The room that is currently my 2nd bedroom, aka the "throw all my junk in there" room, is being converted to a home office. I've been wanting to do this for awhile, but have been too lazy. This weekend, I kicked my butt into gear and at least painted the room to get me started.
I knew I wanted to go Tiffany blue/turquoise'ish for the walls. There are some great white accents in the room (framing the doors and windows) and I thought it would work well. I chose Benjamin Moore's Jamaican Aqua. In the day, the color is pretty mild, and at night, it turns much more "shocking". I wasn't sure at first, but its growing on me.
Benjamin Moore Jamaican Aqua
Found this pic online from someone who used the same color for her room
Notice how the 2 colors don't even look the same? It actually does change when in natural light or in shadow or evening light (though it's closer in shade to the 2nd picture than the 1st from what I can tell). My room is fairly small so in order to avoid making it seem cold, I'm going with floor lighting instead of ceiling.
In any case, I'm keeping it both modern...and cheap. Ikea and Overstock.com to the rescue! Black leather, white epoxy furniture, and yellow accents. I think it will be interesting. Pictures to follow once I get it all done.
Something like this...
