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House Painting in San Ramon: Can Paint Alter a Room’s Size?
Sure, the four walls of a room are just standing there and cannot be moved. House painting in San Ramon may not make your walls move, but it can otherwise create a visual illusion that makes your room look larger or smaller, depending upon the paint treatment.
The eye has the tendency to view darker or warmer colors as closer and lighter or cooler colors as more distant. So using paints can actually trick the eye into seeing a remarkable change in the size, shape or form of a space. This method can be used to make the room more attractive, and allow highlighting the room’s more appealing features and as well as conceal the less agreeable parts.
Interior painting in San Ramon is mostly used to “alter” the size or shape of a room. If you paint a smaller room with a lighter color, it will make the space seem bigger. Conversely, if you paint a spacious room with darker colors, it will give the illusion of a receding space. When the room is painted with one color (monochrome), it gives an illusion of a seamless space so nothing will draw attention to the eye. It means that you have to keep the trim in the same color so that nothing will attract the eye’s attention. Using colors like blue and green will also boost the illusory distance of the walls. You may also want to shun things like borders, patterns or textures, anything that will be a stopping place for the eyes.
For a bigger space, using darker or warmer colors will make them appear smaller and snugger. You can also use borders, patterns, and textures, as well as painting different colors to the trim and baseboards to draw attention to the eyes. If you prefer, add a chair rail or a wainscoting. Paint the top half of the room with a different color, and then the lower half with another color.
Aside from making the room appear larger or smaller, painting can also make the shape of the room seem different. For instance, you can paint a low-ceiling room with vertical lines on the wall so that it will appear taller. Choosing to paint it with a darker color will also make it appear closer. If the room is long, you can paint it with horizontal stripes to help make it look wider. Using one color on a shorter room can also bring a focal point and will help “change” the form of a space.
It’s certain that you won’t be able to literally make the walls move, but you can trick the eye into seeing a room that it is bigger or smaller. House painting in San Ramon can help you in achieving the desired look of your space.