Need advice on paint and window treatment for sunroom/homeschool room remodel-in-progress
We are turning a screened porch into a heated/cooled sunroom. It will be used as a homeschool space. Dimensions are 10x7 feet with 8 foot ceiling. We get early morning light on the window wall. I need advice on paint color. Adjoining, but separate, kitchen has granny Smith apple green walls. Tiled floor in the sunroom has warn terra cotta colors. I need advice on window treatment. Should I do a continuous curtain rod like Ikea sells? Plantation blinds are in rest of house.
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I'd opt for j222b's color suggestions and perhaps add some pattern on the window coverings. I like the dash of yellow in this room:
Please don't ask for colour consultations online - really best to get a local professional to come out and help you. There should be an inspiration point of something that will be in the room - like piece of art, desks, flooring etc.
Regarding your window treatments, you are going to get really hot in there, and, if you ever want to show an instructional video or film, you'll need room darkening.
I recommend the Duettes from Hunterdouglas with black out - architellas would be perfect.
Good Luck with your project.
Thought I'd send along the phychology of colour to help keep your kids focused.
Colour is very powerful, you need to know how it affects us.
For greater ease, relaxation, serenity: Pale pinks, blues, lavender, soft gray (if you are depressed or low on energy, you may want to shift your color scheme away from these).
For more fierce energy and passion: Reds (if you have anger issues, you may want to avoid this color).
For more motivation, drive, will: Yellow-gold, orange (if you’re a type A on the verge of burnout, steer clear of orange).
For more brain power and ability to concentrate: Clear yellow.
For more creativity, growth, optimism: Greens.
For a sense of protection, clarity, fresh start: White.
For greater awareness, empowerment, and dignity: Purple.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/change-your-colors-change-your-life.html#ixzz29GVtVDYk
To quote Faber Birren, "A haphazard indulgence in bright accents - rugs, furniture, accessories - may be charming and all that, but it is largely meaningless. What may be done in a home is no one's business but the owner's and [the] decorator's, but if the physiological and psychological needs ... are to be served, colors should not be chosen on whim or impulse."
From "Color and Human Response: Aspects of light and color bearing on the reactions of living things and the welfare of human beings"
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
ISBN 0-442-20787-5
It is doubtful that someone on Houzz will have expertise in the area of the impact of environmental color on the learning capacity of children, and the physiological response of the human child's body to different colors. I suggest you devote time for considerable research in this area. Be sure you are keeping in mind that you are looking for the effects of color on CHILDREN.
Be aware of the color of clothing you wear when you are teaching. You may find you can keep the children's attention longer when you are wearing a monochromatic top with texture(s) than a multi-colored top.
There is a wide range of research in the area of the effects of color on adults, as noted in the post above.
Best wishes, from retired therapist tipi