Wall Paint Colours

A question I am often asked is where to stop paint color. Many people do not know how to paint corners or walls in a shared space. Even the most beautiful color can not be properly applied when it is so awkward. Here are some guidelines for a couple of different scenarios:

If your ceiling mounted on a corner of a low wall, continue up the wall color. Painting the slope of the same color as the ceiling (usually white) brings the ceiling too low and makes the room look oddly proportioned. Wear the color of the walls to visually raise the wall and avoids making the space look like it was cut in two.

This can also be applied to walls - especially if the ceiling of the room is smaller. Paint the wall the same color as the wall gives the illusion that the wall goes up. A wall of color at the ceiling brings the ceiling low and reduces the wall instead.

When it comes to corners, stopping the color would be the creation of an odd line, then the color should be pursued. Only stop at the right corner / edges.

A common scenario is the living / dining room combo. When the two rooms share a long wall, the wall must be of a color - stopping anywhere along the wall will look choppy. If you choose, you can paint the entire wall a different color than other walls in the room to define the space - but the wall must be one color over its entire length.

Applying these guidelines when painting can help keep your room from looking out of proportion, and will cause the paint color great looking its best.