Wall Colors for Living Rooms, Dining Rooms and Entries

The public rooms in the home offer endless possibilities for color. An entry hall that features windows or skylights may adapt well to rich shades of chocolate, plum or wine. The light from a hanging fixture or wall sconce will enhance these shades and create an immediate warm and inviting ambiance to make guests feel welcome. If the entry flows into other areas such as the living room and dining room, colors from a similar palette should be chosen.

A dining room could feature an accent wall of a different color; for example, a burgundy wall with candle or electric sconces and a china cabinet displaying crystal and silver makes an elegant statement. Other adjacent areas could carry more subtle tones of rich tan shades or cooler gray tones. Choosing wall colors for the dining room offers the chance to highlight cherished heirlooms, set the mood for contemporary artwork or bring out the colors in draperies or window treatments.

Living room and family room areas require coordination of furnishings and accessories along with the choice of wall colors. Dark brown leather sofas blend well with ochre or deep tan tones on the walls. Rooms that contain upholstered furniture with floral or patterned motifs should always highlight a single color from the print as the primary focus. For example, a wall or two painted in hunter green will complement a sofa and chair upholstered in a country style print.

Wall Colors for the Nursery and Kid’s Rooms

Bright colors add a cheerful ambiance to any room and work well for children’s playrooms and nurseries. Dividing the wall into sections with molding strips allows the use of bright color on part of the wall and makes the environment pleasant without being overly exciting. Children need to have a space for both play and rest. As the family grows, walls may be repainted in favorite colors for boys or girls. Pinks are popular for young princesses and make them feel special and cared for. Boys may prefer a touch of red, navy blue or grass green that stimulates their imagination.

Teenagers typically go for darker shades that can be brightened by using neutral combinations, for example, black with white or chocolate brown with cream. If the lighting in a room is sufficient, even the darkest wall colors will be suitable for studying and create a restful environment during the evening hours.

Wall Colors and Textures for Bathrooms

A powder room looks elegant when finished with metallic tone paint in silver or gold highlights. Bronze fixtures stand out against a wall in a deep shade of rust or sienna. A master bathroom that features granite or marble countertops with streaks of gold or silver will sparkle if the same shade is used on the walls. Brighten the room by choosing rich tones for the wall color and adding lighter shades for the towels, rugs and bathroom accessories.

Tips for Decorating with Wall Color

- Mix wall colors by choosing two contrasting shades such as teal blue and sunflower yellow on adjoining walls. Use fabrics for curtains, upholstery, rugs or pillow to tie the colors together. Try to limit the theme by only adding one more color such as cream to avoid having a too busy look.
- Paint wide stripes of color in a vertical pattern on one wall in a bedroom or office. Place decorative molding strips in a horizontal pattern around the remainder of the room.
- Use a chair rail molding at a ¾ height and use two different colors above and below the rail.
- Use leather textured paints for a family room or an office and accessorize with Western furniture, lamps and rugs.
- Pick a bold color for a single wall and hang a large oil print that features that color.

The possibilities for creative home design using a few gallons of paint are endless. This inexpensive method of personalizing the space we live in makes the thought of redoing a room an exciting prospect.

Today, January 7 2010 is the first day the Art show in Milton open its doors.

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The exhibition is organized by FASM – Fine Arts Society of Milton, and current exposition will last for one month.

Anastasia Tversky presents several of her works at this show.

More details in this press release: http://www.free-press-release.com/news-change-your-home-forever-with-abstract-art-1262895620.html

Best regards

Felicity Art

Changing the look of your home is as easy as 1-2-3! Check these new paintings by Anastasia Tversky

Inside – 3 canvases, total size of 54″x24″. Oil

Well Done – 3 canvases, total size of 54″x24″. Oil

Original painting in the room can send different messages to the person who looks at it. It may be completely out of place, it can make the room looking dull or somebody can even ask – Why is it here in the first place?

I am sure it will never happen to this painting (called “Rainbow”) by Anastasia Tversky, which is ending soon on eBay. 

It consists of 5 canvases 12″x24″ each (total size 60″x24″) and it will fit into any room desgin.

Its bright colors are full of live and will lighten up your home!

Other items ending today:

Dear readers!

Spring in the Middle of the Winter

Fairy Tale

See more information about abstract art as a gift for home and office

Peace and Love!

Dear readers!

I want to give a quick update on what is new in Felicity Art world.

Felicity Art Downloads

This is a reminder, that in the Felicity Art Downloads Section you can find various digital goodies – ScreenSavers, WordPress themes and Desktops for your PC. The list is growing, please check for further updates. If you need additional instructions, you can check this guide – How to download Felicity Art Wordpress theme or this one – How to download a felicity Art ScreenSaver 

New items on eBay

New items arrived to Felicity Art store:

Spring in the Middle of the Winter:

Blooming Colors:

Rainbow

New Articles

Recently I published a few articles about Art on Squidoo and HubPages . You can find them here:

Original Art as Perfect Unique Gift

Abstract Art – Meaningful Art For Your Home

Original Art helps creating the right mood in the office

Felicity Art on Art For Sale

Art For Sale is a new community website for artists and art lovers. It allows to publish up to 40 artwork images for free, has blog, live chat, forums, art rating and other features.

Felicity Art on WetPaint

I created a special Felicity Art page on WetPaint website. This project is based on Wiki technology (allows multiple people to create webpages on various topics) and helps people create multi-page websites with lots of information, links, media, etc.

Felicity Art brings happiness home

The SheridanSunOnline published  a featured article about Anastasia Tversky

Quote of the day

Painting is silent poetry.  Plutarch, Moralia: How to Study Poetry

Tip of the day (from AlisonLove Blog)

1: To improve your performance, stop thinking about it (unselfconsciousness).
2: To avoid worrying about the future, focus on the present (savoring).
3: If you want a future with your significant other, inhabit the present (breathe).
4: To make the most of time, lose track of it (flow).
5: If something is bothering you, move toward it rather than away from it (acceptance).
6: Know that you don’t know (engagement).

Best Regards

Felicity Art

2 abstract paintings by Anastasia Tversky ending on eBay

New Abstract Art by Anastasia Tversky ending today on eBay – Ancient Fire

New Felicity Art Abstract painting is ending on eBay – do not miss this opportunity!

This original abstract oil painting will be a great addition to your bedroom, living room or office. See examples of various wall colors and pieces of furniture here.

Inside – Original Abstract painting by Anastasia Tversky. Total size 54″x24″

Original painting can become a perfect gift for any holiday – Christmas, Valentine Day or New year. I hope that my paintings will find their way to your house – you can fit them into your bedroom, kitchen, living room or hallway. If you are a business owner, my abstract colorful canvases can bring some life to your office or meeting room.

Oil, Felicity Art