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Ideas and options for painting different rooms in your NY home or office:
Let a Painter Renovate Your Kitchen with Color
Kitchen Walls
Regardless of whether your vision of a kitchen consists of a traditional
dining area, a contemporary bistro, or a cozy farmhouse eatery, the creative
use of color represents a budget-friendly way to rejuvenate this hard
working hub of the family.
Renovating the kitchen with color can be as elaborate or as easy as
you prefer, depending upon whether the intention is a complete overhaul
of
color or simply introducing splashes of additional hues into the space.
Add a decorative paint treatment, such as ragging, combing, etc. with
a contemporary wallpaper border or add a "faux" wallpaper
border that mimics decorative paint techniques to a painted, solid
color wall.
New York City painters will typically choose stain-and grease-resistant
paint as well as washable paint for the kitchen. You can select from
low sheen, semi-gloss or glossy sheens. Bright colors can combine with
wallpaper border combinations and wall coverings. Soft colors with the
addition of painted stencil borders and motifs can coordinate with existing
kitchen themes.
Your Kitchen Collection
Feature your collection of unique jars or woven baskets with monochromatic
color schemes that include various hues of a particular color to emphasize
the collection, rather than emphasizing the wall coverings and other
design elements. Paint cabinets with decorative finishes or add new life
to worn or dated cabinets by applying a complementary paint color to
update the existing appearance.
Kitchen Floors
Camouflage a damaged floor by selecting colors that are prevalent within
your kitchen color scheme and painting a "faux" tile design.
NYC Painters Can Transform Baths
Bathrooms range from strictly functional areas to inspirational retreats.
If your home contains only one bathroom, design the space using a neutral
color scheme that lets you decorate your bath seasonally, and gives
you the flexibility of adding colored accessories. The Manhattan bath
that
is small and painted in darker tones can be brightened with dashes
of a bright or striking color. In fact, there are a boundless number
of
ways to allow color to add distinctiveness to the bath space, from
adding color by combining paint with wallpaper borders and stencils
or by contrasting
color to bathroom doors and molding or by using decorative paint finishes.
Maybe it’s adding different textures to enhance one larger accent
wall within the bathroom or adding color to plain window coverings
by painting wood shutters or cornices using colors that appear within
the
existing color scheme.
Paint and your Dining Rooms
The use of color can help to define the tone of the dining room. Is yours
a highly used, active dining room? An informal dining room attached or
open to the kitchen? A formal dining room? Each follows its own painting
guidelines. You can use high-quality paint that contains a higher sheen
that can be easily cleaned or a monochromatic color scheme incorporating
the colors that appear within the kitchen or faux and other highly decorative
paint finishes. Painters can add deep, rich colors to create dramatic
formal dining spaces or can create a decorative treatment that portrays
the appearance of leather or suede. Color can be used to stimulate dining
through a multitude of creative projects.
New York Painters Upgrade Bedrooms with Color
Your Personal Space
Your personal space reflects your distinct personality. Let your NYC
painter choose velvet finishes; HQ Velvet Flats, eggshells or soft sheens
for the bedroom in quiet hues that tend to be more comforting and relaxing.
Blues and greens provide a soothing feeling that adds everyday livability
to the bedroom space and visually expands small bedrooms and make the
space appear larger. Neutral colors let you add a dash of unexpected
color throughout the space, provide for easy rearranging of accessories
and seasonal decorating within the bedroom. Painted accent walls, stenciling
and ceiling treatments are a few examples of transforming non-descript
space into exciting wall coverings. Decorative accents such as painting
a faux fireplace to serve as a bedroom focal point lend warm ambiance
and charm. Painted doors and molding allow for the impact of contrasting
paint colors. Color can enhance your bedroom retreat in a number of imaginative
ways!
Your Kid’s Space
Your kid’s space follows the bedroom theme your child chooses
or you have chosen for your infant. A high quality, washable paint
in bright,
bold colors, chalk paints or other specialty products should be used
in order to remove handprints, food stains, crayons and markers.
Primary colors are classic favorites for both boys and girls. Contemporary
color
favorites include purples, vibrant blues, pinks, yellows and greens.
If your goal is to select a color scheme that your child will not
soon outgrow, consider taking the "neutral plus color approach",
which presents neutral wall coverings with bold painted trim. Your
Manhattan painter knows endless color-related projects that help to
create inviting
children’s rooms.
Colors in Your Home Office
The home office space is used for meeting with clients or simply
writing household bills and e-mail. Neutral colors are recommended
both in offices that function strictly for business use and home
offices that share family business in addition to functioning as
a guest bedroom. Blocks of color can identify the workspace as a
separate unit in your multifunctional home office space. Splashes
of bright colors such as oranges or yellows inject a stimulating
environment for all family members who utilize the space. Consider
implementing any of these creative ideas within your home office
space:
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Painted
wainscoting is an elegant addition to offices that are more formal
in nature.
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Painted shelving (including
built-ins) adds colorful storage space to any home office area.
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Painted furniture (including
unfinished, dated or flea market find pieces) can instantly unify
the home office space through the exciting use of color.
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NY Painters Color Hallways to Your Greatest Advantage
Your New York City painter can transform a hallway space with
the use of color! For instance, light shades of color make compact
hallways appear larger. Visually "shorten" the feel
of a long hallway by selecting a darker tone, and paint the end
wall using this color selection. To create a hallway that is
wider in appearance, paint the ceiling and floors in a hue that
is darker than the wall coverings. Odd shaped hallways can be
given the illusion of greater balance by painting the ceiling
and floors in darker shades to create a squared appearance. Your
painter will choose a durable and washable finish such as Eggshell
or Low Luster finishes for this heavily trafficked area.
NY Painters Turn Living Rooms into Comfortable Spaces
Your living room is the ideal location to highlight your unique
decorating "persona", and color choices can be as bold
or relaxing as you prefer. Decorative paint techniques utilized
in living room spaces by New York painters demonstrate your preference
for added texture, color and style. Fabric like appearances such
as leather, suede and silk impart an elegant appearance for living
rooms and portray a formal air. Denim, chambray and chenille
fabrications can also be achieved through the use of decorative
paint techniques for the more casually styled living room space.
Neutral color selections provide a soothing effect and blend
with furnishings and fabrics that contain bold patterns, as well
as featured collections within the living room space. Eggshell
paints are particularly desirable when living room spaces are
used for family relaxation, as they contain low angle sheen combined
with durability. By introducing one or more bold hues to the
living room space, it is possible to create an environment that
stimulates energy and excitement. Consider adding distinctive
flair to the living room space by incorporating color through
painted picture frames used as decorative accents, painted "faux" fireplaces
that add ambiance and charm, or contrasting painted moldings
and trim within the living room space.
Coming soon: Painting 101 for New York City Painting
Painting Your NYC Home with MyHome Professionals
No matter which room you decide to paint or which process you
choose for your home or office, we invite you to contact
us to
guide you through the decision process and to our painting experts.
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