White is a classic kitchen color.
Paint colors in a kitchen or living room can have a marked effect on the ambiance of the rooms. The right color, for instance, can make a room seem warm and inviting in cold winters, or light and airy during hot, humid summers. The website Home Decorating Ideas recommends using existing colors in a room as a base point for the wall paint color. If starting from scratch, choose a well-suited wall color and accent it with accessories and furniture.
Kitchen: White
White is considered a classic paint color, or a color that never really goes out of fashion, according to HGTV. White comes in a variety of shades, though, lest painters think it boring--from paper white to ivory to eggshell. In kitchen, a versatile color like white can be accented with punches of almost any color in accessories, cabinets, appliances or backsplashes.
Kitchen: Neutrals
Neutrals are also considered classic kitchen colors, according to HGTV, particularly those associated with natural elements like stones, marbles and granite. Grays, tans and beiges are examples of neutrals.
Kitchen: Bright Classics
Bright red or terra cotta colors can be considered classics in the kitchen, according to HGTV. Bright colors may not have always been used in the history of kitchens, but reds like these don't look outdated with the latest trends.
Living Room: White
Small rooms, or rooms going for a light, airy or even cool look, benefit from painting the walls white, according to the website Home Decorating Ideas. White can make small rooms look spacious and less stuffy, particularly if they have plentiful sources of light. However, white just tends to make rooms without much light appear gray.
Living Room: Blue, Green and Yellow
Home Decorating Ideas lists pale blue, green and yellow as great colors to make rooms appear cool and airy. This can be ideal for living rooms primarily used in hot, humid summers--or in areas where the climate is usually warm. Adding wicker furniture and accenting with cushions the same color as the walls can make the room appear even more open.
Living Room: Red
Home Decorating Ideas suggests warm, dark colors--like rust red--to give a living room a distinguished and sophisticated appearance. Bold, warm colors like this can make rooms feel cozy, inviting and intimate, particularly in cold, blustery winters. Warm colors like rust red also make rooms feel more furnished than they are, so the website recommends accenting with ornaments, small furniture, plants and light-colored woodwork, rugs and carpet.
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