Living Room Refresh - Add Accent Wall

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With spring just around the corner you might want to refresh your living room with a little paint. It’s amazing what a difference just a little paint can make to a room. Your walls may be scuffed or dinged up or you may be bored with the colour. Paint is an easy and relatively inexpensive way to transform a space. Try something new and pick a brand new colour or do an accent wall.

Getting inspiration for your living room...

If you haven’t been paying attention to the new trends in design on TV or magazines, inspiration is just a click away online. Pinterest and Houzz are just two sites that have great design ideas. Paint companies also feature their new trending top colours that they want to promote.

Why I decided to give my living room a refresh...

It’s hard to tell in a photo, but my living room had a lot of scuffs, extra nail holes and little dents. It was two-tone beige when I first bought the house, but I’ve never really liked beige. Even before grey became the most popular neutral several years ago, I preferred grey or white. Then, a few years ago I swapped out the beige for the grey. Now I was getting bored with the grey, and decided the living room needed a refresh.

New paint plan...

Last year I painted my master bedroom half white and half grey. I also painted a guest room half white and half navy blue. I decided to do something similar in my living room and used a charcoal grey with a slight navy cast for a dramatic accent wall. The white wall took two coats of paint but the dark accent wall took three. White ceiling paint and trim were also touched up.