Monday, April 2, 2012

Sprucing Up Your Apartment For Spring

Once again, spring is upon us! Our winter was so mild though, it seems as if spring was around the corner the entire season.

So, this spring, after all of your spring cleaning is done, what do you plan on doing to spruce up your apartment? New drapes? New furniture? How about adding an accent wall to your living spaces? Hands down, adding color to a room by painting an accent wall is a great idea. It refreshes your senses and it is an inexpensive way to update a room.

It’s easy to go wrong with a color. It may not compliment the room itself or it may not compliment your furniture. Always be sure to collect color swatches before you decide to buy the paint and just start painting. Then again, it is only paint and you can always paint over it.

Always keep in mind that your accent wall is going to be the first wall that is noticed when someone enters the room. Focus on what you want to accent in that particular room. In your dining room maybe it’s your table, in your bedroom maybe it’s your comforter and in your living room maybe you want that tinniest bit of dark green in your patterned couch to ‘POP’. Whatever it is you want to help accent in that room choose your wall and color wisely.

Best of luck to you on your painting adventure!