Colour has an uncanny way of changing the way we perceive things – and that includes the colours you introduce in your house. Adding colour to your house takes courage and confidence, but it can add a breath of fresh air to the boredom that has crept into the appearance of your home. If you break the colouring process down, you will see how a little splash of colour can transform the entire look of your home. Dull colours can make you feel lethargic, but bright colours can bring in fresh and high-spirited living. Today, you have innumerable colour palates and tones to choose from. Here’s a guide on how you can revitalise your house by choosing the right colours.
Walls
Start choosing your colours from the living room. Your wall colours should ideally complement the colour of your flooring – either with a matching tone or a contrasting tone. Living room walls should preferably have lighter shades to make the living space seem larger and more spacious. To spice things up, transform one wall with a different colour or with a textured effect. A single wall with a different colour will also let you change the colour from time to time to revitalise the look of your living room. For the other rooms, choose colours in the same hue with different shades and tones. Larger rooms can have slightly darker shades, while smaller rooms should have lighter shades. Remember that lighter shades reflect light to make the room look bigger, while darker shades absorb light that can shrink a room.
If you have a two-storey house, consider having completely different colour moods for each storey to infuse a sense of character into the home. While the floor housing the living room and the reading room can have lighter shades, your bedrooms and lounge rooms can have darker and more romantic hues. You can also explore using metallic shades in your lounge to give it a rich feel.
Ceilings
Ceilings are perhaps the most overlooked spaces when it comes to house painting. Most people usually splash a layer of plain white paint over ceilings. But ceilings can completely change the way you perceive a room and shouldn’t be ignored. For tall ceilings, use dark shades. Darker shades make the ceilings seem lower than they actually are to give the room a sense of cosiness. For smaller rooms, make sure your ceiling colours are not too contrasting with the colour of your walls. Having similar shades gives the room the illusion of space. For living rooms, you can also explore metallic tones on your ceilings – and you can use beautiful chandeliers to lighten them up.
How to Choose Colours?
Before finalising your colour shades, you may want to do thorough research on the different hues and colour combinations available to determine what works best in your house. Get some colour samples to smear on individual walls before making a final decision on your colour choice. The paint seller wants to make a sale, so he’s likely to oblige your request for a variety of colour samples to help you make a decision. Paint shades of the different hues next to each other to establish the contrasting effect.
Remember that colours can either make your house brim with character or can make it look dreary and dull – so choose wisely and revitalise your home!