CONTEST: Over, colors have been chosen

OK, I'm in some dire need of help with the basement project. I can't freakin' decide on a paint color for the walls and trim.

So, to make this interesting, I'm asking for all of your help in the decision process. Right now I'm planning on white for the ceiling and Berber carpet (something light).

Here's how it will work:

1) submit your color choices showing the two colors (list which is for walls and which for trim)
2) contest runs through lunchtime Friday
3) Sue will review all submissions and make the final choice Friday night
4) winner will be posted with their color choices Friday night
5) winner will get to pick ONE of these MOC for their efforts:

http://www.spawn.com/toys/spawn/othe...hoto_04_dl.jpg

http://www.spawn.com/toys/spawn/othe...hoto_01_dp.jpg

http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/mon...hoto_01_dl.jpg

<font color="#cd6600"><font size="1">[ August 17, 2004 11:52 AM: Message edited by: 316what ]</font></font>

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 20, 2004 10:05 AM: Message edited by: 316what ]</font>

post or PM?
does it matter?

bah, I'll post it...
trim is the outside...

[img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QQDfAj4T9G5WWRVhi1kBQ9TPY6sgQkWDAYUXhzU8C*tAoVDAp nxJ*ffvRNW!6ZwDAwwkZQ7zBnXqeLwrYh*F078ilqXHfggUPvm i8*Z1sfk/dfg.JPG?dc=4675485232223832510[/img]

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 17, 2004 12:01 PM: Message edited by: Peter Peeker ]</font>

Walls: Necro-plasma green.
Trimmings: Black.

If it's going to be the Spawn toy room, might as well have that look too it. [img]wink.gif[/img]

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Originally posted by ghostdawgg?:
Walls: Necro-plasma green.
Trimmings: Black.

If it's going to be the Spawn toy room, might as well have that look too it. [img]wink.gif[/img]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I need a pic of the necro-plasma green to show Sue so she'll know what you're talking about
[img]wink.gif[/img]

http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/styles/...70/bbtitle.jpg

This really all depends on what you're going to be using the basement for.

If you're going with a rec room type area how about:

http://home.comcast.net/~macabeee/option_1.bmp

or

http://home.comcast.net/~macabeee/option_2.bmp


And if you're going for a formal sitting area type room:

http://home.comcast.net/~macabeee/option_3.bmp

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 17, 2004 01:53 PM: Message edited by: macabeee ]</font>

[img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SAAAAIAW*km9aDlT!!iEcOxjpMxgNeWJrIHe1w14v2w2ePN9w HNZmwLhEV7iQaWRYFE3Tt5brFQ!CmCSGOrXzALSj!KyoBIgIml VBm1HOzIAAAAAAAAAAA/paintandtrim.JPG[/img]

I was gonna do green and red, but realized how Christmas-y it looked, though a little necro grren between the black and red might look good, but then it would be three colours... [img]wink.gif[/img]


EDIT: shit! guess I should have put a little white aroudn the black border! [img]wink.gif[/img]

if you really wanna see it in all it's gloriousness, save the pic [img]tongue.gif[/img]

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 17, 2004 01:58 PM: Message edited by: toymank ]</font>

use these colors

i have the star command blue in my room
it accents the figures nicely

http://disney.go.com/disneyhome/medi...zz_palette.gif

http://disney.go.com/disneyhome/medi..._big_image.jpg

i could see different color blue walls would look nicely with a white trim...
but if ihad to pickone blue it would be star command

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 17, 2004 02:14 PM: Message edited by: Thew ]</font>

Id go with eggshell paint on the walls, white accoustic spray on the cieling, oatmeal berber carpet, light oak doors and trim (and bar if you add one) and green and oak tables and accessories. If you get bold you could do one wall in forest green to add color. some pics of the colors....
http://a5.cpimg.com/image/83/A9/3816...-01800200-.jpg
http://a4.cpimg.com/image/6E/A8/3816...-02000180-.jpg
http://a0.cpimg.com/image/42/A7/3816...-02000180-.jpg
http://a5.cpimg.com/image/6D/EA/1427...-028001E0-.jpg

oak, eggshell, white, oatmeal and forest green all look great together. add that textured white spray to the ceiling and it'll look great

One note for the walls: white is not an option. After living in an apartment with white everything for 3 years, I have vowed to not have white walls in the basement.

