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Top Tips For Keeping the House Bright Even in Winter
Mon 02 Mar 2009 - 08:59
Top Tips For Keeping the House Bright Even in Winter
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Benedict_Yossarian]Benedict Yossarian
Making a home look beautiful doesn't have to end in tragedy. Around the world, people are enjoying the benefits of DIY projects. With increasingly low costs and even easier installation processes, DIY is indeed ruling the airwaves as well as comfy homes.
Keeping the house bright
There are four main ways to make a house look brighter. First, you can repaint your house. Second, you may install bright new colors with good quality wallpaper. Third, you can open up sources of natural light such as windows and keep them open. And third, and perhaps the approach that works for all homes is to install new lighting.
Jenny Richards, a DIY enthusiast for over five years shares her secrets: "Make sure wallpaper patterns match or it will bug you for years. Always use good quality paint, like a one-coat product - two coats are better than four! I've got four children so I always go for a wipe-able paint such as stain emulsion, and kitchen and bathroom paint is marvelous for rooms that get steamed up." She continues with: "Line roller trays in clingfilm so you don't have to spend ages washing it afterwards. Clingfilm laid on to a paint tray also stops it getting a skin if you need to come back and finish a job the following day. Wrap the roller separately."
Uneven surfaces
Whether you're armed with an adhesive or a paintbrush, uneven surfaces is your main enemy. Marcia Morgan, 35, is an interior designer who has developed her skills over the years, and this is what she has to say about uneven surfaces and the obstacle these pose to a DIY project: "Fill holes and cracks to get as smooth a surface as possible. Any imperfections will show up and spoil the finished result. When painting, start with the ceiling so splashes can be covered when you get to the walls and paint an inch or so down the wall. Do the careful cutting in when wall color goes on." She continues with: "Paint all the internal corners as you go, then tackle the cutting in and the skirting before filling in the middle of the wall. If you're redecorating a small room like a bathroom or galley kitchen, stick to lighter colors on walls and floors. It will open up the space and create a calmer feel."
Wall to floor relationship
As light hits the surface of the walls, much of it rebounds unto the floor. The process of highlighting goes both ways- the wall is emphasized by the floor and the floor is highlighted by the walls. That's why you have to give a bit of effort to make sure that if the walls are daintily painted, the floors are admirable as well. The use of carpeting can accent certain parts of the room and can bring a geometrical balance to a large, irregularly shaped room. Lines do the trick- the eyes follow lines, any kind of line. Carpeting emphasizes one section of the room. Some green is always good- potted plants (even cactuses) can be a great addition to any room. Just make sure that the plants are placed near the window, away from spaces of constant activity.
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