Doesn’t everyone hate painting their house?
Most people do, but there is a small contingent of folks that don’t mind popping on some overalls and a t-shirt, mixing up some colors, and throwing a fresh coat of paint on their walls. It doesn’t matter if you love it or hate it, painting is just part of having a home.
However, different people have different opinions on how a room should look. In this post, we’ll look at 6 home painting ideas that can help you take the leap and go bold. The days of solid beige walls are over, it’s time for a shakeup.
Let’s pick up the brush and start painting, shall we?
Six Bold Home Painting Ideas
Remodeling and repainting the house is a time-consuming, but fun process. Before you start painting, clean the walls, get an Asbestos Survey, put up painter’s tape, and make sure you put on some old clothes you don’t mind ruining.
The way you paint the rooms in your house is an expression of yourself. You can do literally anything you want, but here some great ideas to get you off on the right foot.
1. Give Your Walls Texture
Let’s get a little weird out of the gate. One of the coolest looks to go with for your walls is to utilize some different techniques in addition to new colors to achieve a textured look.
You can purchase specialized brushes and rollers to get whatever look you’re going for, but it’s a lot more fun to just figure it out yourself. As long as you’re confident in your ability, try out rag rolling, marbling, and stippling with multiple colors to get a really neat depth in your walls.
2. Create a Mural
If you really want to express yourself, putting a custom mural on one or more of your walls is a great way to go. Let your guests see the real you when they come to visit.
You can truly do whatever you want here. If you’re an artist yourself, design something that best represents you or paint something inspired by one of your favorite artists. Murals make for great accent walls, but if you’re feeling adventurous, do the whole room.
3. Paint the Floors
Not a lot of people do this one, which is what makes it so unique. If you’ve got a hardwood or concrete floor, toss a coat of paint on it to complement the walls.
Try a solid color to give it a simple but exciting look, or try to emulate a marble or tiled floor with a pattern. Putting a shiny coat of epoxy will reflect natural light in a really beautiful way as well.
4. Cool Patterns
You can go in many different directions when it comes to patterns. Stripes, waves, polka dots, or something more abstract will all make your room pop.
Make it as colorful or as plain as you want, depending on the room. Maybe a darker, more restful pattern for a master bedroom and a brighter, more vibrant pattern for a child’s bedroom. Remember, you’ll have to look at it every day.
5. Accents
The accent wall has become a popular method for giving rooms a unique look in a simple way. This can range from a simple, solid color that complements or contrasts with the rest of the walls, or you can apply one of the previous methods on one of your walls.
Whatever you choose to do, an accent wall is a great backdrop for art and photography.
6. Colour Blocks
Feeling a little mod? Try color blocks on your walls and see if you can channel some of that swinging sixties energy in your room. Use painter’s tape to block off different shapes and paint them different bright colors to give your room a Mondrian feel.
Let Your Creativity Out
These are a few home painting ideas, but you should let your creativity shine through when painting your house. As long as it makes you happy, there’s no wrong way to do it. Pick a style and some colors and get to work on your masterpiece.
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