If you’d like to give your interiors a bit of a makeover but would also like to get it done quickly and cheaply…well, welcome to the club! It’s natural to find yourself getting a little tired with your interiors from time to time, wishing there was something you could do to inject a little life into the place. Huge refurbishments and decorating projects are all well and good, but a) you need a ton of time to sort them and b) probably plenty of cash too.
So, is there a way of refreshing your interiors, without ever having to go to extremes?
Indeed there is – you just have to focus on the smaller things that can make the biggest differences!
Painting is just about the quickest, cheapest and most effective way of transforming the look and feel of any interior living space. But you don’t even have to go so far as to repaint your entire home, or even an entire room for that matter.
So for those chasing maximum impact for minimum effort, here’s a look at four quick and easy ways to refresh your home’s interiors:
Feature Walls
First up, it’s amazing how big of a difference you can make if you simply focus on one wall in the room of your choice. A feature wall can be as bold or as subtle as you want it to be. You can paint it a contrasting color to that of the rest of the room, cover it in strategically chosen wallpaper, use it to display larger wall art or really anything else you can think of. It’s simply a case of making this one wall become a primary focus point for the room, providing a sense of contrast with the other walls and ceiling. A feature wall can also be made even more striking by positioning key items of furniture against it. So in the bedroom for example, the bedhead could be positioned with the feature wall behind it. Or in the living room, the feature wall could frame the fireplace.
Paint Internal Doors
If you’re out to bring welcome change to the whole of your home from top to bottom, never underestimate the power of painted doors. Interior doors can be any from subtle and borderline invisible to the kinds of features that punctuate your home with color and style. Once again, the idea is to think of a color that either complements or contrasts with the surroundings. It’s a lot quicker and easier than painting the interior spaces themselves, but the effect is no less striking. There’s also plenty of scope for experimentation, which is always fun to get stuck into!
Paint Hardwood Floors
If you’re lucky enough to have real wooden flooring, the sky’s the limit when it comes to creativity. Once again, it’s up to you whether you go subtle and natural, or brave and bold. Of course, there are certain colours and shades which for obvious reasons are never going to look particularly great as colours for the floor. Likewise, you’ll need to be careful when it comes to the type of paint you choose, not to mention how meticulous you are with preparation and application. Still, if you want the entire room to look and feel different from top to bottom, painting hardwood floors can be a good way of going about it.
Paint the Ceiling
Last but not least, the same is also true for the exact opposite element in the room – the ceiling. Often overlooked though an important part of the room for obvious reasons, painting the ceiling is one of those slightly tricky jobs that can nonetheless pay dividends. Given gravity and all, it does tend to be a little on the messy side and probably isn’t best suited to those on the clumsy side. Nevertheless, choose the right colour for your ceiling and it’s amazing how much it can transform the room in its entirety. You could even think about matching the colour of the ceiling with that of the feature wall, which can sometimes intensify the effect many times over.
In summary, it’s worth remembering that interior painting doesn’t have to be an ‘all or nothing’ project. Focus on the features of your home and smaller accent areas – always being sure to patch-test the colours you choose, before going all the way.
For more information on anything to do with interior painting, get in touch with the Homm CPS team today.