Paint Ideas For Your Home
Filed Under Decorating Ideas | Posted on March 11, 2008
Choosing paint color for your room
Choosing paint color can really be a challenge. While you may feel that there are so many choices you’re bound to find the right one, you may end up feeling that there are so many choices you don’t know where to start!
Perhaps the biggest mistake people make in choosing color is not knowing the difference between a background color and an accent color. In cosmetic terms, the background is the foundation and the accent is the lipstick, eye shadow, and blush. If we understand that wall color is designed to show off the accessories in a room, then we can understand why choosing accent colors for the walls instead of appropriate background shades is a mistake.
Most manufacturers offer at least seven paint strips in every color grouping. On each paint strip there are six to eight shades ranging from very light to very dark. Each of the color groupings is in a specific order. Find those six to seven green strips, and the most neutral green strip is almost always in the middle. So, if there are seven strips, choose the fourth strip. Ta-da! It’s that simple. The green strip located in the middle of the group is the most influenced by all the colors. Reread this paragraph until you absorb it.
How to paint your room
First
- Remove electrical cover plates on switches and outlets
- Remove window hardware (if they are to be painted) such as sash locks and handles
- Protect wall lighting fixtures or better yet, remove them
- Remove door knob and strike plate at the latch.
- Tape off the lock at the edge of the door;
- Protect furniture from paint and roller splatter with a plastic drop cloth;
- Protect the floor with a cloth or plastic drop cloth.
Second
- If you are going to prime paint first, prime the ceiling first, then the walls and trim;
- Finish paint the ceiling;
- Finish paint the walls;
- Finish paint the baseboard trim;
- Finish paint the door and door trim
- Finish paint the windows.
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