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HOUSE PAINTING TIPS - Eunike Living
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT COLOURS? Choosing colours when decorating your home can be a daunting task as you may not know if the colours match well before they are painted on the walls. Colours play a role by differentiating and highlighting objects and spaces. Its characteristics can also affect our mood or make a room appear different, simply by the way it is decorated. Here are some useful tips to consider when choosing colours. WHAT EFFECTS DO COLOURS HAVE? FUNCTIONAL These hues are usually understated, such as white, black, grey and tan. You may have all your walls in a soft eggshell colour and offset this single colour with bold furniture and appealing look. DECCORATIVE These are bold colours that are often used as highlights for a room. Use accent colours such as red and yellow for furnishings and feature walls to create a visual interest. EMOTIONAL Each colour radiates its own energy to influence emotion. They can simulate relax, cheer you up or make you melancholy. For example, blue creates a calm and relaxed environment while green is refreshing. HOW DO YOU COORDINATE THE COLOURS? After determining the kind of mood you hope to create, how do you coordinate the colours for your walls and furniture? Here are some simple theories to guide you with the use of this colour wheel. 
MONOCHROMATIC Choose any shade, tint or tone of one colour, for example red-violet, to create a simple colour scheme based on the lighter or darker variations of red-violet. You could also add neutral colours such as white and grey for extra visual interest. COMPLEMENTARY Choose two colours that lie opposite each other on the colour wheel with the greatest contrasts, such as blue and orange. The vivid clash of tones can create and uplift the home. ADJACENT Choose two or three colours lying next to each other on the colour wheel. For example, combine red with red-orange and orange. The colour effect should be subtle or striking, depending on the shades, tints or tones you choose. TRIADIC Use three colours that are equidistant on the colour wheel, such as red-orange, blue-violet and yellow-green. For best results, you should use one dominant colour and the two others as subtle colours. EFFECTIVE USE OF COLOURS 
| HOW TO RAISE CEILING? Colours can be used to change the size of your home. You may use 3 different shades of colour to make a low ceiling appear higher. Simple use the strongest shade of colour on the base of the room, then paint the medium shade of colour for the walls, and finish off with the lightest tint of the colour for the ceiling. | 
| HOW TO HIGHLIGHT FEATURES? You like the special features you have created for your home to be the centre of attention , for instance, the ornate cornices, window frames and arches. To highlight these features, contrasting colours may be used on these features against your wall colour. | 
| HOW TO CREATE WIDTH IN YOUR HALL? A long narrow hall will appear shorter and wider if the end walls are decorated with a dark or warm shade of colour, and the side walls with a light or pastel colour. | 
| HOW TO ADD WARMTH TO YOUR ROOM? To create a cosy atmosphere in your room, apply a colour that is warm in tone. This simply means the colour has more red and yellow than blue, which will instantly make the room look and feel warmer. |
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