It’s summer and therefore it’s time to spruce up your home after all of the purging from your spring cleaning. Now that you can see your walls and floors again, why not make a change so that they add flavor to your home? 2011 has inspired some exciting new color trends that can change your home from boring to inspiring. Painting projects can be a drag so why not let a professional handyman painter from Handyman Connection of Florida help you out?

This year, Sherwin Williams has come out with four lines of fashion forward paint colors. Since its summer, we suggest their Gentle Medley line. This line focuses on soft colors that can remind you of summer all year round. These pastel tones and parchment pale neutrals can add a young and relaxing feel to your home. From the lively “breaktime” blue to the “Chivalry Copper” orange, your home can bring 2011 summer trends into your life. A handyman painter can easily help you get these colors into your kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms.

AkzoNobel has also come out with their Color of the Year that ties perfectly in line with the Gentle Medley line. They chose a citrus yellow color that is full of energy and positivity. This color can bring character and voice to your home. It is the perfect reflection of summer that invites emotions of warmth and sunshine all year round.

Handyman Connection’s professional painters can easily and quickly transform your home with the new interior paint colors of 2011. Check out our website for a free quote, or contact us for more information from a Handyman painter.

So you’ve decided that your house needs some sprucing up. A simple new coat of paint can change your walls from drab to fabulous, but don’t reach for your faithful off-white hue just yet. A little creativity can go a long way when making a room look open, breezy, and inviting. Explore all your interior painting options before purchasing your brushes and colors.

Create an Accent Wall

Can’t decide between two different colors? Well, now you don’t have to. A popular interior painting style involves painting one wall a different color from the other three. This is called the accent wall, and it usually takes on the bolder of the two colors. Accent walls direct the visitor’s focus in one direction, calling attention to the décor or furniture near that specific wall.

Pay Attention to Moldings

Moldings often get ignored during new paint jobs, but taking the time to paint them a shade lighter than the wall can give the room an extra level of sophistication. These kinds of details may seem trivial, but they are opportunities to give your house a professional looking touch.

Wainscot

Walls with wainscot, an interior design piece in the molding family that is placed over a wall, look best with contrasting colors. Leave the wainscot white, and paint the walls bright and bold. You can create an artificial wainscot by painting the top and bottom portions of the wall differing colors. Line the meeting of the two colors with a strip of molding or wallpaper border.

Consider Ceiling Options

Traditional white ceilings can make a room seem open and breezy, but opting to paint it a darker color can give a warm, homey vibe. When using dark, earthy tones, consider choosing a shade other than white for your ceiling.

Paint a Mural

If you have a strong creative side, feel free to express yourself on your walls. Some of the most interesting interior designs feature large murals. These pieces of art can be abstract, traditional, realistic, or creative. Although you may see more murals in nurseries or children’s rooms, tasteful artwork can also comfortably find its home on the walls of the master bedroom or kitchen. If it is in your budget, you can bring in an artist. You can also purchase stencils and outlines to help you with your mural.

All of the taping, floor covering and ladder climbing involved in painting might be keeping you from refinishing your favorite room. If you have been finding yourself in this situation, we can show you the way out in Tampa, Bradenton and even Orlando.

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Interior Painting (HGTV)

How to Choose the Right Colors For Your Rooms (This Old House)

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Walls do more than break an open house into rooms; they play a very important role in the overall look of the home. A room can go from bland to brilliant with a few strokes of a paint brush or an afternoon of properly putting up wallpaper. You can surround yourself with your favorite colors, patterns and even images by way of finishing your walls. While both paint and wallpaper can do the trick, many people find themselves wondering which option is better.

As much as personal preference plays a role in any home renovation decision, there are some differences to consider between the two media.

• Ease of installation- Paint tends to win this argument hands down. Even a novice remodeler can effectively paint a wall. While this does not take texturing or painting patterns into account, spreading paint is considerably easier than the process of putting up wallpaper that is straight and free of air bubbles.
• Intricate design- Wallpaper takes the cake here. While you can absolutely paint intricate designs, it is far simpler to pick out a wallpaper pattern that you like. You literally have hundreds to choose from.
• Modern look- While this is the most debatable point we will make, we are choosing paint as the winner in this category. Many people associate wallpaper and their grandparents’ house. This is important to keep in mind–regardless of your personal opinion–if you are remodeling to help sell your home. A potential buyer might be turned off by what they perceive as an outdated look.
• Ease of replacement- Once again paint wins the battle. While dark paints may take several layers of primer, properly changing wallpaper is more time consuming and difficult. It is possible to wallpaper or even paint over existing wallpaper, but this is not recommended. Having multiple layers on your wall can lead to air bubbles in the future.
• Longevity- Wallpaper easily wins the longevity argument. Paint needs to be touched up every few years, while quality wallpaper can easily last a decade or more. The only question becomes whether you are happy with having the exact same walls for a decade plus.
• Cost- Up front paint is considerably less expensive than wallpaper. While there is an argument for wallpaper’s longevity (bringing its total cost down), paint is still generally less expensive. Think about it like this: you buy wallpaper by the square foot and paint by the gallon.

While this is an unofficial set of guidelines, we have paint winning the competition 4-2. Our guidelines took aesthetics, functionality and monetary factors into account so by our decision-making process the choice is easy. As we said, your own personal tastes may value aesthetics more than other factors, so some people will choose wallpaper and there is nothing wrong with that. In the end you should be happy with your walls.

If you have any questions about your options when it comes to finishing off your walls or need a helping hand in getting the job done feel free to visit us online.

Sources:

Searchwarp.com

Remodeling Geeks

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