm but I found my sewing rm needed to be light and bright so it's white.
which I have in one rm but I found my sewing rm needed to be light and bright so it's white.
#34
By looking at the picture, I realize y'all mean that you can actually see your walls.lol With everything in my sewing room, I can't see much of my walls. I have a large antique quilt on one wall, a large closet, a large tapestry of a cat with an antique machine, 2 windows, a wall mounted TV, 2 large shelves mounted on the wall close to the ceiling so I really only have about 6 feet of lavender wall space left to see above the corner computer desk and that has a clock in the middle of it. Personally, I think the lighting is more important that the wall color. Wall color should make you happy. Lighting should make the fabric happy.
#37
I looked at the reflectivity rating on the paint colors (often listed on the bottom or back of paint chip strips) before I chose my wall color. I found that a pale yellow had more light reflectivity than white! I ended up using a color called "Havanna Cream" by Behr for most of my house (expcept kid's room/bath). My husband hates yellow, but loves this color. We find it very soothing.
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I have two walls that are white and the other two are greyish-green. The white areas and windows are in the sewing portion of the room. Since I find the the morning mist in the tress peaceful, I chose the greyish-green for the accent walls.
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