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DECORATING COLOR SCHEMES: Finding Inspiration
Choosing decorating color schemes is exciting, but it can also be a little daunting. You may find it easy to select a main color, but more difficult to finalize the smaller details, although these can often make or break the finished effect.
Inspiration comes naturally and easily to some people, but most of us need a little help in developing our artistic flair, or even in defining our own personal preferences.
Try to identify a few key areas to help you before you start to make decisions about using decorating color schemes.
When selecting colors for your decorating color scheme, you may find that inspiration is close at hand, so look around you before searching farther. Look for:
Existing decorations. Examine why your existing decorative color scheme does not suit you, and to what extent the color scheme needs to be changed.
Magazines. Flick quickly through magazines to see which pages and images attract you and which colors they feature.
Paintings. Use paintings and prints that you have bought in the past as reminders of what appeals to you visually.
Looking at photographs
Browse through a photograph album, identifying favorite vacation pictures. Make a note of those color schemes that appeal to you in landscape photographs to give you an indication of your color preferences.
Observing friends' homes
Although inspiration is an individual experience, you can learn a lot by looking at the decorating color schemes in friends' homes. Try combining ideas from several sources.
Consulting professionals. If you visit a decorating outlet, ask their experts for advice on color scheming. This service is often free, and you may find it extremely useful.
Visiting showrooms. Most large outlets build showrooms to display entire rooms. Here you may observe the work of interior designers.
Using color charts
Many manufacturers now provide more than simple color swatches to aid your choice of colors. They will also advise on period color styles and how to combine colors to create an authentic look. Many of their materials have traditional finishes.
Trying technology. There are many computer programs available to help with home design and decoration. You can try out a range of different color schemes on screen before making any decisions or doing any work.
Consider lighting. You need to be aware of the lighting in a room, since this will affect colors. Study both natural light conditions and artificial lighting before selecting a decorating color scheme.
Choosing accessories. Pick out the decorative accessories for a room before completing the decorating color scheme if there is an object you particularly like or find inspiring.
Painting lining paper
Make a reasonably sized color swatch by painting a piece of lining paper. Stick this on a wall temporarily so that you can observe a color as the light changes throughout the day.
Colors have certain properties that can evoke particular feelings in a room. You may choose a color scheme simply to change the character of your room or to create a certain atmosphere by means of that color's characteristics.
When starting the decoration of a room from scratch, examine the function of the room and who is going to be using it. Catering for occupants. If a room is for communal use, cater for general taste rather than individual needs.
Even a personal room such as a bedroom will require very different decor, in both practical and aesthetic terms, depending on whom it is designed for. Consider function. Select your colors according to whether a room will be used for rest and relaxation, for fun and recreation, or for work.
Playing with greens
In a bedroom intended for use by a child, bear in mind that its functions will include both rest and recreation. You will have the scope to use different colors to enliven the atmosphere and add interest for the room's occupant.
Relaxing in warm pinks
You can transform a room almost completely just by changing its color. Use a uniform color scheme in an adult's bedroom, for example, to ensure that features do not leap out and to maintain a restful atmosphere.
Creating space
Typical cool colors tend to have a receding effect on walls, which gives a greater feeling of space in a room. Use this to create an open, airy atmosphere, as well as creating a cool effect
Emanating warmth
Oranges, reds, pinks, and warm yellows create a cozy atmosphere. Choose warm colors such as these for a room that receives little or no direct sunlight.
Freshening up. Select a cool, refreshing color scheme with blues and greens for areas such as narrow corridors that need opening up, or for sunny rooms that may overheat.
Varying intensity. The extent to which a color has a warming or cooling influence depends on its intensity and its shade. Use dark colors carefully, since these tend to have the most marked effect.
The use of a light or dark color does, of course, create a correspondingly light or dark atmosphere in a room.
However, different shades of the same color also have additional characteristics, and can be used individually to dramatic effect in the overall color scheme.
Enlarging a room
Light colors on large surfaces create a feeling of space. Use them to make a small room seem larger, or on selective surfaces such as ceilings to give an impression of greater height.
Enclosing a room
Dark colors tend to draw surfaces toward the viewer, therefore reducing the feeling of space. Use them to "lower" high ceilings or add coziness and intimacy to a large room.
Blending and Toning
Blending and toning can often be the most difficult concept to grasp when choosing colors. You need to decide which features of in a room should be accentuated and which should be blended in with the general decor in order to produce a sympathetic color scheme.
Blending together
Choose a main wall color so that it blends in with the color of another significant feature in the room.
Extending Color
Extending the same colors and designs from one surface to another is another way of using color to balance a decorative color scheme. This link can be made between all surfaces in a room including the flooring and furnishings, as well as the smaller decorative details.
Including ornaments. As well as using similar colors on all the major surfaces in a room, extend your decorating color scheme to your ornaments and collections on display to match the components of your decorative plan further.
Incorporating textures. The textured aspect of a decorative plan can also lie linked in with a color scheme. For example, reflect the different shades and tones produced by a natural flooring, such as sea-grass, in wicker baskets and other accessories in the room.
Scheming simply. The best effects are often created by means of a few simple color statements. Avoid including too many colors, since this tends to produce a very cluttered feel that will be too busy for most rooms.
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Recommended reading - books
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Interior Painting Ideas
To Bring Your Walls
To Life
By using any of the interior painting ideas and techniques below, you'll be doing your family and yourself a big favor. Why?...
Because next to lighting, paint is the most influential home interior decorating element in setting the mood of a room.
Although the thought of painting is more frightening than a root canal for many people, I am a huge advocate for getting rid of those stark white walls.
Here's why…
Your home is the place you go to get away from the stress of work and traffic, and it gives you a sense of security and comfort. So why not use one of the best and least expensive home interior decorating techniques to help create the sanctuary you want.
