Help me bloggy-blog readers, you're my only hope....

Happy Monday!
I can't say that I'm necessarily excited for a new work week, but I am ready for a fresh start.  Last week was not a good one.   I mean, I've had worse, but it wasn't very good.  I was dealing with some family drama, and going round and round with a vendor.  Let's just say I had my fair share of breakdowns last week.  Ugh.  No more!  I just want to start fresh this week with a better attitude and a clean slate.

So, here goes...

We painted our office on Saturday.  I'm still trying to decide if I like it.  I want to like it, but I'm just not sure.  Maybe you guys can help. 

We chose Sherwin William's Rainwashed.  {only we had it mixed in Behr paint at Home Depot...cheaters}  I decided to go with your suggestions of picking a neutral, but I thought I'd kick it up just a notch and pick a fun neutral {turquoise can be neutral, right?}.  So many of my pins had turquoise walls, so I decided on this, what I thought to be a toned down, dirty turquoise.

 I had a hard time getting a good photo of the room, in fact my pictures totally bite, so I found some online.  Both these claim to use the same color paint we used. 

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Obviously, my office is not a beautiful bedroom, but at least you get the idea.

My concern is, it looks so blue to me!  And, I am not at all a fan of powder blue.  It's really making me nervous.  Jon says it looks turquoise to him.

These rooms both look turquoise, but ours looks powder blue, I swear!  Do you think it's cause my room is empty?  Perhaps the light reflecting off the snow is casting a blue tint?  I just see more blue than green in mine. 

Do you think I should make my poor husband re-paint, or do you think once I get the furniture in and the shelving that it will be okay?   I need to decide soon.  Poor Jon.

Office Makeover 2011: Choosing Paint...

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Ever since the big dig of 2010, we've been scheming our next big project.  Office Makeover 2011!  I've been gathering inspiration for a long time, and am oh so excited!  We're going to incorporate a tall craft table and lots of shelving for organization.

I keep trying to decide what color to paint.  On one hand, I want something bright and cheerful, but I seem to be drawn to spaces with white {or neutral} walls  where the materials and decor's colors can make the statement.  I'm not sure which I'll find more inspiring.

In fact, as I go through my pinboard, more often than not I've pinned pretty neutral spaces.  This would definitely flow with the rest of our house, but is it too boring?  I'm scared bright colors might feel dated sooner than I'll want to repaint too.  But, the whole purpose of this space is to inspire me and make me want to spend time in it creating things.  Oh, what to do!?

What do you think?  Should I go bright and colorful, or neutral with pops of color?