Suppose you don’t want to move (or can’t) but you want to freshen up your home so you’ll feel good, like you have moved! What are some inexpensive things you can do to get a new look? How can you get the most bang for your buck?
Well, one of the least expensive ways to achieve the most dramatic change is with paint. Sometimes you’ll want to paint a room to give it an entirely new and/or fresh look. You can also paint just one wall for accent or drama. I’ve done a one wall paint in several different ways. One idea is to paint the focal wall. In most rooms with a tv, the tv wall is the focal wall. If that wall is darker, you’ll be surprised how it improves the look of the images on the tv screen. I think everything looks better against a dark wall.
Or, you may want to accent a wall that’s not the focal wall. A wall with a door and windows takes less paint and will accent the trim around the doors and windows. If you have nice trim, an accent color paint on the wall will really make the window and door trims pop.
I also like to accent odd shaped walls. Maybe the roof slopes on one wall or the doorway in a wall is arched or you have a wall with a recessed door. Painting those walls a different color accentuates the interest that a non-rectangular wall already has.
If you don’t like the color you’ve chosen or you eventually tire of it, the great thing about paint is that it’s inexpensive and easy to redo! Painting is probably the least expensive, easiest to achieve, most dramatic change you can get. It also freshens up a room and makes the whole room look newer than anything else you can try.
Unsure of your color choice? Buy a sample size and try it in a laundry room or closet to make sure before you spread it out on a large focal wall.
Give it a shot! Give yourself permission to let go, be bold and have fun!
Let me know what you’ve tried and how it worked out. Happy Decorating!