I return you to your previous thinking.

not white, cream/eggshell/light tan with one wall done in forest green to accent it would look nice with berber carpet

<marquee><font size="8">RED AND BLACK! (any maybe some white and green)</font></marquee>


actually, if you coudl get green carpet, it woudl look BADASS with a white ceiling, and red and black walls!


or, I think so [img]graemlins/wonder.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Here's my entry.

http://baimun.home.comcast.net/wall.jpg

Sunset.

Step one: Plain white walls. You get some bright blue and sponge paint a blue and white cloudy sky on the upper half of the wall. Fade (using less paint on dryer sponges) as you go down the wall.

Step two: Bright orange spray paint. You have the carpet ripped out and stand a few feet from the wall. Wide... even... glowing orange to create the sunset. The lower half of the wall is white with orange flecks.

Step three: Place a light against the back wall that shines directly at the "horizon" and it will illuminate the room with those colors and create a setting sun effect. [img]smile.gif[/img]

put that light on a dimmer and REALLY make the sun set like when you're watching movies or such. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I may not really have time for this, but for CC exclusives...

Quick advice: don't use anything dark unless you're going to have a lot of light, and a lot of air circulating (lots of lights = much heat).

Could you maybe do a quick napkin sketch of the room's dimensions, rough in where the lights and stairs are, any major pieces of furniture you know will be there when it's done? I could probably render something for you if I had a better impression, but then again I've been really busy, so no promises.

Just throwing out colors, a Spawn inspired room could be pulled off with a lighter necro green, trimmed in red and black, and brushed silver accents everywhere, like all of the door hardware, light switches, or even painting chainlinks as a wall border.

Here's a really rough drawing of the space in question:

http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B59%3...A3664%3Bot1lsi

Thanks for all of the entries thus far.

Seeing your layout, I would run a nice hunter green with a light oak trim in the tv area. If you are going to be placing your collection down there, and depending how much you are wanting to do, I would build lighted cabinets for your pieces along the walls.

for the tv area of the room, use this as the trim
http://www.blindalley.com/colors/images/384.jpg
With this as the main colour
http://www.blindalley.com/colors/images/641.gif

And Vice Versa in the computer/toy part of the room.

Add a soft yellow or bold blue in the cushions or other fabric to give it a pop.
http://www.blindalley.com/colors/images/675.gifhttp://www.blindalley.com/colors/images/330.jpg

see! all it needed was a little pappette touch! [img]smile.gif[/img]


and I got more ideas to throw at you, actually a pretty good one, so get back on MSn and I'll send 'em to ya! cause iM too lazy to upload em and post them!

Well, I'll have to try it at the office tomorrow if I get time. The laptop just can't handle it. [img]frown.gif[/img]

Everything depends on the bookcases:

For wood bookcases, walls should be cream with rust brown or darker trim.

For bookcases (like I have) that are silver/grey/black color, the walls are light grey (somewhat darker than the bookcase if grey) with semigloss black trim. I have posters framed in black and they look great.

Thanks for the first entry Peeker.

And posting your submissions is preferred.

I'm really liking some of the ideas so far. I may even combine some of them and do the TV room in one scheme and the Toy room in another. If this does happen, 2 prizes will go out.

2 days and 2 hours to go. I'm not letting Sue see any of the submissions until the contest is over. That way she won't be partial to any submissions as the contest goes on.

Thanks so far and keep em coming.

