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Paint Colors for Your Home Office

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bluenote-painting-interior-residential-painting-home-officeChoosing paint colors for your Portland, OR home may take some time. Your ideas can change as your decor and style evolve. But if you work from home, picking out the perfect wall paint for your home office is a whole new type of design decision. You might know that you want your bedroom painted in a serene gray and your master bathroom in a spa-like pale blue, but your home office paint color is a totally different scenario because you need to stay productive, creative and focused.  

We spend most of our weekday hours working. And if you have the luxury of decorating your own office, there are many colors to consider besides the stark whites under fluorescent light we often see in corporate offices that may even help you with your goals.

Here are a few things to consider when you are ready to tackle the task of choosing a paint color for your home office:

Why Not White?

White can be a beautiful paint color for many rooms in your home. Many people choose to paint their entire homes in white and hang bold artwork or add in color with pillows and accessories. However, when it comes to your home office, white paint has been shown to affect productivity negatively. So, if you were planning on keeping your home office white, you might want to consider other options. Below are some color suggestions that may increase your creativity and productivity.

Blues and Greens

Blue interior paint colors help to boost your creativity. If the work you’re doing at your home office requires you to relax and open your mind a bit, then check out those blue paint swatches. Blue paint colors are good when you need to create, brainstorm, or work in a calming environment. Similarly, green interior paint is known to set the scene for innovation. It is just as relaxing as blue, so you will not be overstimulated or distracted in an office painted in shades of blue or green paint.

Reds

Many people tend to shy away from red paint colors in any room, but don’t be so scared of using red paint in your home office. If your job requires you to be incredibly detail-oriented, red paint has been shown to aid in this. Red paint may help stimulate a quicker work pace, which is helpful if you work on deadlines.

Here are some more colors to avoid:

Yellow

The thought of the color yellow may make you happy, but it is not the best choice for a work environment. Yellow has been shown to be too overstimulating and may cause anxiety.

Gray

While we love a rich gray paint for many rooms, it can be too drab for an office. Rather than promote energy, gray paint colors create too serene of an environment, where you may feel less energized than in a brighter room.

When you are ready to get started on painting your home office or any room in your home, give Bluenote Painting a call. We offer outstanding residential painting services for your Portland, OR home as well as a free estimate.

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