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office has large mahogony furniture, blue carpeting, with florecent lighting, what color should I paint walls?

Question by Rachel: office has large mahogony furniture, blue carpeting, with florecent lighting, what color should I paint walls?
no windows, and 13 x 13, not a home office.

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Answer by KIT J

Pale yellow or antique white (has slight yellow cast to it) is warm, comfortable. Get at least one incandescent or halogen floor lamp for indirect lighting that can be adjusted according to the intensity of light that you need at any time–and a halogen or incandescent desk lamp.

Fluorescent lighting is hard on the eye and the brain. Fluorescent lamps do not give out a steady light, instead they flicker (fluctuate in intensity) at a rate that depends on the frequency of the driving voltage. While this is not easily discernable by the human eye, it can cause a strobe effect posing a safety hazard in a workshop for example, where something spinning at just the right speed may appear stationary if illuminated solely by a fluorescent lamp.

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Posted by OfficeInteriors - March 23, 2012 at 9:45 am

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“Interior/Exterior High Gloss Enamel” paint for office floor?

Question by Eazy: "Interior/Exterior High Gloss Enamel" paint for office floor?
I have "Interior/Exterior 100% Latex High Gloss Enamel" paint from American Tradition. Can I use it to paint my office floor? It's wooden floor but it's already painted and I just need to paint it over with a different color. Is it resistant enough? Will it dry quickly? Is it easy to clean? Thanks a bunch in advance!

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Answer by krn001
Hi,
If the can doesn't mention for floors then it will wear rather quickly, also hi gloss can be slippery & show any imperfections. You're better off with a 100% acrylic floor paint.

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Posted by OfficeInteriors - October 21, 2011 at 12:46 pm

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i have a very dark brown office furniture set. what color should i paint the room? i’d like warm colors?

Question by Amy T: i have a very dark brown office furniture set. what color should i paint the room? i'd like warm colors?
the furniture set is "expresso." i'd like to have a warm feeling in the office, but don't want it to look drab.

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Answer by devilgal031948
Do it in a sand color that will keep it neutral and then you can use any other colors to accent the office the way you want to.

Answer by officecleaner41
Here's a tip if your office is in the Birmingham area. A real quality cleaning company there is Adept Cleaning. They cover all aspects of office cleaning from windows and carpets to the usual. The main point is they really do make the effort to impress you with results rather than sales talk.

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Posted by OfficeInteriors - September 21, 2011 at 2:28 pm

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