{"id":132,"date":"2019-12-01T19:01:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T17:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advice.aqarmap.com\/en\/?p=132"},"modified":"2020-04-14T11:28:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T09:28:33","slug":"adding-touch-of-color-to-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aqarmap.com.eg\/en\/advice\/adding-touch-of-color-to-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding touch of color to your home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colors reflect people\u2019s personalities, so by adding specific hue to your your home, it would spread laughter, coziness and loads of positive energy into the house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to lift<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a brush to brighten up your spaces with color. Window treatments, furnishings, and accessories are simple ways to add a little color to <a href=\"https:\/\/advice.aqarmap.com.eg\/en\/latest-decor-trends-and-styles-for-2019-20\/\">your decor<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colors of the rooms in your home are a main reflection of your personality. While most of us may not spend a lot of time thinking about his\/her room color, however, it may impact us everyday and can make our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aqarmap.com.eg\/en\/advice\/article\/15\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stay at home more enjoyable.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A room color can influence moods, thoughts and personalities. Thus, there are some tips you need to follow while <a href=\"https:\/\/advice.aqarmap.com.eg\/en\/most-common-design-mistakes\/\">painting and decorating<\/a> your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First thing you need to do when decorating a particular room; you need to divide the colors into percentages:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60% of a dominant color<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30% of a secondary color<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10% of an accent color<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60% of the room&#8217;s color goes to the walls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30% of the room&#8217;s color is allocated to the textile<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10% of the room&#8217;s color is an object or a floral arrangement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So this rule should be followed while painting and decorating each room in the house.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We will start by picking a color for the largest, most centrally located room, this will most likely be your <\/span>living room<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so it&#8217;s a great place to start working on your whole-house palette.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing a soft, neutral color for the main room will make picking the other colors related to the same room a lot easier. So starting with the <\/span>white color <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be the easiest, the simplest and most elegant choice every time. If you don\u2019t like white color that much, you can go for a creamy color, or the off white one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you choose the main color of the walls then you ARE READY to go for the 30% ratio and choose what it will be like, will it be just one color, or you would like to have a mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like things to look elegant and classy, you can choose the creamy or the off white color, a darker hue but yet a colorful scheme, and a <\/span>bright dark purple<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can make things just fine. Moreover, you can add a little bit of a <\/span>bright yellow<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now after you finished the 60% of the room with soft neutral color, and choosing the other colorful main color which represent 30% of the whole room. It\u2019s time to choose wisely the final touch of the room\u00a0 which represents 10% of the room color, you can add it in the shape of vase with different colored flowers, or by adding some Photo frames or maybe some wall stickers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are tips and tricks of how to add colors to your home<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1-Colorful Seating<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding colors to your home can be simply done by just adding some colors to some old chairs the you were about to throw away as they look very dull and not useful at all<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>You will only need some basic materials and tools<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1- Painter&#8217;s tape<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2- Small amounts of different colors paints<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3- Paint brush<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4- Paint remover<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5- White gloves<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1- You will first need to make sure that the chair is perfectly clean, with no holes and cracks , if there are any, you will need to use paste to fill the gaps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2- After that you can start to search the internet to find some inspiration<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3- Be creative\u00a0 and start painting and after you finish you will find a great piece of art that adds life to your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>2- Get Floral<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete the look of your home by adding flowers as a decoration, Whether displaying them individually or choosing to combine them into specifically designed floral arrangements, you will change your home to a beautiful and unique place.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3- Understand lighting effects<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sight is a dominant sense of humans so getting your home in the right light is like creating a work of art. The secret is to know exactly what type of light you\u2019re working with.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>4- Colorful Pillows<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having colorful with different patterns pillows are one of the easiest ways to add colors with no effort at all to your home. So, when you use some pillows with different patterns which are being sold with cheap prices, you have to get them immediately\u00a0 as they can add color, fun and comfort to your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can buy them, or you can just buy the plain white pillow and start making the cover by your own sense. You can use the internet to search for some inspiration and some DIYs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>5- Rugs<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When trying to choose a beautiful rug for your home you have many things to consider, so here are 5 tips in searching a rug for your home:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Size:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is probably one of the most important things to consider and you have to differentiate between the use of small rugs and the use of large ones. For example: a small rug can highlight a small area like a coffee table while a large rug works best in open areas such as a lounge room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Placement : <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always make sure that you place a rug in the right place , try not to put it near a door so it won\u2019t wrinkle every time the room door opens or closes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Identify what aspect of the room you want to highlight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Color : <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using a rug in a room full of dark furniture and decoration, you can use a faint bright color to make the contrast needed to show the beauty of each piece in the room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Carpet material :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give a great attention to the material of the rug and decide what you want, maybe you want something that is durable, or you want something that is cleaned easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>6- Curtains\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curtains add beauty to any room and they are very important to finish the design of the room decoration. In fact, it\u2019s always the missing ingredient, a white transparent curtain letting the sunlight come flawlessly, is totally different from a thick colorful curtain that reflect every color detail in the room. So thinking wisely of how the curtain will be has become more crucial when decorating any room.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>7- Use Folding screens<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Folding screens is a type of free-standing furniture. Which you can use as a beautiful piece of art in your home, you can use it as a frame hangers , or whatever you want. It\u2019s simple, it does not take much space and it always adds a touch of creativity to room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can easily make it at home:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will need :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Bi-Fold Doors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 Hinges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Screwdriver<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primer and Paint<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paint Brush<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just connect the three pieces of wood together with the hinges, once they are connected bring the primer and the paint, and start painting it with the color you want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And congratulations you have a very beautiful piece<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>8- Wall stickers<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wall stickers have a variety of usage as you can use it to hide a stain in the wall that is hard to be cleaned, or you can use it to add a touch of creativity, or you may use it as a main decorative part of your room<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end you need to add your personality to every corner of your home. 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