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8 Ways Paint Can Help You Love Your Home More Right Now
With more time spent indoors, these simple DIY refreshes will help give you and your home an uplifting boost
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Keep calm and carry on painting is the perfect motto to adopt right now. Why? Well, as we’re all spending a lot more time at home, the importance of creating inviting sanctuaries that sooth and inspire has never been as important as it is now. So, if you’ve been aching to inject some uplifting colour into your living space, refresh that tired front door, or boost your garden’s personality, then now is most definitely the time to do it.
If you can’t get to the hardware store, there’s a vast array of colour tips and decorating inspiration to be found online too, such as in The Colour Inspiration Centre, which is the ultimate destination for all painting projects.
Read on and find even more ideas and DIY tips here, that will help you fall in love with your home all over again.
If you can’t get to the hardware store, there’s a vast array of colour tips and decorating inspiration to be found online too, such as in The Colour Inspiration Centre, which is the ultimate destination for all painting projects.
Read on and find even more ideas and DIY tips here, that will help you fall in love with your home all over again.
1. Zone Your Home Office
When you work at home the space, your desk should help you feel energised and inspired without being overwhelming. Go for a calm and versatile colour that works with most schemes, such as Dulux’s Colour of the Year Tranquil Dawn, and you’ll create a wonderfully refreshing work space.
If you want your work area to have its own little zone, the secret is to paint a feature behind your desk to clearly define this space from the rest of the room. Get creative with painted geometric shapes and bands of colour that inspire you. You can learn how to paint them easily on YouTube and Facebook.
Styling tip: To encourage a tranquil working-from-home vibe, add fresh flowers or houseplants (real or fake) to your desktop and soak up the wellbeing benefits of being just that little bit more connected to nature and the great outdoors.
Try Tranquil Dawn, Dulux
When you work at home the space, your desk should help you feel energised and inspired without being overwhelming. Go for a calm and versatile colour that works with most schemes, such as Dulux’s Colour of the Year Tranquil Dawn, and you’ll create a wonderfully refreshing work space.
If you want your work area to have its own little zone, the secret is to paint a feature behind your desk to clearly define this space from the rest of the room. Get creative with painted geometric shapes and bands of colour that inspire you. You can learn how to paint them easily on YouTube and Facebook.
Styling tip: To encourage a tranquil working-from-home vibe, add fresh flowers or houseplants (real or fake) to your desktop and soak up the wellbeing benefits of being just that little bit more connected to nature and the great outdoors.
Try Tranquil Dawn, Dulux
2. Carve Out a Space for ‘Me Time’
It’s so important to look after yourself as well as your loved ones during these testing times, so that you can function at your best and exude positivity. Don’t let circumstances stop you doing the things you love, instead try and adapt to the situation. For example, transforming a redundant spare room, an area in the garage, or even the garden shed, into a home gym or yoga studio will ensure you can still get your well-needed fitness fix every day.
Creating a chill-out area for spending time by yourself is also essential for your wellbeing. Consider turning an alcove or corner of one of your lesser-used rooms into a reading nook with a soothing paint colour and a host of comforting textures to snuggle into.
Decorating tip: If you don’t have a relaxing spot like this one, transform your bathroom into a home-spa retreat instead. Paint the walls with a moisture- and steam-resistant bathroom paint in a serene colour, and add enticing candles and lush houseplants.
Try Tranquil Dawn, Denim Drift and Chalk Dust, all Dulux.
It’s so important to look after yourself as well as your loved ones during these testing times, so that you can function at your best and exude positivity. Don’t let circumstances stop you doing the things you love, instead try and adapt to the situation. For example, transforming a redundant spare room, an area in the garage, or even the garden shed, into a home gym or yoga studio will ensure you can still get your well-needed fitness fix every day.
Creating a chill-out area for spending time by yourself is also essential for your wellbeing. Consider turning an alcove or corner of one of your lesser-used rooms into a reading nook with a soothing paint colour and a host of comforting textures to snuggle into.
Decorating tip: If you don’t have a relaxing spot like this one, transform your bathroom into a home-spa retreat instead. Paint the walls with a moisture- and steam-resistant bathroom paint in a serene colour, and add enticing candles and lush houseplants.
