My Freshly Painted Green Home Office

by Carl
(Chicago, IL)

I've been working from home for the past few years and decided to paint the office space in my town home. I chose a Behr color - it's a green earth tone with a bit of yellow to it, for a couple of reasons:

First, I find the color relaxing, easy on the eyes and very livable (important factor when you have to be surrounded by it for hours on end, like I am in my home office).

Second, I wanted to give the room its own identity. My home is a split level and the office space is connected to the dining area of the kitchen on one side, and has a full bathroom on the other.

The kitchen is painted a haystack brownish-yellow and the bathroom is a tan color with a slightly pink tinge. The office's original wall color was tan with a bit of yellow, so it was extremely similar to both of the rooms it bordered.

I got exactly what I was looking for; the room is more comfortable to be in now (if nothing else it's one less thing to nitpick about the space I spend 11 hours a day in) and the change has helped to give three rooms in my home their own feel.

My biggest piece of advice for first-timers is to get a decent step stool or ladder for the edging around the ceiling, along with a quality brush.

You need a steady hand and a well defined brush tip to do the trim and ceiling edge, and the extra couple bucks will save you HOURS of frustration during the painting project.

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