Ideas for office wall paint

[dutchgirl678]

We bought our house two years ago and while we don't mind the builder's paint, every room has the same color. We are looking to paint some rooms step-by-step, starting with the office. I want to keep the wainscotting white, but am debating going bold with the top color. I have attached an image of the Miller paint Into the Stratosphere. It is a deep dark blue. Will I regret it? I'd love to see other ideas too.

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[lilac05]

Check out Sherwin Williams Charcoal Blue. It looks mostly navy, but for those who see color really well, it has a bit of a purple undertone...just enough to make it really interesting. We have it in a living room with a lot of white and we get lots of compliments on it.

[lightbulbsun]

Definitely go bold! I am planning on painting my office next weekend and I am going with Hunt Club from SW, which is a deep green. I think since you have wainscoting you can go darker up top. Plus you have a bunch of natural light!

www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6468-hunt-club

[dutchgirl678]

This one looks similar, it is Sherwin Williams Indigo Batik:

www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7602-indigo-batik

[hamster]

I had a blue office and loved it! I think it a blend of Mozart Blue from BM and whatever is above it on the strip.

[mrsukyankee]

My last home office was white and blue (and my current, at work, office is also blue). Go for it!

[aprilsails]

I love that colour and we are looking at something similar for our front door.

In the new age of teleconferencing I couldn’t paint our office that colour because I would probably look like a full on zombie, but I have a sallow olive skin tone (meaning I look great when I tan but I haven’t tanned in 8 years) so anything with a green tint in it makes me turn green/yellow.

If you don’t have an issue, please disregard. I love that look and did something similar with Benjamin Moore’s Amalfi Coast with white wainscoting in the powder room at our last house.

[deadwing]

I regret not going bolder with my home office! I think the color you picked will be lovely, especially with the wainscoting.

[bhnumbers]

Love the bold! We painted my son's old room with a similar blue called Kensington Blue from BM. I loved it and it looked amazing with the bright white trim.

I'm about to wallpaper one wall of my office with this paper: www.kravet.com/bella-books-confetti

That wall has pocket doors and I'm going to paint them and the trim, teal blue--probably bella blue from Benjamin Moore.

[k3am]

With as much contrast as you'll have with the white wainscoting, I think that navy would look great and still manage to seem pretty bright.

[dutchgirl678]

The only thing I realized, is that the ceiling is the same color as the wall color. So before we paint the walls blue, I need to paint the ceiling a lighter color to match the cream of the window sills and wainscoting.

[mmp]

My new favorite color is BM Normandy. I Love dark blue with white. Very classic.

[pumpkin]

I think that will look great!
I'm planning to paint part of my bedroom navy and part of my office a dark teal so right now I'm enjoying rich colors.

[lilac05]

You inspired me to have our office painted. I called the painter today, he came out to give us a quote, and he will be here to paint on Thursday. We’re doing SW Acier, the same color as our bedroom. The room is highly visible from the road with a HUGE window, so I wanted to keep the color a little more neutral.