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Let’s play with colors for my toffice (tiny 33 sq ft office)

4 years ago

I’d like to make my 33 sq foot north-facing office prettier. I am putting my wood counter on an IKEA sit stand desk with white legs and moving it to the corner where it will sit next to a counter over a set of drawers. Would love your thoughts:

  1. Would painting the wainscoting a dark blue (Sherwin Williams Sea Serpent 7615) make this room feel too small?

  2. Would doing pink on the wall be too cute/childish with the blue? A sample of Ben Moore Touch of Pink (2008-70) is there now. Or better to go with white dove in matte (it’s on the trim in semi gloss already)?

  3. is it best to paint the baseboard in the same color as wainscoting if dark blue? Leave window trim white or change to sea serpent?

  4. stick with white dove wainscoting and go with pink or something else on the walls?

Or something completely different?

Thanks in advance!!

Comments (15)

  • 4 years ago

    Sorry for the crappy formatting - the numbered questions disappeared and I don’t see how to fix it. Here’s a picture with the proposed paint colors.

  • 4 years ago

    A tiny room with blue and pink immediately brings to mind ’nursery.’

    (I have that same vacuum. Love it.)

  • 4 years ago

    My opinion- keep the white trim and lower half. Paint the walls a pale pink (maybe a shade lighter than you proposed). The space is lovely and the soft pink is a flattering color for any video calls. Get a low light plant if you have the space and a soft desk lamp.

  • 4 years ago

    Blue and pink also make me think nursery - is there a reason you are putting them together, do you have an inspiration photo? I don't think that blue and that pink coordinate well unless you have something else tying them together (fabric or an art piece). I love the white dove and wood flooring in the space and think I would leave that then use the sea serpent on the upper wall with a statement light fixture.

  • 4 years ago

    Pink and blue definitely go together and not necessarily all nursery looking. Are you going to have a window covering? Perhaps bring in pink in fabric …or wallpaper.







  • 4 years ago

    Thank you, everyone, for your comments. I really like the first image Gargamel posted as a possible wallpaper approach. I think I’ll stick with the white dove trim on the bottom for now, and try to find a very pale pink for the walls.

    I’d love to try the sea serpent on top but am afraid it would feel too heavy given the room is only 33 sq feet. I need to get this done by tomorrow, so that’s why I’ll keep it safe for now. I’ll post the finished job!

  • 4 years ago

    That first pic was fabric…

  • 4 years ago

    I really dislike the bookshelves - they unbalance the room and are unattractive . Do you need all those books within arms reach? Can you even reach them all? I would go through all of them and only keep the ones you use all the time within arms reach. If you must keep the shelves, they need to be uncluttered and attractive. I love the watercolor floral wallpaper!

  • 4 years ago

    I love Conch Shell for a grown up pink.


    I think you also need to change your lighting - seems to be very yellow. I use daylight (5000k)










  • 4 years ago

    If you want a truly pale pink, take a look at Benjamin Moore Whitewater Bay OC-70. Yes, it is part of the "off white" collection but trust me (and your eyes) it is pink.

  • 4 years ago

    I painted one of our bedrooms a dark blue (all walls). I love the way it looks, but I find myself craving light

  • 4 years ago

    Gatgamel - I saw that it was fabric but meant that I’d love to find a similar wallpaper. 🥰 I’ll be putting in a track light Jennifer and will try cooler lighting as you suggest. Hollybar-I’m leaning toward repainting with OC-70.’ That’s more what I wanted, thank you. Shady willow farm - I hear you.

    I’ll post a picture of my eventual hope for this office, which would do away with the shelves over the desk. I’ll de-clutter for now, good point. I appreciate everyone’s suggestions - thanks for taking the time. Here’s in progress (1st coat) with Benjamin Moore’s Mellow Pink 2094-70. I’ll see how it is with the second coat but it seems tooooo pink right now. Lighting is terrible right now!

  • 4 years ago

    Eventual hope is to do something like this image - bigger window, wraparound shelves like here, no over-the desk-bookshelves, and a slim cabinet with drawers on the left. A narrow cabinet or open shelves on the right and below the window.

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    If you painted the top part of the wall blue that might work, however you could also do wallpaper. We might suggest using a roman shade on the window as well. Here are some of our home office designs that might help you more.


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