You'll find that the interior painting ideas presented in this document will serve you well…
Science has shown that color can and does affect us psychologically. Some paint colors provide a cooling effect, while others impart a sense of warmth. Click here to learn more about colors...
Which Interior Paint Colors Are Right For You?
The Meaning Of Colors...Revealed!
So do yourself a favor and visit your local hardware or paint store and grab a handful of paint swatches that match your style and personality.
If you're interested in adding texture and depth to a room, also consider one of these decorative interior painting ideas:
Wall Stenciling - this interior painting idea involves applying color to a wall, floor, or ceiling through cutout areas of a template that create a design. When the cutout template or stencil is removed, the pattern remains.
The pattern can be of anything you like including animals, stars, geometric patterns, flowers, the alphabet, etc.
The process is very easy and it will add texture to your room. Also, a stencil design can be used over and over again anywhere in your home. Click here to learn more about this interior painting idea... Wall Stenciling
You can create simple stencils on your own or for something more elaborate, you should visit Royal Design Studio.
Faux painting - (pronounced "foe") means "false". To faux paint is to paint one object to resemble another.
With this interior painting idea, you can use paint to create the illusion of natural materials such as wood, marble, granite, etc. Click here to learn more about this interior painting idea... Faux Painting
You can also buy kits "off the shelf" to help you create the look you want. Faux Like A Pro is a great source.
Rubber Stamping - Personally, this is my favorite interior painting idea. That's because it's super fast and easy, and will give you unbelieveable results!
You may be familiar with using rubber stamping techniques to create greeting cards and other small handmade gifts. Now you can use those techniques on your walls. To learn more about rubber stamping, check out the book Creative Stamping for Walls & Furniture.
Okay, back to paint swatches. Narrow your selection to a few colors that seem to complement, rather than compete with, your furniture and furnishings.
Don't select very bright colors unless you are certain that you want your walls to be the focal point in the room.
Your best bet is to find the most neutral shades for the colors that you have in mind. For example, if there are seven shades of red paint, the most neutral shade will be the one in the middle of the bunch.
Before you finalize your decision, return to the paint store and purchase small cans of paint for the top two or three colors that caught your eye. Also pick up some inexpensive 3" brushes. You'll want to paint 12" x 12" patches of the colors on your walls.
Leave the patches there for at least a day so that you can evaluate how well they will work in the room, and how they look in natural and artificial lighting.
On more than one occasion, I have found that a color on the wall appeared to be darker than the swatch.
This method allows you to make any color adjustments or to simply start over. Of all the interior painting ideas, selecting your paint color in this manner will save you the most disappointment.
However, if you still need more help in selecting paint and home interior colors, click on this link... Interior Design Ideas: Decorating Beginners Can Now Coordinate Colors Like Pros.
But, if you're like many people and either aren't good at matching colors or just don't have the time, we cut right to the chase in The Awaken Your Interior Designer. You get 135 ready-to-go paint color schemes along with the paint brands/manufacturers. You also get interior painting ideas for the color combinations most suited to your decorating style.
When you're ready to buy paint, don't let price be the only factor influencing your buying decision...
Spend a few more dollars for high quality paint that will last longer and look better. After all, which ever interior painting idea you choose, you'll want everyone to think and say..WOW!
Here's a quick reference to the various types of paint:
Select The Right Type of Paint
These interior painting ideas will guide you to the appropriate paints for each area of your home.
Flat paint
lowest sheen available
the standard for most walls
Satin paint
has a slight sheen and are easier to clean than flat paint
can be used on any wall, but test in a small area first to see if you like it
Semi-gloss paint
great for kitchens, bathrooms, and children's rooms because they are highly durable
Gloss paint
has a high sheen and are usually used on doors and in areas that are susceptible to getting dirty
used a to trim base boards and door frames
The amount of paint you need for each room will depend on the size of the area to be painted. Use this formula as a guide:
Total length of all walls x Average wall height = Total Area
For example, if the total length of all four walls in your living room is a combined 80 feet (20 ft. x 4 walls) and the wall height is 9 feet, then the total area for the room is 720 square feet (80 ft. x 9ft).
A gallon of paint will cover about 375 square feet. So for your living room, you would need about 2 gallons of paint (720 sq. ft. /375 sq. ft. per gallon coverage).
An excellent source for viewing paint swatches online is Decorate Today - Paints. There is an "interactive color palette" and you can even order paint samples for FREE!
Also, instead of using the paint formula above, Decorate Today - Paints has a "paint calculator" that will perform the same task after you enter your room dimensions.
By the way...
Since I subscribe to Consumer Reports, I checked out their review of interior paints in the June 2001 issue. Decorate Today offers Pittsburgh brand paints, so I wanted to see how they faired.
The Pittsburgh - Manor Hall paints were rated as Very Good. The only level above this one was "Excellent".
Prepare Your Walls Before Painting Them
You may be tempted to move the furniture to the center of the room and start painting right away. But if you take a few moments and prepare your walls properly, you'll be much happier with the finished product.
While the following interior painting ideas may be common sense, it is important that you keep them in mind.
Remove
light switch and outlet plates
light fixtures (or cover them well)
drapes, curtains, lamps, furniture
Patch
nail holes, dents, and cracks with spackling
let the spackling dry before painting
Sand & Scrape
remove loose paint
sand to even any edges
Apply A Primer
if you selected a dark paint color
if you removed wallpaper (do not paint over wallpaper)
if your walls are new or show lots of damage
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Dang, I wish people would answer my questions with such detail. Go to www.hgtv.com. They have lots of ideas. Also, you can go to your local hardware store that sells paint. They have the little paint chip card. Some of these have photos of rooms painted with different colors to give you an idea of how it will look.