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Paint is one of the most affordable
and easiest ways to change a room. But choosing the right paint colors for your
home can seem like an overwhelming task.
Paint, accessories, fabric, furniture, and flooring should all blend, so take a
good look at the room you will be working on, preferably before you choose a
paint color, and decide what will stay in the room, and what you may want to
move out of the room.
The first thing you should do when choosing interior colors for your home, is
look around at colors that make you feel good, happy, and relaxed. These colors
are probably already in your home. A few examples are the colors you love to
look at in your flower garden, the colors in your jewelry, or pottery, or they
can be found in the colors of the clothes in your closet.
The second thing you should do is go to your local paint store and pick up a
color wheel, and or sample cards, pick the sample cards that really catch your
eye, and don't be afraid to get as many as you want. Take these cards home and
look at them at different times of the day and night, to see how the color will
look when the sun shines in on them, or at night when you have lamps turned on,
or candles burning. Study this for several days. Be patient when deciding which
color feels best to you.
Complimentary colors - are the colors that are directly across from each other
on the color wheel.
Harmonious colors - are the colors that are next to each other on the color
wheel. Like blue and purple.
Tints - are colors with white added.
Shades - are colors with black added.
Saturation - is the amount of color used. The more color, the more vibrant.
Color tone - is the degree to which it changes.
Pastels - use only a hint of color.
Decorating with Paint
When decorating with paint, Use the following ten suggestions for optimal
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1. First consider the style or decor of your home. This will impact the color.
Work out what sort of look or feel you are going for, whether it is urban,
contemporary, modern or traditional. Once you know the look that you like and
what look will work well with the other rooms in your home, the choice of color
becomes much easier. So before decorating with paint, pick the look you are
going for so that the paint you choose can help you meet that objective.
2. Decide on the mood you want the room to evoke. If you want a light happy
feeling, dark colors will not accomplish that mood. On the other hand, if you
want a mood that invokes intimacy, study, and cuddling up with a nice book in
front of a warm fire, then darker colors are perfect. Os pick your mood and you
will have a better chance of picking your colors.
3. When decorating with paint you should know that some paints look differently
in different lights; then look closely at the natural light exposure the room
has. The amount of natural light and exposure to bright sunlight may influence
you towards a choice of cooler shades like blues and greens. Less natural light
may lend itself to warmer shades. So, when selecting your choice of colors make
sure you check how it looks in daylight and artificial light.
4. Decorate with paint colors that compliment the rest of your home, and your
things. The color chosen should especially be compatible with the fixtures which
are difficult to replace easily, for example the fire surrounds, furniture, or
carpets and curtains inside the home. Paint is a lot cheaper to change then
furniture is, so choose colors that compliment what you have, or your money
savings in using paint to decorate will go down the drain.
5. When decorating with paint, get sample cards and hold them up to your walls
in all different lights, also compare them with swatches of fabrics for
furniture, window treatments etc. If you collect samples of everything from
carpet to curtains, and put together a storyboard, this will help inspire your
creativity and make sure you are happy with your final selection, all before you
spend any money at all.
6. Before you start your paint job make sure you have bought enough paint. This
is especially important if you are having it custom mixed. It can be difficult
to perfectly match colors later, so rather than deal with the hassle, know what
you need before hand, and be sure to get a little more than you think you need
for touchups etc.
7. Decorating with paint is fun, but cleaning paint off furniture and floors is
not, so be sure to clear as many items out of the room beforehand as possible,
and use drop cloths to protect your floor. Also, make sure the room is well
ventilated throughout your painting job so you don't hurt yourself.
8. Decorating with paint is fairly inexpensive, but you do not want to have to
do it every few months, or even years, so spend a little more and make sure you
buy a top quality paint. Don't use poor quality materials, and put all your hard
work and planning to waste. 9. Prep your walls well before painting, even the
highest quality paints do not adhere well to dirty surfaces. 10. Paint color is
one of the most profound and powerful ways to shape our surroundings. Don't be
afraid to go bold, you can always change your paint later if you find you hate
it, but chances are you will wish you had used even more color.
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