Choosing a paint color for your walls is a difficult task. There’s choosing the type of paint, brand of paint and of course the color. The step that is most important is that you get a few paint samples of the colors you are interested in and paint swatches on the walls where you want… Continue reading Choosing a Paint Color That Works All the Time
Category: Decorating Ideas
Use an Area Rug for Choosing Accessories
Choosing accent colors for a room can be difficult. One way to do this is to use the colors from an area rug. Designers spend time and research on choosing the right colors for their creations and you can use this to find a color scheme for your own room. This room has a neutral… Continue reading Use an Area Rug for Choosing Accessories
The Starry Night Color Scheme
If your interested in creating a new color scheme for a room, but don’t want to use color wheels or color theory, a great way to choose colors is to use colors from a piece of artwork. Artists spend many hours cultivating the color scheme for a painting. Choosing your colors this way creates an… Continue reading The Starry Night Color Scheme
Center Chandeliers – a New Trend
In most homes it is unusual to find a central chandelier in the center of a room, unless it’s the dining room. Chandeliers were usually reserved for the dining area and ceiling fixtures were reserved for the bedrooms. A new trend is to use a chandelier or hanging lamp in living rooms and bedrooms. In… Continue reading Center Chandeliers – a New Trend
Let’s Paint Built In Shelves
An interesting trend that is being seen is painting built in cabinets in dining and living spaces the same color as the wall. Many homes during the fifties and sixties had built in shelves and cupboards in other rooms besides the kitchen. If yours are not in good condition, or you need a room style… Continue reading Let’s Paint Built In Shelves
The ColorSnap App
Sherwin Williams has introduced a Android and IPhone App called ColorSnap. It’s a great tool for helping you choose a color palette and wall colors for your home. Find it in the App Store or on Google play. Below are highlights of some of the great features that the app has! You can select a… Continue reading The ColorSnap App
Green Wall Makeover
If your a renter, either in an apartment, duplex or home, decorating can be a challenge when you end up with a place you love but a difficult wall color to design around. What if you end up with a dark green room? Using a distraction technique you can create a beautiful room regardless of… Continue reading Green Wall Makeover
Dark Wall Trends
Everywhere you look, design and decorating magazines, HGTV and Pinterest, we’re seeing the use of the dark gray, dark taupe and sometimes even black walls. To open the space and increase contrast try to use light colored furniture and accessories to offset the richness of the dark walls. If a whole room is too much… Continue reading Dark Wall Trends