Good For Your Wallet, Good For Your Planet- Part 1

   

How can you update your home’s interior without starting from scratch?

Nothing is more intimidating than trying to redesign your home and keep most of what you already have. Sound like a challenge? It’s simple to throw away or donate all of your stuff and buy new; you’ve got a clean slate. But that isn’t easy on your bank account or the environment. Here are a few sustainable and sensible ways to update your look:

The Easiest:

Paint! You’ve heard it before, but it bears repeating. Paint is the least expensive, highest impact design choice you can make. Some things to consider:

* Fashion. Home decor color styles change just like fashion. That doesn’t mean you need to repaint every season, but what was in style for walls 5-10 years ago will look dated today. Take a look at home catalogs you receive in the mail, design magazines and design blogs. Blue may still work for your bedroom, but which shade of blue you choose can create a fresh look.

* How do you use the room? A dining room or kitchen should incorporate colors that stimulate the appetite. Warm tones such as brown, red, saffron, gold and greens that have yellow in them are great compliments for these rooms. If you have treasured art that you want to accentuate, use whites. Bedrooms are the perfect place for soothing, cool colors. Pink has a calming effect and has even been used in prison holding cells to reduce erratic behavior.

* What colors are in your furnishings? Take a cue from the things you already love. Many of your home decor fabrics can inspire paint color choices. A favorite pillow, painting or upholstery fabric might hold the key to a new wall color. If the colors work together in one item, they will work together on a larger scale.

*No-VOC paint is a must for good indoor air quality and limited exposure to dangerous toxins.

Superior Woodcraft's blog is a great resource to use when you are planning your home projects.  Find quality paints, wall coverings, appliances, plumbing fixtures and more on Superior Woodcraft's Blog

Links for enviromentally friendly quality paints:

Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
Fine Paints of Europe
Mythic Paint
American Clay

Stay tuned for Part 2 - The Most Cost Effective Way to Update Your Home's Interior.

This article was submitted by Kathryn Robbins of Kat Robbins Interiors.

Kat Robbins Interiors

610-291-4220
Wayne, PA 19087

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