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Using wall colour is one of the most exciting and impactful aspects of home decorating. With paint, you can create a mood and atmosphere that expresses your personality and makes your home uniquely yours. With a little planning, painting is an easy and economical way to periodically update your palettes and reflect current tastes.
To get started, keep in mind that inspiration for colour can come from anywhere. An entire color scheme can originate from a single item, such as a rug, and can be carried out in just one room or throughout a house.
White Isn't Just White
Far from being bland, white can be warm and sensual, if used correctly. All-white interiors evoke a modern and sophisticated look, whereby shadows and textures take on a bigger role. You can choose from a variety of warm shades to effectively create the illusion of space and to avoid a cold, clinical atmosphere. White walls are the perfect scene-setter for colorful furnishings without making the room seem cluttered.
Don't Forget the Ceiling
The clever use of colour can transform the most difficult of spaces. Dark shades "lower" the ceiling and lighter shades give a lofty feel. Painting a vibrant ceiling to match a favorite piece can pull a whole look together.
Pastels Create Serenity
Light colours, such as pastel yellow or lavender, allow a great deal of flexibility and help create an atmosphere that is bright and spacious. Pastels impart a feeling of tranquility, which may be ideal for a bedroom or quiet area of the house. Colours on the blue end of the spectrum imbue a cool effect, while those tinged with red, orange, or yellow add warmth to a room.
Be Bold with Darker Colors
Painting with dark tones is a powerful design statement. Dark colours are ideal for creating a cozy atmosphere in a large, well-proportioned room. Painting one wall of a room or an alcove within a room in darker tones can be a useful technique for accentuating certain features or adding a sense of depth.
Mixing It Up
Combining colours is an easy way to add drama and dimension throughout your home. Warm colours work well together and tend to be lively and exotic. Cooler shades suggest a relaxed, calm atmosphere. The degree to which you achieve these effects depends on the intensity of the colour and whether you use them pure or mixed.
Room to Change
As you consider colour and its effect, take into account the room size, its functionality, and how often it's used. For example, do you have a hectic living room with lots of activity in a small space? If so, too much strong color may add to the confusion. Or perhaps, there's a room that needs to serve more than one function throughout the day. If so, what color serves both purposes?
In general, small rooms do best with light colours, which make surfaces blend into the background and become less conspicuous. If bright-toned colours are important to you, try incorporating rugs, pillows, and curtains as a way to introduce splashes of color. If you do try strong colors, remember to limit your color scheme to different shades of a single color. You can use dark colors but avoid too many color contrasts that can make objects feel as if they are coming at you. Alternatively, deep, rich colors that create the impression of advancing toward the viewer are a good choice for large spaces. A large room can withstand and even benefit from strong, pure colours.
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