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    Old 08-16-2012, 04:22 PM
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    I have Sherwin-Williams' Latte color up ("full strength"....
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    Old 08-16-2012, 04:23 PM
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    I have Sherwin William's Latte- in full strenght (meaning I didn't lighten or darken it up)
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    Old 08-16-2012, 04:28 PM
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    As important as the color of your walls is the type of lighting. I would go with "daylight bulbs" although they are hard to find. Light the room the same as if you were an artist and were lighting the room to paint in. Different types of electric lights will project/and or highlight some colors. It depends on how much of a purist you are.
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    Old 08-16-2012, 05:03 PM
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    The color of your lighting affects colors a lot more than the color of the walls.
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    Old 08-16-2012, 05:37 PM
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    Originally Posted by suebee
    This is not my room, but the color is just about spot on! Its a gray-ish,blue-green and I love it! Just painted my studio this color. (very similar)
    My room is a similar color and I really like it, nice and peaceful.
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    Old 08-16-2012, 08:09 PM
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    I am going to paint mine aqua, just love that color as well as purple, but I can't imagine purple walls for a room. I think aqua is more soothing
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    Old 08-16-2012, 08:11 PM
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    My walls are a cool white with a touch of pink~
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    Old 08-16-2012, 08:22 PM
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    My sewing room is a light lavender with a eggplant purple accent wall. I have my white shelves that hold my fabrics on the accent wall and I love how it looks. I love the colors but when I get to redecorate or we move, I am going with a light green.
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    Old 08-17-2012, 03:21 AM
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    I am all for yellow, it makes me happy
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    Old 08-17-2012, 03:46 AM
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    I am in the same situation, going to paint and re-design my sewing room. I am soooo bad at making a color decisions, afraid to make a mistake. I have off white carpet and am thinking of a very pale silver gray. I have 2 beautiful wing back chairs I would have recovered in seal gray fabric. Lighting is natural bulbs in pot lights and I found two matching lights to have on each side of the cutting area ( no shadows, found this idea when installing my husbands pool table in the man-room). But, I could have picked the wrong color!
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