One of the things on my “do these things before the twins arrive” list was to finally PAINT.
When we moved into our home in 2013, it had all been painted a lovely neutral beige, with all the trims and moldings a nice complimentary white. No worries, we said. We’ll paint as we decorate!
Well…yeah. The outside of the house had been painted, the nursery inside the house had been painted, and that was it. Because you know what happened after that?
The twins arrived. A month and a half EARLY.
I’m not joking when I say I had paint samples taped to walls in all the rooms of our house for MONTHS. They’re literally gone now because I started having to dust them – I’m totally for real!
And are the rest of the walls painted yet? Um…nope. I figured I needed a little kick in the behind. And this might just do it! Check it out – the perfect painting resource from the folks at Home Advisor!
What is absolutely nuts is the fact that our Master Bedroom will be painted some shade of blue, and our kitchen will be painted some shade of gray! Hey, I’m not too far off the design curve!
What about you? What colors have you painted the walls in your home?
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I love this, but I pick colors based on what I like. And then I change them a few years later 😉
Love this! We are doing our bedroom (soon) in deep brown and red (one wall). Looks like I picked some good colors!
I have never thought about the effects of color in my mood at home, I just pick a color that I think would be nice for a specific room and that’s it. It would be nice to color according to its purpose though. This is insightful!
This color theory definitely makes a lot of sense! I would love to color the rooms in the house this way. Thanks for the infographic, it’s really informative.
LOL my bedroom is THAT BLUE color! And I LOVE it – it’s got a touch of green to it, very oceanlike and so tranquil. Guess I nailed that one!
I think it is so interesting that Home Advisor has gotten so specific with what color they believe each room in a home should be! I do understand that there is a psychology to color but I’m not sure that we should all have the same colors in specific rooms.
So, I have the right color of my kitchen and bathroom. Something red for the dining room was unusual but maybe a touch of red and pink can do.
really good information that you shared above! my birth stone is amethyst or purply/violet colour and i wanted it to my room one day now i know the meaning of it and some colours that iwanted. wish i can paint my room now if we’re not renting
This is pretty cool!! When I redo my house, I am going to have to follow this chart.
Great ideas there!! Of course, all my rooms need to be purple! But that’s not science!
When I was a teenager, I painted my room purple and loved it! I’d do it again now if my apt complex would let me. LOL
Love this infographic! Noting these down for future reference! 🙂
That’s interesting that they said grey for the kitchen. I had always thought yellow was the color of choice since it has a way to brighten your day! My old kitchen was yellow for this very reason. Now we live in a log cabin and well, I can’t paint a single thing lol
This is really cool! We’re moving to a new house soon and doing quite a bit of repainting, The rooms will be gray and lavender, the living room and dining room blue, the utility room is dark blue, and the bathrooms are grayish-cream. These are great things to think about!
Our master bedroom is a light green with cream paint. Love the color because we like it. But I might go with cream when we repaint our powder room this summer.
I had no idea certain colors invoked certain feelings and stimulations. I’ll definitely keep this in mind for when we purchase our first home. I’m tired of living with bland white walls in all of our rentals.
Great resources! I prefer neutral colors when it comes to painting rooms. You can never go wrong with white….:) Thanks for sharing!
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This is pretty cool!! When I redo my house, I am going to have to follow this chart.
What a great infographic! It is interesting to read about how different colors represent different moods. Thanks forsharing!