Thursday 21 February 2013

The most common painting mistake is choosing a fabulous color that somehow turns hideously wrong to complete a paint job that looks gorgeous in the starting but with the passage of time, starts to crack, peel and chip. Some of the basic paint mistakes that are common listed below:

DREAMING UP COLORS
The best and easiest way to choose the right color for the home is to start with an inspiration that is visual. One may take the help of a makeover expert. They know each and every minutest detail regarding the paint. They can show you the different colors. It can be a rug or a picture from a magazine. In either case, the client is not left trying to describe the client’s idea of a color. The customers just have to simply point to it. Thus, it is more or less foolproof way to come up with other complementary colors to use in the room design.

PURSUING TRENDS
Choose your own colors as one is living with his own choices. One must choose hues that make them happy. One may take help from the clue that a person wears what solid colors besides black and white. If it feels good, chances are it will feel good around in the home.

MAKING SWATCH FOR WALL
Color paint has different versions and getting the right version can be tricky. Colors look darker on the wall, but the shine the paint, it will look lighter. Therefore, to avoid this one should use swatches to narrow the choices. Once the customer has handful, he may get containers of the paint. And then test the finalists on large pieces of poster board. One should prop the boards in the room and look them over the next few days in all light conditions, ranging from daylight to nightmare illumination. As color changes with the light. Different shades can take on appearances of the other colors near them, like carpet color, which is why one has to test the color in the room before the paint.

IGNORING WARM AND COOL
Color can change the perception of the room. As warm colors are expansive, can be used for social areas, like a dining room. On the other hand, cool colors are calming, thus can work perfect for a home office or bedroom. Keeping in mind, these points, common painting mistakes can be avoided.

EVERY WALL IS DIFFERENT
Every wall is different, and the color also looks different according to the wall. The wall without any door and a window will give a different look as compared to a wall with window or door.

FORGETTING THE CEILING
It is considered as a fifth wall but many experts disagree on how it should be painted. For painting the ceiling, one should use lighter shades as ceiling tend to look darker. Therefore, some designers prefer white color.

THINKING ALL PAINT IS THE SAME
All paints are not same. There are different varieties of paints like oil and latex, semi gloss to high gloss, flat to eggshell. Therefore, choosing paint for the lifetyme exteriors bedroom, one must choose flat or eggshell, while for adjoining bathroom paint it in the same shade in a more water resistant semi or high gloss. Flat paints hide imperfections in a wall the best, whereas glossier versions can highlight them. Thus, creating paint mistake.