A coat of paint can ultimately enhance the look of your home. The paint color you decide to paint your house can either make it gloomy and dim or look more extensive and full of light. This is why you must think before painting a room. Doing thorough research will help you decide what color to select when painting your home.

Choosing the Right Color

There are many moves you’ll have to make ahead of finalizing the color. Every room compliments a different paint color. See what room you want to paint. Is it your bedroom, bathroom, lounge area, garage, gym, or attic? Because you want to make your house look more extensive, you must select light colors accordingly.

What to Consider Before Painting Your Home

You should look into the color of your fixtures and the flooring. You possibly will have to modify the paint of the furniture too so that the paint can complement it.

If you are going for white paint, you might have to remove your wooden or brown-colored furniture. You might have to paint the furniture white for a beautiful and open effect. Changing the furniture's color can also contribute to a bright and spacious room.

Are Bright Paints Always Overpowering?

Many assume that dark colors can make the room look congested and dull. But this is not always the case. Painting your room with black or navy Blue can make it look spacious and cozy.  

Colors That Brighten Up the Room

Some standard colors that are known to brighten up a place are white and pale shades.

All the Light Shades of Blue

The light blue color never gets old; it is the color of the sky and the water. As the sky and our oceans are bright and vast, your home will also look brighter than before if you paint it blue.

Why Select the Color Blue

The color Blue can look good with other colors of your house. You will not have to change the color of your furniture if you are painting your walls blue. You will get a calm and relaxed feeling having light blue shaded walls. Your room will also have a better effect because light colors don't absorb as much light as dark colors do.

Everyone's Chooses White

White is a cliche color. You must be annoyed by seeing the color white everywhere, but it is the best option when you are looking to brighten up your place. If you don't like the color white at all, you can paint the ceiling white. You can use ash grey on your walls or any light color to beautify the place.

Shades of White

There are around 15 shades of white you can make clever use of. Some are mentioned here.

1. Pale smoke

2. Winter mood

3. Macaroon cream

4. Victorian Pewter

5. Silver charm

6. Oatmeal

7. Bone white

8. Scotch mist

9. Water chestnut

10. Scotland road

11. Moth grey

12. Closet mix

13. Master mix

14. Powder

15. Garage mix

Pink is Perfect

If you have a guest room or a female's room to paint, pink is the go-to. The color pink gives relief from all the darkness and gloominess. The color pink is available in several shades that you can use in your room to brighten it up. You can paint one wall in a lighter shade of pink and others in a different shade of pink, like a light in the shade of light rose, raspberry cream, and French rose.

A Perfect Whitewash Effect

Use limewash brick to brighten up your place and give it a perfect finish. It creates a beautiful effect of whitewashing.

Benefits

The bricks become rock solid and don’t allow moisture to trap inside of them, and they will not peel as all paints do. The interesting thing is that you can touch up the paint when you like. It requires less maintenance and doesn't fade with time due to the paint having a high PH value.

Conclusion

You have a plethora of choices in order to brighten up your place. Many interior designers prefer using grey paint to brighten gloomy rooms and stairways. However, depending on your furniture's color, you can select paint and make your place expansive and cozy.

Guest Contributor: Hannah Boothe