Ok, so I whipped this up about ten minutes ago. I can set the camera anywhere around the room, apply any color you want to what's already shown, maybe put the lights in quick...that stuff's easy. Might take some doing but since there's still time I can trow in some materials and skins for wood or carpet, whatever. LMK what you want to see and I'll try to get it done.

[img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgADA4gU374JPSpywBtZazEcSiAGQBrDu1SF!!H1iU3GkA0O* JOv1khHqemODlghpa!17nIraL4YF1WyONHSASkQtqUh7acwZyy uR*5739Q/whatsbsmnt.jpg?dc=4675485368075895782[/img]

Okay... I'm going to borrow some of Nostro's wonderful autocad work....


http://baimun.home.comcast.net/wall2.jpg

Who wouldn't be blown away by that when they walk into your entertainment room? [img]smile.gif[/img]

...wow, wonder who's gonna win? [img]wink.gif[/img]

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Originally posted by toymank:
...wow, wonder who's gonna win? [img]wink.gif[/img]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just cuz it has pretty pictures doesn't mean jack. The only requirements are to show both colors.

Nightly bumpage

Nice Nostromo. Can you throw in the colors you mentioned in your first post, ie the Spawn themed colors?

lil over a day left....any other submissions?

White for the walls and black for the trim.

Well, since this was relegated to Page 3, I guess we have all of the submissions we'll get.

There was one entry that was really close to what I/we decided. However, that entry didn't include pictures of the colors as mentioned in #1 of the first post.

So, here's what I'm gonna do. The 3 CC figs I showed in the first post will be given away as thanks for your time and efforts on this. Everyone that has posted prior to this post will PM me with 1 number between 1 and 50. The three people closest (you can go over) to the number I've chosen will get one of the figures: closest to my number gets first pic, etc.

You've got PM

And what colors did you end with anyway??

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Originally posted by macabeee:
You've got PM

And what colors did you end with anyway??

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">PM received. I will announce the color selection when I post pics early next week after the carpet is installed [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

HINT: Football team colors

Man, you eat lunch early! Well, past the deadline apparently, and I apologize that I didn't give this as much attention as I would have liked, but here's a parting shot:
[img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QwD*Ak4Uf7kJPSpywBtZa!TdwzYIcfEm47I1eTlI6!75tJTB1 Ps7TqoeT41rGGGJVFquFb8FgZQ!zCa9t3j9Pc*dXWH06EyPUgn Cq5Paraw/whatsbsmnt3.JPG?dc=4675485643339210821[/img]

PM coming...

I still need guesses from the following people:

skullpit
ghostdawgg
toymank
thew
chaserfan
blackrhyno
galactus

You have until 8am EST Monday morning to PM me your guesses. I will post the 3 winners Monday morning along with the secret number. The closest to the secret number gets first pic of the 3 CC figures, etc. Also, if more than one person guesses the same number, the earliest submission (date/time) takes precedence.

And only 1 guess per person. If you send more than one, your first PM is your entry. Any further will be used as coffee filters for Monday's Morning Coffee.

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 20, 2004 01:40 PM: Message edited by: 316what ]</font>

Still waiting on the following people:

skullpit
ghostdawgg
thew
blackrhyno
galactus

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Originally posted by Nostromechanoid:
Man, you eat lunch early! Well, past the deadline apparently, and I apologize that I didn't give this as much attention as I would have liked, but here's a parting shot:
[img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QwD*Ak4Uf7kJPSpywBtZa!TdwzYIcfEm47I1eTlI6!75tJTB1 Ps7TqoeT41rGGGJVFquFb8FgZQ!zCa9t3j9Pc*dXWH06EyPUgn Cq5Paraw/whatsbsmnt3.JPG?dc=4675485643339210821[/img]

PM coming...

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">When you get up at 5am for work, lunch does come early, lol. I do appreciate the effort you and everyone else put into this for me.

Still waiting on submissions from:

skullpit
blackrhyno
galactus

thay all said "1".