November 2, 2009

What Colors Are Right For Your Home? Paint or Wallpaper or Both?

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When you’re looking to make your rooms your own, one of the first items that come to mind is the color palette you should use.
The exact same room will look completely different if the colors of the walls and furniture and upholstery are different. Even changing the color of the matte on a piece of artwork or a framed photo will dramatically change the way it looks and how it interacts with the balance of the room.

How to Pick a room color: HGTV has some good basic tips for you to start with. Color is just the beginning of the choices; if you’re using paint, do you use Matte, eggshell, semi-gloss? What is the difference? For a good explanation of interior paint finishes Click here! Do I paint the trim to match or contrast with the main wall color? Here’s s good guide to choosing trim paint colors.

Wallpaper can be a either a full wall treatment or an accent, and can bring a rich and textured layer to the decorating scheme.  You need to be careful how you use it though. HGTV gives some great advice on how to select wallpaper. How stuff works gives a step-by-step on how to both remove and hang wallpaper, if you choose to do it yourself.

Wallpaper can be anything from a photo mural of a famous place or scene to a very heavily textured and colored paisley or pattern. There are as many various wallpapers as your imagination can go to, and everyone brings a different advantage to the room design.

Whether you’re in a condo, townhouse or single family home The Roomplace has the furniture and accessories that allow your creativity to soar!

Careful planning now will lead to years of enjoyment and relaxation, so bring your ideas along when you visit us and we’ll help you to create a beautiful room for you.

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