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> What Colour Is Best In The "music Room"?, Any advice or experience welcome.
Muddy Paws
post Aug 9 2007, 09:40 PM
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Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, of choice of colour in the room where you practise/play/teach/compose ?
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post Aug 9 2007, 09:46 PM
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The rooms at my school have bare brick walls, so I'm kind of used to that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 9 2007, 09:48 PM
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Mine is a warm pink colour - I know pink sounds weird - but it is the closest colour which I can link it to.
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post Aug 10 2007, 07:01 AM
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Our lounge is now a warm peachy-pink colour with a border of faint gold stars and I really like playing in there, but it used to be pale green and I didn't like playing in there so much then, it felt really cold and uninspiring.

Are you planning to redecorate Muddy Paws? I just (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) lurve (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) paint charts - I think in another life I would like to be the person who thinks up all the wacky names for paint colours. I always like to choose paints with appropriate names (bit like choosing wine because of a pretty label (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ). My lounge paint is called "Snuggle up" which I thought conjured up a great image. The kitchen is Treacle Cream, and the utility room is Lunch Date which always makes me laugh. My daughter's bedroom is Brasserie, which we renamed Brassiere as it seemed more appropriate. Maybe you can find a paint with a musical sounding-name that will inspire your playing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

There's bound to be some research somewhere about colours which influence creativity in different ways. Also I think some Feng Shui principles relate to colour.

Rambling now so I'll stop... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 10 2007, 07:55 AM
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hi my spare/music room is a light cream colour with orange curtains throw and carpet it has a ethnic tiger theme running through it i have pictures drawn by my late great uncle and one from a friends daughter charcoal on a block canvas on the walls. a silk woven rug which was a wedding present which has orange tigers on but is sadly green.

thats all apart from seven guitars a large set of bongos( a friends witha small house) three bamboo flute two silver recorders whistles and a snake charming thing oh and a full size keyboard not forgetting about a millons books

good job its a large room and mini monkey flutes havent arrived as yet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)
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post Aug 10 2007, 01:25 PM
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My wall is cream too, and we have paintings of the sea hanging on the walls, a persian carpet, a sheepskin rug and a huge chinese painting of a girl with a donkey carrying a basketful of flowers and light blue background. It was a gift from my art teacher too, bless his soul! Inspiring indeed.
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post Aug 10 2007, 02:16 PM
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Mine is a small room with a light biscuity carpet, very pale green walls and floaty cream curtains. I find it soothing rather than cold, but that's just me... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 10 2007, 03:10 PM
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My room at home for teaching and practicing is cream with a wooden pine floor. Its quite bit so has nice accoustics and makes even my worst pupil sound nice on her clarinet!

The one I teach in at a school has no windows and brick walls. A bit like a prison. Nothing on the walls either.
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post Aug 10 2007, 04:29 PM
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I have white walls and a crimson red carpet. It looks quite cool, because we have a white sofa with red cushion, and red and white and black painting, and the Piano is black. So the whole room is basically three colours (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I like it!
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post Aug 10 2007, 07:41 PM
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All the walls of mine are different shades of yellow. Not bright yellow, but ranging from pale lemon to sand, depending on which wall needs to reflect the most light. The floor is pale wood, and the general consensus when I did it was that it was nice and cheerful, but relaxing. It sets off plants well, and I've tried to keep it clutter-free, but you know how it is... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 10 2007, 08:11 PM
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Thanks everyone who's shared their colourscheme. Yes, I am decorating. It used to be yellow walls and lilac carpet. I really liked that and felt so comfortable with it I would have been happy to do the same again, but that's a bit pointless.

I've bought curtains from Ikea that contain so many different colours my daughter said they belong in a circus and she's never going to bring her friends here EVER!!!
When I bought them, I thought it would be easy to match them to walls/carpet etc, but it's actualy quite hard.

I don't want to just do everything cream, but on the other hand, I don't want to make people uncomfortable.

I'm considering a red leather sette but everything else very pale..... A good compromise?
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post Aug 10 2007, 11:46 PM
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Now what type of biscuit is that?

a bourbon cream? or more of a digestive? or maybe a party ring?!

LOL
i couldnt resist posting that
you need not reply (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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post Aug 11 2007, 08:26 AM
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More of a custard cream... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 11 2007, 01:06 PM
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QUOTE(hazel @ Aug 10 2007, 08:01 AM) *
I think in another life I would like to be the person who thinks up all the wacky names for paint colours.

Me too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I WANT that job!
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post Aug 11 2007, 02:16 PM
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QUOTE(sarah-flute @ Aug 11 2007, 02:06 PM) *

QUOTE(hazel @ Aug 10 2007, 08:01 AM) *
I think in another life I would like to be the person who thinks up all the wacky names for paint colours.

Me too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I WANT that job!

I'll watch out for the new Dulux shade 'The blood of unruly pupils' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif).
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