Drawing Room Decor: Get Bold With Colours!

Decor

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By Amrisha Sharma

Monday, November 21, 2011, 17:49

The colour of your house is very meaningful in describing the interior. It not only adds colour and brightness to the boring and dull walls but is also an integral part of home decor as it creates a mood and sets the ambiance. Many of the couples get confused while choosing the wall colours for their new house. Two colours wall paints are widely used these days. Your drawing room is the most common place for visitors. To pick up the best colours for the drawing room decor, here are some basic tips which can help you select the appropriate paint.

1. You can make the interior more clearly visible by picking up the right wall paint colour. Bright and bold colours are in and red, maroon, purple, violet, yellow and orange are hot picks for drawing room decor.

2. Choose two colours which compliment each other and looks good to the eyes too. For eg, if you have coloured the walls with pink and cream or off white colours, use light green coloured furniture for the contrast look. Avoid dark wall paints as they give the illusion of small space and is also dull. Dark colours can make the room look dark therefore, making you switch on lights whole day!

3. Blue and green are casual colours which sets a relaxing mood. This informal colour can be used to decorate the drawing room and making it look bright and attractive.

4. The flooring and furniture define a theme so be very careful while selecting either the colours or furniture. To decorate the drawing room, select furniture colours which compliments the wall paint. For eg, if you have used brown or bronze colour, pick up golden coloured shiny showcase or furniture.

5. Red is a bold colour which can be used to colour the drawing room. It gives the bold statement and looks attractive too. Colour combination for red can be black or white. Use golden spot lights or lamps to highlight the bold colour and make the decorative room look beautiful.

6. Purple is a classy colour which can be used on drawing room to get the royal look! To decorate the drawing room, purple's colour combination can be off white. Furniture can be in light or dark colours.

7. To get the sophisticated feel, you can use white with any bright colour such as yellow, maroon, violet and purple can be easily colour coordinated with white.

Try these home decor ideas to select the right colour combination for the drawing room.