Visit the Authentic Home Store

Authentic Home


Create the Room You Desire with Paint Color

Article4_CreateTheRoomYouDesire.jpgSure, it's easy to dream about the perfect room for your home. While flipping through any home magazine, an abundance of beautifully decorated rooms adorn the pages that inspire and motivate. Or perhaps you have a friend that has a perfect room you admire from afar? Either way, there is inspiration that can be found in all facets of life to encourage you to design your own home sanctuary.

One of the first steps in creating a beautiful space is with paint color. Color provides the foundation for the rest of your room’s décor and immediately changes the look and feel of your space. I encourage you to take baby steps when trying to create your desirable room. Take on projects only when you have enough time to complete them. Start with the paint colors for your walls and ceilings, which are usually the largest areas of a room and the most cost effective way to bring color and beauty to a space with the greatest impact. Of course faux painting, stenciling and other effects for walls and ceilings are all great ways to provide color, texture and interest to your space. For a nominal investment you can quickly change the look of your space and be on the path to create the room you desire.

As mentioned, paint color does provide the greatest impact to a space, so take your time in selecting the best quality paint in the color you desire. Today, paint manufacturers are keeping up with fashion color trends and update their color palettes much more frequently than in years past. There are currently an overwhelming amount of paint colors and finish choices on the market. I encourage you to select a brand of paint that provides you with the best tools, such as paint product samples or large color samples, and stick with it.

Most people genuinely feel differently when in a colored space. There is an entire psychology of color that proves color can impact ones mood or behavior. My goal is to guide people to experience the beauty of color in their homes. Life is too short to live your best life in a white box.  Open the door to color and see the beauty unfold.