Her original wall colors are close to this color (if I remember correctly):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs3Vw_i_mMV9K6V_AYDaZBZZWvgBjAhzPFbUQE8QzrMH27Oal61iwUYxvXxSidsmuTzluwyWuBCa5mA1zHPQQzfnj6bdRbV5eTumDLhcU5CQRf3eptmXW8BnSYZvC4jWIcO269DQLH1E/s320/msreedinteriorpaint.jpg)
She was thinking about a sagey green:
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and a blue:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UuXDrxeenrVm52WjzIItf4Qjow0DqoaU0UBnJO2RgznAqY8DWoT-ZwEoNas-2H3nk1MZ0fxiFGD4my7Cs1eRJbGx67g3BAoOat8LJ_jXwgAnTUJFfZ28xsDb7HOmxXbGw_yGdx3Zt40/s320/msthistlebluepaint.jpg)
I think this blue would be a nice accent:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKl7JFK5xH82XCe1yxeUtRLxmQUr84CUUiTAKk86SjyYq1-T5FoR2NdsQCTXAS1iu6uPkV-LhQx7knHOYKtx_PCR1X6J0y6jFOWFt2FjjE6P6b8aA2qItFeBXR4oDdNSI_YL7Acw8_J04/s320/msaegeanbluepaint.jpg)
My two favorite ideas are stick with the neutral wall color and add beadboard:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicewfAzCD584wtwV4nVey5Yj6f7e_Mg23k_VRnRyxobyPuYEppibgG6tpjfJ6QXTkWNTTh4H3rLdQji6Cm95uNauscxRv35rt48DYsNbEa4yVomAVwBrjk2KwXyF2zKVb76P2KAlCjqDA/s320/beadboard-2(1).jpg)
accessorizing with posters, children's art work, etc.
OR have fun with stripes (found here (uh oh, I lost the link when I restarted my computer but I found it via google images, here, here):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8hi6DyaXZ0bJjqrmNqNaVfJtNtD6yRLTvvKBFx-MoEsu7Y-GVS28qbd5pPlJAcA1oYPSKMAiDHA9gTmpCrQEgCAYbcGaCgvg4oa7hHwHpXTuKHSk5-MUzxqZ361XwpSzj2WZs8_SNTg/s320/verticalstripes1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28GRXlQKU5hU-gicV177QxtJIAnsjDWbBgp2iMIm2aynS9M78HK9DOY-QbeXoNDVADo0V0Q3AaQFhZ6qFghfbui8HppeCtFCoDweENRq8ZbL4DMzMwSxXrH9sCcE7i-LUYD3lbrECPVM/s320/verticalstripes2.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHiIe2rnTwfFCRilOfOhG2QHjnB8x0StqQtQKG_jTABb7j2UzHc2Dkxc7yRKdesFf5wN2JvMEcT_t-3BkXaXud8yjM8SeUT9ic0sLSj2mIKhw_itVWQbeJCkxOhzAHYgDbZ1Ik_vdX5s/s320/horizontalstripes.jpg)
Either way, I think these curtains are fabulous and cheery (and affordable!):
And this fabric would be fun as a tablecloth or pillows in the reading area:
Rug options (here, here, and here):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM8bAFL0SbdBoXV1cQSIWwuzHQCqJOCGkq6h7dcHfUmCI5KweGiPWysTIPL5rX063ZhihPLYSk1zza2FNnx1x8SdYHM6Ss7QmSl-HscYw-BKAFZ7ZCPDhyphenhyphenoVrJkY8dpWX_4LhoY7m2AY/s320/rugdotted.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemLTLm84yRrUrqzpN68e9PE6tuWp0PQ9RTpe5-I9UVqq2jlyXxriqvS12AtEHdz-CAQLbTHacvtNSyQbx5pdjmSDAJjasYT82DruQajnEM3dyw_OVomedzy7NchUSIofV69upWTh4CjM/s320/rugtargetdots.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsULmxK9Ldi4zF3D3h-lbnM5SO-twdL_AqYVwkWRCVbRPgdMSknUMANvBB0SsmhlyEwvMg8KENDxYOWpnHGhNN9Zy-4gTQaw6ViON7kp4t5UtDA3o0qeAk3T1IPqMQDISogL-ilpmLsWI/s320/rugblackandwhite.jpg)
My next task is to figure out how to make a decent looking idea board on my computer without buying any additional programs, etc. :)
I am a photoshop girl but I've seen that a lot of people are using Picnik in place of it. There are a lot of free options with it so it seems nice. I think that you just have to import a blank page from Paint or something to have a base to work on.
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