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Tips for Painting the Interior of Your Newly Built HomeIdea Archives

Incorporating new paint color into your home is an easy and inexpensive way to change the mood and ambience of your living area. As cooler weather arrives, warm up your space with this fall’s most popular and high impact hues. Whether you favor traditional styling or lean more towards contemporary furnishings, fall’s deeper and bolder paint palette can help set the tone for a warm and seasonal home. This season’s fashionable fall colors include:


Browns
From taupe to deep chocolate, browns are a terrific choice to cozy up a space. Brown not only provides richness to a room, but is a perfect contemporary backdrop when mixed with aqua blue or purple. For another dramatic room treatment, try brown on a ceiling, mixed with neutral side walls.

When choosing brown, think hot chocolate, rich coffee beans or a favorite tweed jacket.

Purples
Purple has long been considered a fickle color; in one season and out the next. Today’s purple palette is regal and can provide drama within a living space. Not quite ready for an entire purple room? Use purple on one wall or within a niche area for high impact color and excitement. Combine purple with earthy green for a harmonious blend with the outside environment.

Oranges
Orange continues to grow in popularity and has changed its personality over time. No longer bright and playful, this season’s orange is more organic in tone and depth. Pumpkin and ginger hues offer a solid setting when teamed with metallics, black accents or trim.

Reds
No season is complete without brilliant reds! Cranberry, crimson and claret are wonderful festive hues which provide punch to dining rooms, kitchens and foyers. Coupled with gold or mustard, this harmonious combination provides excitement and flair for both fall and the upcoming holiday season.

For additional information on paint, painting, and color selection, visit our How to Paint section.

 


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