Ever think of painting your room black?

Ever think of painting your room black? Think of painting a wall in your home black or the whole room. You will see black shades of color being more popular in the next few years. The reason black is becoming more popular is that the color offsets lighter furniture and décor tricking you into thinking the room is much larger.

If you paint all the walls black and leave the woodwork a light brown color or even painting it white creates boldness to the room. When you paint the room black, leave the floor lighter, add brighter wall hangings, or a big mirror and light fixtures.

Black gives a room an intimate feel which works for bathroom, bedroom, and family spaces. It adds accents to through areas like hallways and the entryways. A black wall works great to use as a gallery for pictures.

If you apply black to a wall with a lot of blemishes like nail holes. Fingerprints with sticky hands do not show up like they do on lighter hues.

Collectibles brings interest and history into your home.

An old piece of furniture or collectibles brings interest and history into your home. That piece of furniture whether a table or chair can be surrounded by other antiques to tell a story. Maybe, it is a family history or bringing in an era into the home like Victorian times.

If you have no old furniture, you can find one at most estate sales, flea markets, auctions, or online. Already have an old piece and was thinking of throwing it away, don’t. You can restore it by restaining, painting, or reupholstery.

There is something in a piece of furniture that was made by someone’s hand and withstood the test of time. If it is a family heirloom, who made it and what events has it witnessed. Look at its beauty as being filled with charm. The beauty is in the imperfect.

Ceiling

Many think the ceilings you have in your house is the one you are stuck with but that is not true. There are a lot of solutions to this today. Before tackling your old ceilings, first fix the leaking areas and cracks. After your ceiling is fixed and smoothed, look online for “pressed panels”. They are similar to the floor tiles that you can press and stick. They do make quick ceiling fixes.

The is a surface mounting system for popcorn ceilings which uses material like wood panels to cover an existing ceiling. Wood or metal can be directly nailed to an existing ceiling using special nails without fuss.

If you have a high ceiling, maybe, you might consider a drop ceiling. A drop ceiling is more than the bland white panels. They are offered in different woods, colors, and even metals. This makes for replacing damaged tiles much easier.

So in conclusion, changing the look of your ceiling can be quicker and easier than you thought.