Rather than settling for one paint color step outside of your comfort zone and choose two hues to boost your home s style factor.
Painting wall 2 different colors.
And though painting your walls two colors isn t super time intensive all you need is painter s tape and a level you will have some decisions to make.
Paint a room in two distinct colors to disguise poor proportions or flaws coordinate wall colors and furnishings or highlight architectural detail.
I have a chair rail should the walls above and below it be the same colour or a different colour this is a question i get a lot particularly with the 1990 s homes and the old gals referring to homes not women.
In a room that lacks definition a contrasting accent wall supplies focus.
You can see in the image above.
When it comes to wainscoting or using two colors on the same wall i would always paint the lower portion of the wall in the darker color.
So we rounded up 13 different ways to paint your walls two toned to make figuring out what you want that much easier.
Color is a vital element in any design scheme and the creative use of two paint colors can add subtle elegance or striking visual contrasts to a room s.
The wall being free of all dust what i do when i m painting with 2 colors 2 tones is to paint the corner with the first color a little more to ensure it s well painted.
Rules of painting a room with two colors.
Forgetting the impact finish makes.
Two colors are lively in a room that threatens to come off as staid.
You can t go wrong with two tone walls.
The chair rail was once a sign of a fancy schmancy home but nowadays can just look dated in a home where the goal is to update and modernize.
This technique was originally designed to hide scuffs.