Interior Painting Ideas For Your Country Home

I wanted to give you some painting ideas that will assist you when making decisions about the right colors for your country home. These interior painting ideas will give you insight about how to establish the overall "look" you want.

Painting your walls is the quickest and least expensive method to transform your home's style.

An important point is to choose your colors based on the mood you are trying to create. Country decor is known for being warm and cozy, so you'll want to use rich colors. Yes, even dark colors - they are especially effective. Do not be afraid to use color.

Many people are intimidated by color. Therefore, they stay with only neutrals. Be sure to incorporate blue, burgundy, and green throughout your home, as they represent country decor very well and can be used together easily.

1. Start with a large room in a central location of your home to get an idea of what rooms can be seen from that position. You'll then be able to determine which colors you should use in order to achieve a natural flow. In other words, consider one room's color choice based on an adjoining room's color.

2. Purchase a quart of paint in the color your are considering. Paint a spare piece of wood or poster board with it and place it in the room. This will allow you to see the color you have chosen at various times of day for a couple of days - this can affect your decision. Additionally, you can use your paint sample to view it with items in your room, such as, curtains, pillows, and the floor color.

INTERIOR PAINTING IDEAS

* half paint/half wallpaper
* 2 colors separated by a border or chair rail,with a border above the chair rail
* 1 color on all walls
* 1 color with border in center wall or at the top by the ceiling
* 1 wall painted one color or wallpapered and used as the focal point of the room

Breaking up the solid color on your walls by using wallpaper in combination with paint throughout your home is a helpful country painting idea that allows many patterns, textures, and colors to be introduced to your home that you would not otherwise have with solidly painted walls.

There are definitely many painting ideas for creating, not just a warm and cozy home, but also an interesting and charming retreat. Whatever painting idea or combination of painting ideas that you choose, be sure to bring out your personality while decorating.

Here are several more painting ideas and techniques that you may be interested in trying.

See how we painted the old, dark paneling in our family room.