Living Room Painting Ideas

Why are living room paint ideas important? For the simple reason that your living room will be visited by outsiders and the kind of color you choose for your living room will speak volumes about your taste and choice.

Choosing color for any room of the house is difficult but it is even more so in case of living rooms because though in other rooms, you can choose a color of your choice, the living room is probably the only room where you have to be very careful about the effect your choice will have on others too.

Living room paint ideas help you to choose a proper color for your living room. In this article we shall share a few tips that will help you to choose the best color for your living rooms.

Tips

The first thing that you need to do is to choose a proper color scheme for your living rooms. This color scheme will state what kind of colors you want on your walls, doors, accessories and other accents. Now how to choose this color scheme?

Well there are a few target areas on which your color scheme should be based. One of them is the single largest furniture in the room. The size of the room, its focal point, the height between the floor and the ceiling, the way the room is to be used, the lighting arrangements and the mood that you want to create in the room are the other main factors.

The next thing that you have to do is choose a proper paint finish. A flat or matter paint finish does not shine thereby helping to hide imperfections. It is also resistant to stains thus offering a good protective coat. But they can alter the complete feeling you are trying to create so choose a paint finish carefully.

Use gloss finish like satin finish or semi gloss to cover up architectural details like doors and trims. It is easy to clean and also looks good. Use acrylic for doors and windows but use latex or water- based paints for walls.

Changing the color of the room is the first thing you want to do when you move in, right? Perhaps, your builder or contractor is pressuring you to make a decision in choosing the colors right away. The truth is that most interior designers choose walls and trim color last. If you think about it, your furniture, drapes and accessories are much more difficult to find within your budget and style.

If you have plans on moving to a new house think about furniture, upholstery and collect as many fabric swatches and samples until you find the ones that you love. A lot of online and brick-and-mortar furniture stores would gladly provide you with fabric samples if you asked them. Start your collecting process at least six months before moving or renovation. Make sure to order more than one set of swatches because many fabrics can be discontinued within six months or even sooner.

Always start thinking about colors when the rug is selected. Let us say your living room is 14 feet wide and 20 feet long, most likely you will have a rug at least 8 feet by 10 feet (It is recommended to use a larger size rug). However, your rug is still the largest chunk of color that will interact with everything else in the room, so your paint colors can easily be drawn from the rug pattern. It always works better this way.

How your living room paint colors depend on the room's layout

A close floor plan layout consists of living room that has all four walls and a door much like an apartment or an older house. With a close floor plan, you will have more paint choices and can pick colors within different color from light to dark spectrum. Darker paint color adds excitement to a room with closed floor plan. You can accentuate beautiful moldings and other ceiling details with accent colors.

If your living room is open to the foyer and the kitchen, be more careful in your color choices. It is much better to choose lighter paint color for an open living room adjacent to the kitchen and the hallway. You still can bring in accent colors on certain walls as you infuse the space with darker accent walls.