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[badblue]

It's time for a long over due repainting of my home office.

Look at it:

Disgusting.

The rest of it isn't much better and one wall isn't peach. It's orange.

I've been wanting to repaint for a few years but I've been putting it off because I just haven't had the energy/money to do the job.

What does gaf suggest?

 

[BearNecessity]

The trend seems to be off white (I like Alabaster Sherwin Williams) for all the walls except one, and making that an accent wall (Iron Ore sherwin williams is a popular color)

 

[bitbydeath]

I know just the guys to help you.

 

[nush]

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Can you take a photo during the day, would be much better.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I like beige or a warm brown for my walls. I don’t like white walls or at least for the majority of the room. I prefer dark colors except we painted a bathroom dark navy blue and it shows every single dust particle. It’s awful. We have an orange accent wall. It works well with what we got at Sherwin Williams. If you’re sick of the orange, get rid of it for good. Don’t either bother with leaving an orange accent wall.

 

[22:22:22]

Yeah beige is the choice to make. Maybe if one wall is longer make that a slight lighter tone. Makes the room look larger.

My advice: lick the paint for an hour (no breaks in between) and make your choice.

Also what Cyberpunkd said.

 

[22:22:22]

It's wallpaper though.

 

[badblue]

Can you take a photo during the day, would be much better.

BRB in 8 hours.

 

[22:22:22]

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Burn your house down and use the insurance money to build a new one.

 

[DGrayson]

Take a color you like and mix it 50% with white. Then paint some on your wall to see how it looks dry. By experience even light colors at thr store look darker after applied. Mix with white to soften it

 

[AJUMP23]

If you want a pop of color get a grey with a bit of blue mixed in. But sample paint colors then paint it.

 

[Thaedolus]

Sounds like you should paint tbh

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[winjer]

Seems like you have problems with infiltrations. Or with humidity.

 

[German Hops]

 

[AJUMP23]

Are those water streaks on the top of the paint? if so you will want to prime with some KILLZ.

 

[poppabk]

Are those water streaks on the top of the paint? if so you will want to prime with some KILLZ.

I would recommend that anyway with how dark the orange is or you may end up doing multiple coats of whatever you paint over it with.

 

[AJUMP23]

I would recommend that anyway with how dark the orange is or you may end up doing multiple coats of whatever you paint over it with.

Probably the right way to go as it would kill and foul odor the OP has already dropped on there.

 

[badblue]

Back with some daylight pictures.

Yes, there is streaking. It's been there forever and is from a mix of humidity and smoke (candles) from the pervious owners.

My current plan is to wash the walls with TSP and then throw on a couple of coats of a stain-blocking primer before going over with some color.

DGrayson and AJUMP23 got some good ideas but I think I need to paint a wall white to properly visualize the colors.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Back with some daylight pictures.

Yes, this looks like 1970s colour, just the furniture is more modern.
I would recommend light blue (except the ceiling, keep it white), goes well with everything. Making everything white is tricky.

 

[Synless]

How big is the space?

 

[BigDeadFreak]

Take acid, they'll look much better in an hour or so.

 

[Fuz]

 

[Jinzo Prime]

It's time for a long over due repainting of my home office.

Look at it:

Disgusting.

The rest of it isn't much better and one wall isn't peach. It's orange.

I've been wanting to repaint for a few years but I've been putting it off because I just haven't had the energy/money to do the job.

What does gaf suggest?

What does the floor look like? The color of the floor and furniture is going to impact what colors you should put on the walls.

here is a neutral grey should work with anything: Link.

 

[sono]

Take off and Nuke the site from orbit. It is the only way to be sure.

Spoiler

beige

 

[badblue]

How big is the space?

around 12 x 8.

Take acid, they'll look much better in an hour or so.

hat does the floor look like? The color of the floor and furniture is going to impact what colors you should put on the walls.

Floors looks pretty close to this, but with 50 years of wear and tear.

And other then the book case show in one pic, my desk is black and the rest is a hodge-podge of second hand stuff.

Take off and Nuke the site from orbit. It is the only way to be sure.

You might be on to something.

Beige is not part of this conversation. I want my office to look better not worse.

 

[kraspkibble]

Have you fixed the humidity issue? Does your loft (i assume the loft is above this room) have proper insulation?

 

[22:22:22]

The clue is in the username ??

Cyberpunkd

 

[jshackles]

You should paint it some shade of bad blue, badblue

 

[eddie4]

Get one of those virtual paint apps, take a photo of the room, and you can virtually change the color to see what it might look like without actually repainting.

Then narrow it down and pick a color. Maybe throw in an accent wall, if that's your thing.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Take a color you like and mix it 50% with white. Then paint some on your wall to see how it looks dry. By experience even light colors at thr store look darker after applied. Mix with white to soften it

100% true.

I remember going through a million of those free colour tabs. Finally picked some and a painter did my old place. It was way darker and bolder than those paint strip samples I got. For my recent home, I purposely picked some shades and purposely edged it a few shades lighter. Worked out perfect.

Not sure why, but the real painted walls seem darker than those colour strips.

 

[Synless]

Are you worried about the size perception of the room? If not, Seaworthy by Sherwin is great.

if your worried about perception of size, go with Hinting Blue or Sea Salt.

 

[22:22:22]

The clue is in the username ??

Cyberpunkd

I meant minus the bad part fyi.

 

[Humdinger]

I do it the old-fashioned way. I go to the paint store, browse through the brochures and selections, and pick out a couple dozen colors that I think I might like. I take the little paint squares home and hold them up to my wall. I pick the one I think I'd like the best. Personally, I like light pastel shades (e.g., light yellow, light peach), but everyone is different. Pick a color that, when you look at it, it makes you feel good (relaxed, uplifted). Changing the color of a room makes a big difference.

 

[badblue]

I do it the old-fashioned way. I go to the paint store, browse through the brochures and selections, and pick out a couple dozen colors that I think I might like. I take the little paint squares home and hold them up to my wall. I pick the one I think I'd like the best.

My wife and I did that when we first moved in for the living room and the bed room. 6 years later not much has changed. What we want to do is different colors for different spaces because when we first moved in together, the house we rented had each room painted a different color. The living room was red, hallway was green, kitchen was dark blue and so on.

We painted the hallway a lime green.

 

[Trilobit]

White is always the answer. Make sure to pick the right shade though. You don't want anything too warm or cold, but just the sweet spot.

Team Finnish represent!

 

[rofif]

christ. Just paint it white or some lighter color.
And I can feel the moisture. Dry the room..

...that lime green is not lime. It's a bitch ass green green. Sorry man

 

[Uhtred]

If you ever cared about me, go with Pale Oak

 

[22:22:22]

White is always the answer. Make sure to pick the right shade though. You don't want anything too warm or cold, but just the sweet spot.

Team Finnish represent!

It's called beige.

 

[22:22:22]

Bed room. It's supposed to be sandstone. Two tones.

My bed/pillow is against the darker side.