Posts Tagged ‘Paint’
Visit A Greenhouse
Are you stumped as to what you can do with your home now that the weather is nice. Well one way to get some fresh ideas is to visit your local greenhouse. They have of course great plants that could work very well 
in your home and they also are full of color, that means it’s easier for you to find a color that you like.
You can also mix and match flowers to find out what colors work together and what doesn’t. I worked in retail a few years ago and I remember a women asking me about flowers and her room. She found flowers she wanted to put in her room, but couldn’t figure out the color of paint to go with it. I brought over a flower that had a nice lavender color to it and she loved it. I then told her to take it over to paint and have them match the color. She came back a week later and thanked me for the advice. Now I’m giving you the same advice.
Try it out and see what you can do to make your home fresh and exciting.
Why use primer?
When painting many people forget that they should use a primer before they start painting. Of course some people know that you should but don’t know why, so they skip it. There are a few reasons you want to use primer. The first one is because if you already have a painted wall you don’t have to scrap off anything, you can prime it and paint over it. If you don’t use primer the paint color you have tried to hide may just start to show through the new color.
The next reason you should use primer is because drywall will absorb most of your paint. This will make it so you have to use more coats and more paint. Primer will prevent this by creating a barrier between the drywall and the paint so that you won’t have to do as many coats and you will use less paint.
Color and mood
Sometimes you walk into a room and you think this is great. I love how I feel looking at this room, I love the color. Color can really make or break a room and your mood. If you don’t like the color in a room you tend to think that it’s dull, boring or sometimes you may even get mad and not even realize that color was to blame!
When you paint you really want to test out the color on one wall before you decide to do the whole room. The last thing you want is to waste good money on paint that you hate and have to redo. Instead you can spend it on those self defense products you have been looking at getting.
Simple Saturday, Accent walls
Accent walls are probably the easiest and cheapest way to change a room. One you don’t need much paint so you can check out the defect section at your local paint store and find a color you like. Most defect paint is defected because a customer just didn’t like the color. They come in and state that the color was not what they asked for and they get new paint. Remember though one person’s dislike may be your love, so don’t be afraid of the defect section. It’s cheep and can give your room the change it needs.
Jewel Tones Are Hot for Fall 2009
If your looking to update your space you may want to take a good long look at [intlink id="350" type="post"]colors [/intlink]you see in jewelry. Purples, blues and emerald are in for fall and they can make your home shine. The best part is you can add these items to your home without a lot of money, time or construction.
Some great ideas for adding jewel colors to your home are:
Curtains
Candles
Arrangements (floral, leaves or even costume jewelry draped over items)
Paint
Pictures and artwork
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