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Choosing color

Colors affect not just the look and feel of room, it also affect our mood every time we are in the room. So, before you paint your living room, identify the mood you would like to create in it. The effect of colors in a room do not just come from the colors you choose for your walls. A great deal of it can also come from the colors that you use for your furnitures, fittings and floorings. Use the color tips below for guideline.

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Neutral Color for Wall and Ceiling
Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Neutral Gray

Warm colors: Red, Orange, Yellow
Warm colors which represent heat, like fire and sunshine, are associated with energy, passion and vibrancy. Due to the 'heat' produced by these warm tones, they are usually balanced off with neutrals colors.

Cool Colors: Blue, Green
Cool colors give a room a calming sensation, because they reminds us of the beautiful seascapes and skies.

Neutrals: White, Natural, Brown, Grey
Neutrals are often used to create balance to the bolder colors used in a room. An all neutral room, on the other hand, whispers sophistication and peace.

Wall Color's Dos And Don'ts

Do ...

choose a wall color because you like it, and reflects your personality

take into account the style and size of a room plus the material in it, before deciding on what color to be used on the wall

check the paint color under different lights, and make sure that it would look good on either a sunny, cloudy or even gloomy days. Test the color on artificial lights too (eg: tungsten light)

gather collection of color swatches, to help you decide on which color(s) to use for the wall. As paint supplier now categorized colors according to mood and tone, a group of colors chosen from the same 'family' will work well together!

Don't ...

choose a wall color because it's a trend

put too much emphasis on color when you have a beautiful piece of furniture or room achitecture to be displayed.

be afraid to experiment with paint color, as it is relatively inexpensive

use paint colors that draw attention to unattractive parts of the room, for example: ugly wires on the ceilings

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Warm color swatches warm color swatches
Cool color swatches cool color swatches
Neutral color swatches white paitn swatches
Gather collection of color swatches to help
you decide on which colors to use for the wall

 

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On another note...
Accessorize your Living Room.

Plasma and LCD Televisions are remarkable reinventions of TVs. Thanks to their sleek and slim figures, they make very good decorating item especially in your living room, without taking too much space.

 
   

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