Guest Blogger: Infuse Your Living Room with Color and Texture

Guest Blogger #435, Entry #1052, March 29, 2012

Your living room is one of the most important rooms in your home. Oftentimes it’s the central point for friends and family to gather, so you want it to be a reflection of your personal taste and style.

One way to do that is through color. Choosing the perfect color for your living room doesn’t have to be a frustrating experience. There are many ­­­places to turn to for inspiration and to find the color that will best compliment you and your home. If you feel stuck, you can draw inspiration from your everyday life using color combinations from your favorite dish, nature, or even a pattern from a vintage dress that you received from your grandmother.

Infuse your living spaces with color!

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Choose Color Palettes From Your Favorite Dish:

Any food lover will tell you that the most delicious dining experiences are filled with the perfect blend of flavors, scents, and colors. Set the tone in your living room with hints of cream, dashes of spice, and indulgent drippings of chocolate or coffee. Give each guest the same experience they would receive from consuming their favorite dessert.

Patterned Accent Walls:

Wallpaper is back in style, but who wants to go through all of the hassle of putting it up?  A simpler, less permanent solution is to create or purchase a stencil with your favorite pattern and to paint it directly onto the wall. It serves as the perfect backdrop to any contemporary living space. A bold colored pattern allows the wall to take center stage and dress up even the most modest living rooms.

Wallpaper can add color and dimension to any space

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Color Inspired By Nature:

When selecting colors from nature, green is often a popular choice. Choose a shade of light green, a color that brings calm and quiet elegance, creating an atmosphere that evokes nature. Compliment the green with accents of different shades of natural wood. Place a few real plants in various corners in your living space to complete the look and evoke the feeling of nature.

Visit Des Plaines Painters for more design and color ideas and information.

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