Paint your way to a New Designer Look
Jessica Ackerman
March 19, 2010
Did you know that you can give your home a contemporary designer vibe with just paint? Today´s paint is more versatile than ever and comes in a vast array of finishes and colors that manufacturers are continually expanding and updating. Creative uses and combinations of paint can give your home a fresh modern look, taking it from the past decade into current designer trends.
Bold Uses of Color
A hot design trend is to use bold vibrant colors like aqua blue, lime green and tangerine not just as color accents, but as the main color in a room. These bracing swaths of color provide an energizing backdrop for sleek modern furniture and they are easily paired with preferred modern neutral colors like chocolate and slate. An equally distinctive approach is to pair a strong color with a cool or warm counterpoint: For instance, cool blues and greens can be used to tone down a hot coral and a warm lilac can balance lime green.
A strong bold color can also be used on an accent wall to draw attention to that area of the room or to provide a striking backdrop behind furniture or wall art. You can choose a subtle approach, such as a rich cocoa colored accent wall in a taupe room, or go vibrant with a striking turquoise wall as a foil for cream colored walls.
Play with Light: Metallics and Glosses
Add depth to a room by playing with light and texture. Choose the same color of paint, but do one wall in a glossy finish and the remaining walls in a matte finish. Light plays differently and creates visual interest from one surface to another. Metallic and pearlescent paint adds light and drama to walls, bringing a warm appealing glow to a space. Think about the amount of natural light and artificial light used in a room when choosing paint with a metallic finish; for example, a kitchen will gain a welcoming sparkle when a pale yellow metallic paint is used on a sun drenched wall.
Modern Wall Murals
A professional artist can create a stunning modern mural on the wall that repeats and ties into other design elements in a room. You can create this look yourself by tracing a pattern from wall paper, furniture or an accent onto a transparency sheet; use a projector to cast the image on the wall then trace it lightly with a pencil and paint the image as desired. Take a look a modern design magazines and websites to get inspiration on creating and repeating patterns of different sizes and finishes throughout a space.
White-on-White
Decorating a room in shades of white give it a classic, expansive look that where pale pastel shades will have a sophisticated effect or bright colors move into a dominant position. Shades of white need to be carefully chosen to work with lighting; the goal is to create a warm nebulous effect rather than one that is harsh and sterile.
Always Contemporary Black and White
Black and white is a classic mix for a contemporary spaces and the provide the perfect combination for a versatile monochromatic backdrop when paired with grey and silver. Energetic pops of bold color add visual drama just where you want it; of course, red is a tried-and-true accent color, or go with current trends that lean toward turquoise, fuchsia, lime, tangerine and egg yolk yellow. Don´t overlook the importance of stripes, checks and pattern in a monochromatic decor.
Visit the store Walldecorandhomeaccents.com for more great information on wine rack wall and wall sconce candle holder.
Bold Uses of Color
A hot design trend is to use bold vibrant colors like aqua blue, lime green and tangerine not just as color accents, but as the main color in a room. These bracing swaths of color provide an energizing backdrop for sleek modern furniture and they are easily paired with preferred modern neutral colors like chocolate and slate. An equally distinctive approach is to pair a strong color with a cool or warm counterpoint: For instance, cool blues and greens can be used to tone down a hot coral and a warm lilac can balance lime green.
A strong bold color can also be used on an accent wall to draw attention to that area of the room or to provide a striking backdrop behind furniture or wall art. You can choose a subtle approach, such as a rich cocoa colored accent wall in a taupe room, or go vibrant with a striking turquoise wall as a foil for cream colored walls.
Play with Light: Metallics and Glosses
Add depth to a room by playing with light and texture. Choose the same color of paint, but do one wall in a glossy finish and the remaining walls in a matte finish. Light plays differently and creates visual interest from one surface to another. Metallic and pearlescent paint adds light and drama to walls, bringing a warm appealing glow to a space. Think about the amount of natural light and artificial light used in a room when choosing paint with a metallic finish; for example, a kitchen will gain a welcoming sparkle when a pale yellow metallic paint is used on a sun drenched wall.
Modern Wall Murals
A professional artist can create a stunning modern mural on the wall that repeats and ties into other design elements in a room. You can create this look yourself by tracing a pattern from wall paper, furniture or an accent onto a transparency sheet; use a projector to cast the image on the wall then trace it lightly with a pencil and paint the image as desired. Take a look a modern design magazines and websites to get inspiration on creating and repeating patterns of different sizes and finishes throughout a space.
White-on-White
Decorating a room in shades of white give it a classic, expansive look that where pale pastel shades will have a sophisticated effect or bright colors move into a dominant position. Shades of white need to be carefully chosen to work with lighting; the goal is to create a warm nebulous effect rather than one that is harsh and sterile.
Always Contemporary Black and White
Black and white is a classic mix for a contemporary spaces and the provide the perfect combination for a versatile monochromatic backdrop when paired with grey and silver. Energetic pops of bold color add visual drama just where you want it; of course, red is a tried-and-true accent color, or go with current trends that lean toward turquoise, fuchsia, lime, tangerine and egg yolk yellow. Don´t overlook the importance of stripes, checks and pattern in a monochromatic decor.
Visit the store Walldecorandhomeaccents.com for more great information on wine rack wall and wall sconce candle holder.
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