Well, yellow with polka dots might influence my design choices LOL, but I'm thinking more than ever that white is distracting in its own way. So thanks everyone for your input.

Mine's a pale yellowish flannel with multicolor pastel polka-dots!

My hubby made me one from two foam boards (with a lot of duct tape) so I can fold it up. Found a deep rich red flannel on sale and got enough to cover it with that. So far it works great. I can see everything so well.

I just bought one of Cheryl Ann's design walls and I got it in grey. With all the handling and touching, I just figured it would be easier to take care of than the white. Besides, I think white is so stark.

I'm totally non-conventional and use a light sage green. My design wall is very large and many times only a relatively small section is covered with quilt blocks or pieces. I simply don't care for white or eggshell or similar color walls in my house, I crave deep or rich colors. Sage green is the closest I can get to a neutral and not mind looking at it day in and day out. I figure that I don't view my quilts on a white or similar background when the are completed and in my home so I don't think I really need to have an absolute neutral on my design wall either. The color sort of lets me see what the quilt will look like in it's permanent environment I suppose. So I guess my reasoning is to choose a color that will make me happy when I look at it!

I find white too bright and use beige. I would find a large area of empty, white space quite intimidating.

Lorchen

Mine is white, but I've been reading about beige, grey, even black. So, does anyone have some good reasoning for choosing the color of their design wall?