Try Tranquil Dawn, Denim Drift and Chalk Dust, all Dulux.
3. Update a Piece of Furniture
This is the ideal time to update that tired, yet essential piece of furniture and give it a new lease of life. For example, if you’ve been disguising the family dining table with a tablecloth that has seen better days, how about revealing its shape once again and giving it a breezy coat of paint?
Opt for a tough, quick drying satin finish paint and get it mixed in a colour you love. Why not get the kids involved in choosing the colours and doing the prep like cleaning and sanding down (the bits you don’t like…) then reward them with treats?
Decorating tip: Not keen on painting a piece of furniture? Then try updating your home’s architectural features instead. A doorway can be brought to life with a stand-out colour defining the frame, while ornate skirtings and cornices will make a show-stopping statement when painted in a contrasting tone.
Try Desert Island and Frosted Steel, both Dulux.
This is the ideal time to update that tired, yet essential piece of furniture and give it a new lease of life. For example, if you’ve been disguising the family dining table with a tablecloth that has seen better days, how about revealing its shape once again and giving it a breezy coat of paint?
Opt for a tough, quick drying satin finish paint and get it mixed in a colour you love. Why not get the kids involved in choosing the colours and doing the prep like cleaning and sanding down (the bits you don’t like…) then reward them with treats?
Decorating tip: Not keen on painting a piece of furniture? Then try updating your home’s architectural features instead. A doorway can be brought to life with a stand-out colour defining the frame, while ornate skirtings and cornices will make a show-stopping statement when painted in a contrasting tone.
Try Desert Island and Frosted Steel, both Dulux.
4. At Last, Paint the Bedroom!
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to refresh your bedroom, now is most definitely the time to do it. Not only does a tidy and newly decorated space make you feel energised and upbeat, but a soothing palette will help create a sanctuary where you can retreat to if you have a particularly busy household right now.
Opt for a dark, cocooning colour, such as an earthy grey, that will give you a visual hug and encourage you to relax and hunker down. Then pop in other warm and cosy colours through the bedlinen and accessories to elevate the positive mood.
Styling tip: Layers of textures are key to creating a sense of comfort, so ensure you include a soft rug, a tactile bedspread and plenty of cushions into the mix, while natural textures, such as pale timber and wicker, will keep the space feeling relaxed and calm.
Try Natural Slate and Rock Salt, both Dulux.
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to refresh your bedroom, now is most definitely the time to do it. Not only does a tidy and newly decorated space make you feel energised and upbeat, but a soothing palette will help create a sanctuary where you can retreat to if you have a particularly busy household right now.
Opt for a dark, cocooning colour, such as an earthy grey, that will give you a visual hug and encourage you to relax and hunker down. Then pop in other warm and cosy colours through the bedlinen and accessories to elevate the positive mood.
Styling tip: Layers of textures are key to creating a sense of comfort, so ensure you include a soft rug, a tactile bedspread and plenty of cushions into the mix, while natural textures, such as pale timber and wicker, will keep the space feeling relaxed and calm.
Try Natural Slate and Rock Salt, both Dulux.
5. Fix Up Garden Furniture
You might not be jetting off to far-flung destinations any time soon, however, you can still bring some holiday happiness into your outdoor space with cheerful, sunny colours.
From your weathered outdoor furniture to that grotty garden shed, practically anything outside can be revamped and refreshed with a lick of specially developed garden paint that will protect, as well as colour, all your garden wood, terracotta, brick and stone.
Decorating tip: Don’t forget the exterior of your home, too. Why not give your outside walls a spruce-up with an exterior paint that features unique technology to protect against dirt and mould growth?
Try Dazzling Yellow and Beach Blue, both Cuprinol.
You might not be jetting off to far-flung destinations any time soon, however, you can still bring some holiday happiness into your outdoor space with cheerful, sunny colours.
From your weathered outdoor furniture to that grotty garden shed, practically anything outside can be revamped and refreshed with a lick of specially developed garden paint that will protect, as well as colour, all your garden wood, terracotta, brick and stone.
