Before you even start to redecorate there are some questions you should ask yourself. First among them is what purpose the room is to be used for and who will use it. These will determine the types of materials and colors you chose to use.
For example if you have young children an all white color wall and furniture color scheme and white or pale colored carpet would be highly impractical. You would spend your life getting stressed about keeping it clean and probably drive your family crazy in the process.
We have white tiles on our family, dining room and kitchen floor and they show every bit of dirt. They were there when we moved in and I am not about to incur huge expense required to replace them. I certainly wouldn’t want them if we had a young family though.
If it is going to be a room used by children will you will want surfaces that wipe clean easily and are not susceptible to stains.
You also need to think about what is your favorite color or whether they are colors you dislike. You need to choose colors you can live with. If you had a room that was dark you might choose a lemon color for walls. I know for a fact though that I could not live with lemon or yellow. Most of our walls are a neutral shade. Those that aren’t are blue. In another house we had a deep pink on the lounge room walls, but it was a huge room and the warmer color gave it a cozier feel.
A house I visited once had walls that were in shades of red. While I could see it worked well and gave the room a cozy feel and suited the couple whose home it was, I know I could never live with red walls either. I’d feel hemmed in.
Join me for more decorating thoughts next week.
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