Enhance Your Interior with Paint
The new year brings new trends in interior colors, textiles, and themes. The easiest and least expensive way to provide a clean and fresh feel in your home is to paint. If your home is due for a "glow up" and you are shopping around for colors and ideas, consider the following.
Room Mood: Interior paint is inspired by the theme, mood, lighting, and purpose. Light neutrals like soft ivory and warm white exude a quiet and serene atmosphere. Deeper tones of beige and earthy undertones also provide a calming essence. Use dark colors that add depth and create an intimate, more dramatic vibe for a moody feel. Bold colors add excitement and contrast, especially when incorporating colors from the opposite sides of the color wheel. Choose a ceiling color that is a shade within the same color family so the room appears larger while adding continuity.
Sheen: The paint sheen determines how much light the painted surface reflects. Paint sheens have several options: flat, matte, eggshell, satin, semi-gloss, gloss, and high gloss. Paint sheens affect the paint's color saturation and durability and determine if imperfections on the wall's surface are highlighted. Low-sheen paint has less shine and is more prone to scratches and marks, but will hide wall imperfections. High-sheen paint has shine and is the most durable, but it will easily show wall imperfections.
Room Use: Eggshell paint is durable and easy to clean, making it a good choice for rooms that are used often, such as bedrooms, dining areas, and living/family rooms. It also reflects more light than flat or matte paint but still hides major imperfections. Use satin paint for bathrooms, laundry rooms, and kitchens. Semi-gloss works well for interior doors, window trim, and baseboards. It is best to use flat or matte paint on ceilings.
Collaborate flooring, cabinets, and furniture: Recognize the undertone of the room's color themes. Tile, hardwood, LVP, carpet, paint, cabinetry, and furniture have warm, neutral, or cool undertones. Decide whether you want to create contrast or balance and harmony between the floors, walls, and cabinets. Choosing a similar undertone between the three will maintain balance, but it could be monotonous. Selecting a slight contrast will make each individual element stand out and provide a cohesive look.
Beautify your home in 2025 with a paint-over. If the paint is only part of your interior upgrade, seek advice from home design specialists. At NK Floors, we will help you dream and plan your paint, floor, and home upgrades this year!