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3 Colors to Paint Your Living Room and 3 Colors to Avoid

Are you ready to redecorate your living room?

By Patricia GravesPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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3 Colors to Paint Your Living Room and 3 Colors to Avoid
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The color in which you paint your living room is more difficult to choose than you would have imagined, especially when you want to harmoniously combine the style of your home with the shade you want and the extent to which it fits a living room.

When painting the living room, no matter what color you have in mind, it is ideal to consider one essential aspect: brightness. Whichever paint you choose, make sure that when you apply it to the wall it will look the same as in the store. For this, he asks for the help of a specialist.

Learn to choose the right color for your home!

Colors in which to paint your living room

Red. If you haven't thought about painting your living room red yet, because it's not exactly a color often used for a living room, you should give it a try.

Red will give the living room a touch of royal elegance and a feeling of space. In addition, during the day, such a color will give shine to the space, while with the help of artificial light, you will be able to obtain, during the evening, an intimate and very welcoming atmosphere.

Yellow. Yellow, in combination with dusty white, will help give your living room more light, especially when you have no large windows or too few, creating the impression of more space. If you do not have a large living room, choosing to paint it in shades of yellow and white, you can only meet these needs by using the right colors!

Orange. Warm colors always have a special impact on any room. The living room is a room that should break out of the old patterns of the cold and uninhabited space and fall into the category of a room where everyone gathers… for a relaxing evening. So, a color that warms the atmosphere a little, such as orange, helps you to revive the living room and to receive your guests in a much friendlier atmosphere.

What colors to avoid for the living room

Even if you like a color, applying it exclusively in a room is not good.

Cold colors, too bright, harsh, and even visually repulsive are not a good idea when choosing to paint your living room. You must always keep in mind that your home must be more inclined to comfort than to aesthetic perfection.

Blue is not a good idea when it comes to your living room. Painting your walls blue or any other shade means creating a cool space where, despite your best efforts and good intentions, others feel a little awkward.

According to interior designer Sally Augustin, when you choose such a color, you must also assume that the living room will soon become the room that, inexplicably, they will all gradually avoid.

Pink. Although it is a pleasant color when it comes to decorations, clothes, and even painting the bathroom, on which it has a delightful effect when it comes to the living room… pink does not find its place. Regardless of the rest of the furniture, the style is chosen and the shade of pink chosen, the living room will become a space where you will start to feel more like a muse than a home.

Choose it for the bedroom and you will enjoy its calming effects! The living room should be a vibrant space with good and soothing energy.

Green. Although it has a strong calming effect and gives intimacy, when applied in the bedroom, green does not make a good team with the living room.

Neither raw green nor emerald green is the ideal shade when painting your living room. No matter how much you like it, in a very short time, you will feel tired and you will feel the need to make a change. Even if you are not necessarily aware of this and do not explain why the living room will only become a transition room to the comfortable bedroom.

Many people tend to paint their homes in their favorite colors, regardless of whether they are too strong, harsh, and could become tiring. After all, even when you like a color, you can't dress the same way every day.

Diversity is a natural psychological need, so … think twice before choosing the color for the living room!

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