Interior Decorating Talk
Help with painting my home interior?
My fiance and I are painting the interior of our new home. The problem is that I like neutral or warm colors, and he likes the cool, icy colors. What do I do? I'm trying to figure out a way to make everyone happy. Any suggestions?
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- TRY SOMETHING COMPLETLY DIFERENT THAT WAY NO SIDE WINS, OR WITH HOLD SEX IN THE END YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU WANT MOST WOMEN DO
- Maybe you can do a nautical or beach theme. Do a deep blue for him and a good tan or brown for you. Or perhaps a teal for him and a warm tan for you. You could also try a compromise: maybe the living room or kitchen neutral, but the bathroom or second bedroom in his colors. Well, good luck and congratulations! Hope you two have a happy life together!
- My hubby and I are doing the same thing.I just kinda took charge and decided myself. What really happened was we went to look at a house that was for sale and I really liked the colors of the walls so I decided that's what I would go with.Maybe you can go look at a few model homes and see if you can come up with something you both like.My walls are going to be a kinda medium beige, the trim will be bone and most of out newer pieces of furniture are black.
- The colour you put on your walls will largely be determined by what you've already got on your floors! That said, your home interior doesn't need to be the same colour all the way through and the colours you do choose will also be influenced by what aspect your house is (northerly, southerly etc) how much light you get in, which room it is etc. For example, it would not be wise to use an icy, cool colour on the cold side of the house that has little natural light or warmth! The advantage of more neutral earthy tones is you can accessorise with your curtains, other furnishings, cushions etc to give it whatever feel you like. A neutral room can feel cool depending on the secondary and accent colours you put with it OR you change completely change the feel by adding 'hot' colours. I would think you will have greater flexibility to change the mood and overall feel of your interior by having a warm, neutral pallette but in saying that consider all the factors when selecting a paint colour. 1. Floor colour 2. Light 3. Aspect 4. Current furnishings 5. Always view paint samples in natural light. Remember, it's only paint. Buy a test pot and splash the colours around on the walls and if it turns out to be really ugly once you've painted then it's no great hardship to repaint! Good luck!
