How To Change The Size And Shape Of A Room Using Paint Colors
Paint colors can affect the way we see a particular space. Wall colors, for instance, can change how we perceive a room’s size and shape; how should you choose and use colors to achieve the effect you want for your home?
Lighter and cooler colors generally tend to recede so they appear farther away. Darker and warmer colors, on the other hand, advance so they appear to move towards us. This basic color concept can be used to paint rooms so they appear larger or smaller, change the room’s shape, and hide the ugly features of the home.
Make A Room Appear Larger Or Smaller
The eyes stop at lines where the color changes and this makes the edges and size of the room more apparent. Lighter colors allow your eyes to travel continuously around the space so this gives the effect of a room appearing larger.
Using different colors make it easier to see boundaries and this can make small rooms appear smaller. You cannot easily see boundaries when the same color is used creating an illusion that the space continues.
Make The Room Feel More Spacious
If the room is very large, a ceiling with a darker color than the walls can make it appear lower and thus make the room feel cozier. If a space makes you claustrophobic, then paint the ceiling a lighter color to raise its apparent height and make the room feel more spacious.
Alter The Shape Of The Room
Painting the two short walls in a long room with a shade darker than the main wall color will make the room appear more of a square shape. For those with large, bare walls, you can break up the space with molding above and below. Paint the bottom with a darker color than the one above to ground the space.
Disguise Unattractive Items
If you have features in the room that you do not want to look at, have these “eyesores” painted in the same color as the walls. This would make them blend in and become less noticeable.
For rooms with lots of angles and architectural features that you want to downplay, try painting all the surfaces the same color.
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