Color is one of the most important decorating decision you'll make!

Color is an underrated, yet vital piece of our lives.

• • Color attracts your attention

  • Color changes your mood

  • Color gives voice to your personality

  • Color sets a mood in your home

  • Color unites each room in a house

Your Project

Determine what is going to stay in the room you are changing. Think about the cabinets, tile, fireplace, or rug. Make sure the paint color you choose works well with those features.

Features

Highlight the unique features in your home. Look at your crown molding, woodwork, arched entrances, or window treatments and find a way to accentuate them. You can use contrasting colors. For example, a lighter color on your focal point and darker on the wall. Or try using an accent wall to spice things up. You can always paint a different color, add wallpaper or add a border to make your room unique.

Make a Change

Color can help you play tricks on the mind. It can emphasize features, while minimizing others. If you have a small room and you want to make it seem larger, you should try painting the walls blue, green, or violet. These colors make the walls appear to recede. If you have a large room and you want to give the room a more comfortable feeling, you should paint it in red, brown, tan, or gold. These colors make the walls appear to come toward you. A feature not many people consider is the ceiling. If you paint the ceiling a light color it will appear higher. If you paint it a dark color the ceiling will appear lower. The last trick for a project is an interesting one. You can make a narrow room appear wider by using two colors. If you paint the long walls in a light color and the short walls in a dark color, the room will look wider.