Paint colour ideas needed for study without any natural light
slimberley
6 years ago
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Comments (11)I think it depends on what else you have in the room. My Mum has a north facing room with lots of yew furniture- she painted it Vardo and it look superb. Given it’s a study it likely there is not much wall showing and plenty of furniture so I say choose a colour that works for you rather than a neutral then break it up with plenty of pics. Separately I have always used Daiseys trick of getting Johnson’s to mix the Farrow and Ball Colour. I’m not sure you save that much but you do keep your decorator happy- I would add that during the pandemic the quality of the colour matching and the quality of the paint at Johnson’s has gone down. Right now I would buy the real Farrow and Ball paint....See Moreslimberley
6 years agoAnd the cd storage on the back wall on the same wall as the door. Apologies for posting pics in bits - the app didn't like me posting them all at once!
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6 years agoAnother update - I managed to get it painted by the time hubby got home, but haven't put anything back yet. He was really chuffed.
Thanks for all the suggestions and help so far. I decided to go with white. The grey colours just seemed to suck away the light when on the wall and I felt I either had to embrace the darkness or go whiteish.
Decided to slow down and take my time choosing by chair and accessories, but will hopefully have another update once we've got stuff back in and bought some bits and bobs.Thinking of shades of green if there are any more suggestions. Also going to see if our local handyman / carpenter can quote for some shelves / doors to hide some of the clutter we will inevitably have to put back. Also hunting for a table lamp, magazine files / storage boxes, maybe some fake plants (no light!) and something to put the phone on or next to that will hide all those wires.
rachelmidlands
6 years agoWell done. Now is the fun part when you can go shopping. You mentioned getting a chair. I would get this first as it's likely to be the biggest expense. Perhaps a statement colour chair and then base your clout scheme around that. I like this one:
http://www.made.com/lloyd-office-chair-mineral-blue-and-marl-grey
Also check out maison du monde for colourful accessories.
tezz4
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