Friday, March 28, 2014

Ideas For Living Room Color And Paint

By Darren Hartley


The right living room color ideas can transform a living room into a classy and comfortable space of dreams. Conversely, the wrong colors can quickly change a living room to a stuff nightmares are made of.

The art of matching color and the selection of dominant, secondary and accent hues are the two things a homeowner must have a basic understanding of before he implements his living room color ideas. The basis for choosing a palette is of course the themes and colors that appeal to him. In addition to this, the colors he chooses must show the most out of the living room.

We come to the 60-30-10 rule in the fruition of living room color ideas. According to this rule, a dominant color must make up 60% of the living room, a secondary color, 30% and an accent color, 10%. The choice of colors presupposes their coordinating well with one another.

It is a very subjective choice when it comes to the selection of dominant and secondary colors. The homeowner has the prerogative to select colors that he can tolerate in large doses. He is free to discard colors that strains his eyes when he looks at them in large doses. He is also allowed to disregard colors that make a bad impression on him. He is the commander with regards to the implementation of his living room paint ideas.

Accent colors are part and parcel of living room paint ideas. Accent colors are usually bold colors. They are sure to spice up a living room when they are placed in a bright punch. A sense of life and vitality is brought to a living room by a bright color sprinkled in small doses.

Familiarization with the color wheel is essential for living room paint ideas. A general idea of where colors are in relation with one another on the wheel will guide a homeowner in balancing the colors in his living room. Complementary colors coordinate well with each other. They are colors found on polar opposite ends of the wheel.

Looking at paint cards, swatches of fabric or color samples side by side will aid an uncertain homeowner to determine how a prospective color scheme will look. Before investing time and money on paint and furnishings to implement his living room paint ideas, he must first make this very important comparison. It is from the largest piece in the living room that the color scheme for the room is selected.




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