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Paint it a medium yellow, like "sequin" by Sherwin Williams, and paint the ceiling and any trim "alabaster." This will give you a nice backdrop for colorful bedding & artwork.
http://sherlink.sherwin.com/swapp/color_visualizer/index.jsp

I'd choose artwork in a Tarragon green color:
http://homedecorators30.artselect.com/search2/openct11074~3D16527~2C16085~26t~3Db-c16085/Tarragon.html
It will look stunning against the yellow. I especially like "Jeune Fille En Vert (Girl in Green)" and "Tropica III".

Then buy bedding that either matches the wall color, like the Westeria 3-piece Mini Comforter Set or Wisteria Gold 4-piece Comforter Set on this page:
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Comforter-Sets/2/subcat.html?sort=Lowest+Price

Then I would buy an area rug in green:
http://www.homedecorators.com/Rugs/color/174/Green_Rugs/

Scatter around some plants (either live or fake - the effect is the same) and some green & yellow candles & it will be beautiful.

2007-11-05 09:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by yowza 7 · 0 0

Use plants. They are cheap and make a room look fresh and inviting. Of course that's not all you want to use. But they can be used around things to fill space, add color, contrast with wall colors, and even use to divide spaces up. Another nice thing about them is that they are easy to move and don't leave marks where they were, like nails on the wall. I use one plant to divide my living room into the TV watching space and the reading space next to the fireplace. I have some in each window upstairs and one big one in the corner in my bedroom. It's a sort of lily of the valley or day lily or something like that. They get very large leaves and they don't need much light like some plants do. The amount of light you have in the room will definately affect which plants to use. If you have lots of light, ferns look great but they tend to shed. But the mess is worth the great look they give to a room.

Another idea is to have a sort of round low lying coffee table. I have one in the spare bedroom that is actually our upstairs office/studio/spare bed/ironing station room. We have an octogon shaped table that's 16 inches high off the floor. That's a great height for sitting around it on pillows or the floor. Speaking of floors, even if you have wall to wall carpet, you can always put rugs over it, but use thick or firm rugs that don't budge, so that they don't come up if you stick your toe into them accidentally. They won't hurt to do that, but it will hurt if they come up making you stumble. We just have one big oriental rug over most of the floor. We also have a futon in there, instead of a bed, but I suppose you already have a bed, so a futon might not fit. But if it did, it would be great for overnight friends, while in the day it's a really great, inviting sofa.

For lighting, I strongly suggest torchieres, lights on tall stands that shoot the light to the ceiling thus filtering it all across the ceiling making it not so glaring as one shooting light downwards from one spot. Or you could use about 3 lamps around the room. The idea is to just NOT use the one in the middle of the ceiling, which is usually really glaring and doesn't make a room warm and inviting.

2007-11-04 07:01:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I guess there many things. I just thought maybe an electric fireplace. I not talking some high dollar, but, maybe something small. The link just a thought. Not really need to heat, just look good. Another thought is just some quaint lighting. Not big electric users but just some small Blue, Green whatever lights. The first answer about plants is good, maybe a nice size plant that not need a lot of sunlight. Then have a small green light shine down on the plant to enhance it.

2007-11-04 07:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0 0

http://teensthemes.com

2007-11-04 12:00:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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