 Murphy  | 01 Jul 2020 7:30 a.m. PST |
So you have a game room and need to paint it…
Have you ever thought about what color(s) you'd paint it up in?
I'm working that idea right now.
Looking at ideas that have a nice "semi-military" style of color, and looks good but doesn't absorb and suck up the light, like a dark OD green would. Currently my idea is Sherwin-Williams Clary Sage with Dover-White Trim. What are your ideas? |
| mad monkey 1 | 01 Jul 2020 7:38 a.m. PST |
A light beige, almost white, with dark stained wood trim. It won't blind you with reflected light and at the same time won't absorb all your light.The wood trim would be much more refined, especially if wainscoting is added. Give you that Gentlemen's Club look. |
| Murphy | 01 Jul 2020 7:47 a.m. PST |
Mad Monkey…when you say "Gentlemens club look", well….I think you might want to clarify that…lol… |
| Dexter Ward | 01 Jul 2020 7:53 a.m. PST |
In my case, green (used to be blue with gold stars) |
| Wackmole9 | 01 Jul 2020 7:59 a.m. PST |
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| Murphy | 01 Jul 2020 8:04 a.m. PST |
Wackmole…no..need a light color not to suck up the light. Panzer grey does that unfortunately…. |
79thPA  | 01 Jul 2020 8:23 a.m. PST |
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| Doug MSC | 01 Jul 2020 8:36 a.m. PST |
Yes, white or off white. If your going to hang stuff on the walls, they will stand out much better and the color would be in those things that you hang, be they pictures, flags, or weapons, etc. |
| Forager | 01 Jul 2020 8:48 a.m. PST |
The Clary Sage/White combo looks nice, I think. Go with that. Craig |
| DisasterWargamer | 01 Jul 2020 8:56 a.m. PST |
Off white – close to ecru or egg shell to set off art |
| Dagwood | 01 Jul 2020 9:16 a.m. PST |
Whatever colour your wife wants … |
| rustymusket | 01 Jul 2020 9:52 a.m. PST |
In my case, dark wood paneling from the 1960's (I think). Not would I choose, if I had the money to change it. |
| Stryderg | 01 Jul 2020 10:41 a.m. PST |
If you want a more military look:
link 1980's BDU camo, with less black and brown, and more light green and tan. |
| BillyNM | 01 Jul 2020 11:01 a.m. PST |
Why not go for a pale sky blue so that it will look like the sky as backdrop in any photos as well as making it light and airy. |
| jurgenation | 01 Jul 2020 11:22 a.m. PST |
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| saltflats1929 | 01 Jul 2020 11:40 a.m. PST |
Mine is a warm yellow/tan over white wainscoting. And yes, it's the color the wife wanted.😆 |
| 14th NJ Vol | 01 Jul 2020 1:00 p.m. PST |
Lt gray walls , dark green trim, cabinets. |
 Stosstruppen | 01 Jul 2020 1:14 p.m. PST |
Definitely red velvet wall paper, in keeping with the Gentlemen's Club theme…. |
| Shagnasty | 01 Jul 2020 1:24 p.m. PST |
I like BillyNM and 14th NJ's ideas. |
| Jeffers | 01 Jul 2020 2:28 p.m. PST |
Pink. Nice and calming, plus you won't have to repaint it when you're chucked out to make way for a baby. Not that I'm bitter, but I do mention it on her birthday card every year. |
| Syrinx0 | 01 Jul 2020 3:25 p.m. PST |
I would suggest one wall a more dramatic color (red, blue or even grey) picked depending on what you want to hang on it, with the rest an off white color. |
| von Schwartz | 01 Jul 2020 3:57 p.m. PST |
How about a nice pale baby blue with chartreuse trim and nice lace curtains. |
| von Schwartz | 01 Jul 2020 3:59 p.m. PST |
Definitely red velvet wall paper, in keeping with the Gentlemen's Club theme…. Then what, a steel pole in the middle of the floor? |
| Nick Bowler | 01 Jul 2020 4:16 p.m. PST |
All these comments assume you can see the walls. All of my walls are covered with shelving. |
| jdpintex | 01 Jul 2020 5:16 p.m. PST |
Very light grey with bluish tinge. |
| 377CSG | 01 Jul 2020 5:18 p.m. PST |
saltflat1929+1 Primed white – melon yellow or lemon yellow – what the wife wanted – I like it. |
 Der Alte Fritz | 01 Jul 2020 7:13 p.m. PST |
A light cream-yellow with the wood trim painted white semi Gloss. Any framed picture will look good on that background and the color is light and cheerful. Or, check out the game/club room of the Little Wars TV group- one of the best looking game rooms that I've ever seen. |
| 14Bore | 02 Jul 2020 1:55 a.m. PST |
Was thinking what BillyNM wrote |
 StoneMtnMinis | 02 Jul 2020 8:25 a.m. PST |
Whatever SWMBO tells you. |
| Andoreth | 02 Jul 2020 8:38 a.m. PST |
Whiye or off white but with a good range of paintings posters or military items to provide conversation pieces. |
| Frontline Tim | 03 Jul 2020 3:09 p.m. PST |
Whatever its decorated in when you move in. |
| Mad Guru | 11 Jul 2020 1:23 p.m. PST |
Murphy, I used what I'd describe as a stylish shade of OD, very similar to your SW color, just the Benjamin Moore version. It's a great color and works well, BUT… after a while I realized I should have gone with a SKY BLUE, simple to help with the endless tabletop pics, so they'd have at least a halfway decent built-in sky-like background. If I had to do it all over again iI'd go with some form of sky blue. EDIT: Just saw BillyNM beat me to this note days ago -- I think he and 14Bore have it right! |
| Der Krieg Geist | 11 Jul 2020 7:31 p.m. PST |
My Game Shop was orange, just a shade lighter and more peach hue than Home Depot orange. The woodwork/trim in a nice light navel gray and mottled slate gray carpet, white ceiling and lots of lighting.
I settled on that color after loads of market research….thought orange was nuts! It was not, it looked great and everyone who saw it said it made the shop bright and inviting, along with the bright lights and cleanliness :D ( you know the expectations of traditional game/hobby shops) |
begins to think about terrain for Team Yankee.