Want to make your home feel happy without spending a fortune on new furniture and expensive home accessories? Believe it or not, it can be done. All you need is paint and some imagination to blend colors properly. Whenever you feel that it’s time for a change, just add a fresh coat of paint. It will make a big difference. Here are some guidelines on how to do it right.

Choose The Right Type Of Paint

The market is packed with different types of paint for your home’s interior walls. The two most common are oil-based and water-based paints. Latex is third choice, but it’s slightly expensive. The benefits of latex though, are that it’s extremely durable and resilient. After you’ve made a choice, start hunting for brands and companies that sell the paint. You’ll be shocked to find out that the palette is vast. Search for reviews before making a final decision.

Move On To Selecting The Color Palette

To freshen up the living area, settle on a lighter nuance. If you’re sick and tired on plain white that makes you feel like walking into a hospital, go for beige, ivory or light yellow. These are very easy to integrate into your existing home decor. The purpose of repainting your home’s walls is to freshen up the whole space. Your living area will feel clean and airy; not to mention that old odors will vanish for good.

Make Your Rooms Seem Bigger With A Fresh Coat Of Paint

A fresh coat of paint can make your home’s room seem bigger. This is particularly true when you want to switch from a darker nuance to a lighter tone. The average homeowner probably has the bedroom painted in traditional blue; that’s not necessarily a bad thing. However, if you want to create the illusion that a small room seems bigger, choose a paint that’s 30% lighter.

Pastel blue, for example, might seem like a wiser choice. To give your bedroom an atmosphere boost, complement the new color with pastel yellow shades. The end result will be astounding!

Brighten up!

We want our homes to breathe freshness and cleanness. If you haven’t painted your walls in 5 years, changing the furniture and adding mirrors everywhere won’t help. A new coat of paint – whether it’s darker or lighter – will brighten up your home; making it look and feel completely different.

Natural light from the sun reflects beautifully on light pink, for example. If you want to switch things up, you can always go for a blend of pink and ivory; or choose any other combo of a lighter with a darker coat of paint.

Change The Theme

Looking to give your home a more vintage vibe? It might be the best time to remove old wallpaper. Replace it with a coat of paint in a cherry blend. If the impact is too striking, you can always mix things up. Striped walls are the newest trend in home decor. Vertical stripes add height, whereas horizontal stripes add width.

Most hallways are narrow spaces that seem congested, and not all welcoming. With stripes, you can expand the area, making it look bigger and wider. Settle on the right paint combo. Once again, the best mix should feature at least one light shade of beige, white, or ivory.

Go Crazy On The Color Blends

Most homeowner don’t want to take risks when painting the walls of their homes. However, if you want to see real change happening, you need to take a risk. Of course, this doesn’t mean going all-black on all 4 walls of your living room. Before getting started, check the web for advice. There are lots of websites you can access to get some inspiration on what color blends best match with your interior decor.

Last but not least, save a few hundred dollars to change the curtains and shades after the painting process. Invest in quality fabrics, and your place will look and feel new, fresh, and more modern. If you feel you can’t do it all by yourself, don’t be afraid to ask for guidance. It can be tough to repaint a home; you certainly don’t want to end up with a color that you don’t like; or that doesn’t appeal to your sense of style.