Monday, September 23, 2019

How to choose the best color for a small room?


The color in a room can achieve great things, bring good energy, delimit the space and in small spaces, a well chosen tone can make the room feel much bigger than it really is. And we are not only talking about finding the perfect white for your space or using only light colors in the hope of making your room feel bigger.
In reality for small spaces there are no rules about the tones you should use. There are some strategies that can help you define what color you want to use. The first thing before thinking about any tone is to decide which ones you don't love and that you really couldn't use in your space. At the end of the day it does not matter that the color you choose makes your room look bigger or adequate if it is something that does not excite you and gives you happiness when entering your room.
Remember that the goal is to find a tone that you like and suits your space. Then consider what the pieces are in your room, do you want your tones to be a complement or to be the accent point of your space? That will help you focus on the colors you want to explore in your space.
Traditionally white has been one of the most used colors in small spaces. This color for many years was considered as the most suitable to make the rooms feel bigger. One of its properties is to reflect the light, which allows to illuminate the spaces making them softer.
Some unexpected results of using only white are the feeling of sterility that gives the room, highlights shadows and dark corners and makes your room look square. Consider using white as a finishing color or accent. For rooms or small spaces it is a great companion for other shades such as silver gray paint that adds that feeling of elegance and space.

Small space in gray.

More and more neutral tones have become essential when it comes to increasing the feeling of space in small rooms. The simplicity of these colors is the key to giving light to the space.
But not all neutral tones are the same nor will they give you the same results. For example, the muted neutral tones that tend to absorb light and reduce the luminosity of your space but at the same time make your walls look more prominent, giving the impression of being closer.
Those neutral ones that belong to the pastel colors will offer you a greater luminosity and lighten the small spaces. These can be a good option if your furniture gives the feeling of being heavy. You will notice that when you use these tones your walls tend to feel further away and tend to recede.
If your furniture and accessories are dark tones you can consider neutral tones to accompany them and otherwise a darker wall can be a good accent point in the room.
As we mentioned previously in these cases, white can be a great tone to accompany the accent color of your small room. When using neutral colors pay attention to their tones, remember that in a small room the details are more important and notorious.
Many times the culprits that these details stand out are the soft neutral tones. Keep in mind which wall you are going to paint, when you paint a wall that is close to a focal point, both the tone used and the elements around it will attract your eyes and highlight the details.
If you want to use strong tones in your room, there are some things you should keep in mind. In general terms these tones have to be associated with high energy levels which can make you feel uncomfortable or overwhelmed in a small room. Another negative aspect is that they can become exhausting after a while. One of these colors that has been used for years in large spaces and has now been integrated into the palette of small rooms is red.
This color expresses vitality, heat and energy. When we use the brightest and strongest shades in small rooms, their characteristics will be more noticeable and you should ask yourself if it is something you can live with or not.
This does not mean that you exclude red from the options. Within its many shades you can experiment with oxides or coral with red shades, which can be the focal point of your room when used on only one of its walls.

Dining room with red wall

In recent years bright colors have become popular and can be a good addition to your spaces as long as they are used correctly. Like red, these colors transmit high levels of energy and can be overwhelming.
If you decide to use bright tones in a small room you may want to experiment using them in furniture and accessories that will give you the opportunity to change them until you find that color with which you will be happy.
Remember that the fact that it is fashionable or classified as modern does not mean that it is what you should use and that the most important thing is how you feel with your space. Any color you decide to use should generate joy and encourage you to live your space more.

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