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Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
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One of the most inexpensive ways to spruce up a bathroom – or any room for that matter – is to play with colors through painting. A lot of homeowners, however, are inexperienced when it comes to bathroom design. They find the color palette to be so extensive that they get intimidated by the mere sight of it. The great news is, all you need to do is to be introduced briefly to the color wheel, add a little creativity and you would be on your way to designing your dream bathroom.
Don’t Get Overwhelmed
Getting intimidated is the worst thing that can happen to you when you’re out to design something. Bolder colors – keep in mind – are colors that are opposites on the color wheel (e.g. orange and purple).
Soothing colors, on the other hand, are the monochromes or single colors. You can remove the orange in the purple-orange duo and replace it with lavender so that what you achieve are relative hues.
Proper Color Placement
Now that you are more comfortable with the color wheel, you should determine how these colors will be placed in your home. Don’t think that towels, area rugs and curtains are the only sources of color for your bathroom. These days, you can add colorful fixtures from the calmer pastels to the more energized bold hues.
There are also elaborate brass and copper faucets. Don’t stick to the traditional, you can go ahead and experiment. The most popular themes, these days, are those that have Mexican or Indian influences. Say no to rubber ducky and yes to area rugs and colorful bathroom walls.
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Pick Three Colors
As you become more and more comfortable in working with colors, you can now use the guiding principle in the creation of an awesome color scheme. Choose a neutral color, rich color and one accent color. Always think of the 70:20:10 ratios when distributing these colors respectively. This means that you use 70% of the lightest color, the second lightest should only be at 20% and the accent color should comprise but 10% of the entire color scheme.
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The ratio of proportion is also applicable in marrying two neutral colors. This time, use 70:30 where the lighter color still has the bigger percentage. Don’t forget to create a visual interest that includes interesting patterns. This could be as simple as a vein on the marble floor or a herringbone tile.
For a more energetic bathroom setup, consider using some brighter colors like blue and orange. These two are complementary colors on the color wheel. They are invigorating to the eyes and they provide the necessary excitement for your unique bathroom.
If you’re the traditional type who prefers a relaxing bathroom, then use the calmer colors such as whites, neutrals and pastels. Pick white as the main color for your tub, sink, trim and the central piece of furniture in this room.
Embrace Dark Colors
A lot of homeowners don’t just shy away from dark bathroom colors but they totally ignore them. Rich colors such as chocolate brown have the power to create a dramatic contrast especially in a space that’s filled with white fixtures and trims. Add another dose of a rich hue like green and what you’ve achieved is a more animated and contemporary look.
Don’t get nervous in putting darker colors especially in small rooms. You may have a small bathroom but you can easily offset the compacting power of dark colors by using mirrored lamps or a mercury glass. Doing so will make the bathroom less claustrophobic.
Go Green
Lastly, no modern home should say no to a greener space. Say yes to inspiring hues such as sea foam green or lemon yellow. Such colors could easily soften rough edges as well as solid, geometric shapes in your bathing space.
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2016
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The bathroom – as opposed to common notion – should be a relaxing room in your home. If you want this to be the case for the bathrooms in your home, then be prepared to begin a makeover project. And what could be more fitting than a bathroom painting project?
Prepping the Bathroom
Preparing the bathroom for a paint job begins by cleaning the walls. There is soap scum and other substances that have surely been embedded to the walls and flooring of the bathroom.
Clean all stains from the walls by using bleach-based cleaning products. Allowing the soap scum to stay will only ruin your project. In the long run, the new paint job could easily peel off and you wouldn’t want that.
Another way to prep the bathroom for the major painting job is to remove the toilet tank. This may seemingly be a useless task to do but its removal will allow for flawless painted walls.
It is actually easy to do. That small space between the tank and the wall is difficult to reach with a brush so instead of settling for a lazy paint job, just have the tank removed and paint the walls with ease.
The seat section won’t come off, what you just need to remove in order to finish the paint job is the toilet tank. You can do this by turning off the water supply first right at the toilet base. Then, expel the water from the tank by flushing the toilet. Remove the tank using old towels all over the floor.
There you go – you’re done.
The Right Paint Color
Your best friends when you are about to paint a small bathroom are light colors. You can say goodbye to the dark colors since they will only make you feel claustrophobic. But don’t automatically resort to the white paint. There are plenty of light colors to choose from. If you wanna play safe, then go for pastels. Light yellow and light blue are also colors that will make the small bathroom appear more spacious.
If light colors are for compact bathrooms, then dark colors are welcome inside spacious bathrooms. Tiles in black, navy blue, maroon and the like would look great inside an expansive bathroom. There are also paint manufacturers that offer these chic colors.
See also if you can find paints that have mold-inhibiting agents in them. These will yield surfaces that are better resistant to moisture.
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The Right Sheen
A flat sheen of paint could give you less than stellar results. But if you really have to do it, make sure you use eggshell white – and none else.
Remember the soap scum that you removed earlier? Bathrooms are susceptible to such stains so choosing a flat paint would only make this problem continue.
It’s time to choose a different sheen for your bathroom paint. There are not hi-gloss and semi-gloss paints that can be easily scrubbed.
Gloss Up the Shower
Should you consider painting the shower, then do so with high gloss bathroom paint. You can also tile all the way up to your bathroom ceiling. A gallon of high gloss paint should be more than enough to cover a small shower area.
‘Time to Paint
Begin by painting the ceiling. Use a brush on the edges where the ceiling and the walls meet. Use the roller type of foam brush for the rest of the paint job.
Allow for drying time then apply a second coat of paint, first on the ceiling, then onto the walls.
Do not forget to apply primer on the walls. A dark bathroom would be in need of this especially if you want to transform it into a bright, light-colored one.
Always follow manufacturer instructions for the application and drying time.
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