DealDash Decorates: Picking Paint
One of the best things about moving into my new house last year was getting to pick the paint color for every room. If you’re looking to refresh your room colors, read on.
When coming to my house for the first time a lot of people tend to comment on the colors of the rooms of my house. They are all different colors, but somehow it’s all pulled together and looks cohesive together. The yellow leads into the beige which leads into the blue which leads into the gray. If you have ever been interested in getting rid of your plain white walls let me give you a quick primer (primer, get it?!) on how you can turn your “Blah” into “WOW!”
Most newer homes feature open floor plans, and that is the case in my home. After coming in the front door you can stand in any of four connecting rooms—kitchen, family room, playroom, and dining room—and see portions of the other rooms. Each of the rooms is a different color as I mentioned before, but to tie everything together all of the molding is the same shade of bright white. I also have continuity by using the color brown as an accent in all of the rooms. Both the playroom and the family room have the same shade of brown microfiber couches, and my kitchen countertops, island, and dining room table are all brown and white granite. The key is to pick a color that blends well with all of the room colors that you are interested in and be sure to use your chosen accent color prominently in each room.
When we were working with our real estate agent to help us choose our colors to give to the builder she taught me a secret that I will now share with you. She told me to go to the hardware store and pick up paint chips with multiple shades of the colors that I wanted in each room, and to circle the shade of each color that I was interested in. After giving them back to her she crossed out all of my circled shades and picked the one that was 1 shade lighter than the ones that I had chosen. Why? Because when you look at a small paint chip versus the color being painted on the wall the wall color tends to be darker and more pronounced than on the paint chip. When she first did this I was unhappy, but when we came back a few days later to see the paint on the walls, it was amazing! Once the walls were painted they looked exactly like the colors that I had originally chosen.
Another great way to get your rooms to flow together when painting all of the rooms different colors is to have a common theme when decorating. DealDash has recently partnered with some amazing companies that have some beautiful paintings and decorative items. If you are doing some redecorating be sure to check out DealDash’s items for the home at this link right here. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!