Decorating tip: Don’t forget the exterior of your home, too. Why not give your outside walls a spruce-up with an exterior paint that features unique technology to protect against dirt and mould growth?
Try Dazzling Yellow and Beach Blue, both Cuprinol.
6. Create an Outdoor Living Room
If you’re lucky enough to have an outdoor space, whatever the size, you’ll appreciate it more than ever this year, and turning it into an extension of your living space will make your home feel much larger.
The key to creating an outdoor living room is to literally bring the indoors out. Create a setting that mirrors your cosy living room, with a patterned outdoor mat underfoot and piles of plush cushions on comfy seating (cover or move items back indoors at night if they’re not waterproof). Then pepper the setting with your houseplants that will appreciate a burst of fresh air and sunlight.
Decorating tip: If you have a wall behind your outdoor seating area, experiment with a paint colour that you might normally associate with indoors (think dark feature walls), and create a focal point with some quirky wall hangings.
Try Copper Blush and Jasmine White, both Dulux.
If you’re lucky enough to have an outdoor space, whatever the size, you’ll appreciate it more than ever this year, and turning it into an extension of your living space will make your home feel much larger.
The key to creating an outdoor living room is to literally bring the indoors out. Create a setting that mirrors your cosy living room, with a patterned outdoor mat underfoot and piles of plush cushions on comfy seating (cover or move items back indoors at night if they’re not waterproof). Then pepper the setting with your houseplants that will appreciate a burst of fresh air and sunlight.
Decorating tip: If you have a wall behind your outdoor seating area, experiment with a paint colour that you might normally associate with indoors (think dark feature walls), and create a focal point with some quirky wall hangings.
Try Copper Blush and Jasmine White, both Dulux.
7. Paint Your Trim
Want to give your interior space a quick and easy facelift without too much effort? Painting your woodwork in a bold, contrasting colour will deliver the high impact you’re after, without the hassle of decorating all the walls.
Opt for an interior woodwork paint that can be mixed to your desired shade, and use it on the ornate features of your home, such as the banisters, skirting, cornices and internal doors, to create a contemporary statement.
Styling tip: Keep the rest of the room scheme neutral so your bold woodwork jumps out.
Try Black, Red Stallion 3, Natural Taupe 3 and Mineral Haze 1, all Dulux.
Want to give your interior space a quick and easy facelift without too much effort? Painting your woodwork in a bold, contrasting colour will deliver the high impact you’re after, without the hassle of decorating all the walls.
Opt for an interior woodwork paint that can be mixed to your desired shade, and use it on the ornate features of your home, such as the banisters, skirting, cornices and internal doors, to create a contemporary statement.
Styling tip: Keep the rest of the room scheme neutral so your bold woodwork jumps out.
Try Black, Red Stallion 3, Natural Taupe 3 and Mineral Haze 1, all Dulux.
8. Paint your front door
Your front door will be open again soon, welcoming family and friends in, so in preparation for these happier times to come, give your door a joyful makeover with a vibrant new colour.
A tough, quick drying weatherproof exterior paint in a velvety satin finish will give it a beautiful new look in double quick time, whilst also ensuring it stays resistant to mould and cracking for years.
Try Lavender Quartz, Dulux.
More: Visit Dulux’s Colour Inspiration Centre for tons of creative ideas, tips and advice. Plus, find more information on Dulux’s innovative Easycare range of washable and hardworking paint.
Your turn: Have you given your home a mini paint makeover? Share a photo in the Comments
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
Your front door will be open again soon, welcoming family and friends in, so in preparation for these happier times to come, give your door a joyful makeover with a vibrant new colour.
A tough, quick drying weatherproof exterior paint in a velvety satin finish will give it a beautiful new look in double quick time, whilst also ensuring it stays resistant to mould and cracking for years.
Try Lavender Quartz, Dulux.
More: Visit Dulux’s Colour Inspiration Centre for tons of creative ideas, tips and advice. Plus, find more information on Dulux’s innovative Easycare range of washable and hardworking paint.
Your turn: Have you given your home a mini paint makeover? Share a photo in the Comments
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
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