Tips on How to Color Paint Your Walls

Apr 19
09:49

2013

Jay Sanders

Jay Sanders

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People in general are reluctant to select a daring colour for their walls and prefer to go with the ‘builder’s beige’. They are afraid of the possibly too strong colour or that it will not blend in with the rest of the furniture.

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  The fact is you can give the room a completely new look for virtually pennies. Also,Tips on How to Color Paint Your Walls Articles a mismatched room can be chic while the tired furniture can be easily refurbished.

 It is recommended to go with a tinted neutral colour for your first project. A beige or grey is an excellent option for the majority of the rooms.

 Still, during the visit to your home improvement centre you will be overwhelmed with the variety of colour swatches, as there are numerous beige and grey version to select from. Thus, consider a few things before heading out to select a colour for your room.

 Start with a beige tone if you are looking for a cosy, warm room with brown leather and fireplaces.

 Next, think about the dominant colour of your furniture and accessories. If that is navy or black and want to maintain a warm look, try beige with pink or orange undertones. For mostly red or brown furniture you can go with beige with some ashy tones to cool the room.

 Go with grey tones if you are looking for an airy, cooler appearance – glass, chrome and some icy blue. You will find in some stores various undertones of grey, for instance, green, lavender, blue or even a touch of pink tones.

 Similarly, you can determine the basic colours of furniture and other elements of the room. Cool toned furniture should be contrasted with grey with pink or green tones to warm up the look of the room. On the other hand, warm colour furniture can nicely go with lavender or blue undertones.

 However, if you can’t really decide between grey and beige, go with green as that is an extremely easy colour to work with. Select a muted tone green and you’ll feel comfortable with and will also match with most other colours.

 Add colour to the walls of your room as they will offer a great feeling and sensation to the entire room.

 

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