decorating small, bright and sunny room

zanmcm

6 years ago

Any ideas on what colour paint would work in a small, light filled room that will be used as an office?

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Komandor Storage Solutions
6 years ago
A nice soft cream with some medium-dark oak furniture would work really well together. This colour is from Crown Paints and the picture is by Komandor.
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