Elwin and I have been debating what color we should paint our new rec room and that got us thinking about the effects you can create using color in your décor. Elwin is convinced that we should go with bold, dark tones for our space. He likes to throw elaborate parties for our friends and he feels that a deep scarlet or midnight blue would make a dramatic backdrop to his little soirees.
While I agree that WOULD make for exciting parties, I plan to use our rec room a lot and I wonder if such dark shades would feel too heavy for me to be around all the time. I plan to use the room for crafting and reading and if I had to sit in a dark room every day I think that would bring down my mood. I suggested that we go with a light color, like a pretty yellow. I think that would make me feel happy – like the sun was shining down on me.
I think Elwin and I will have to find some sort of compromise. Maybe we could use different shades of the same color to get the effect we’re both looking for. If we painted the walls a soft blue, but added furniture and accessories in a dark color that could give Elwin the drama he’s looking for and still let me feel like I’m in a more open space.
What do you think? Do you ever notice that the colors and tones around you have an effect on your mood?
Extra pary rooms would be AWESOME!!<3 Can one be dancing?
i think you should do hot pink and black zebra stripe walls with hot pink and black furniture like the skunk room only hot pink and black i hope i win this design!!!!!!!!!!!!! by the way your welcome
i think you should do two accent walls: one with your lighter colour, maybe a pale green; and then elwin’s deep blue colour. put these to walls beisde eachother and leave the others white. a dark accent wall would be just enough sophistication and drama for elwin’s parties and nice and bright for your reading. i did this in my room but with pale yellow and a really deep purple.
good luck elwin i know it would be awsome!!!!!!!!!!
I think that you cannot get what you want. What about if you did a sunrise / sunset wallpaper that was as bright as the morning on one side and then dark like evening on the opposite. But you’d have to make it available to the W-shop since it would go with almost any furniture!!!!!!!
I think you can have a dark blue ( not navy) color for the walls and neon lights and stuff like that.
I think you should use hot pink walls, aqua floor, and dark brown and scarlet furniture. That should cover Hayley and Elwin.
Umm if you want a compromise do: steel blue wall a=with black and dark purple furniture!
or neon green walls with dark lavender furniture
i hope your reading this HAiley and ELwiN
because u just hired me to be your decorater hahha
I have a dark pink room and when i put my shade down it is really comfy
WOW I HAVE A ELIFHANT!