How to Transform a Living Room from Ordinary to Extraordinary
Decide if you want to go custom., Find a colour of paint that is almost what you want., Grab a store assistant for help., Test the paint., Order the colour you like.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Decide if you want to go custom.
Rather than limiting yourself to the off-the-shelf colour choices, why not mix your own colour? Even if it's just adding white or black to one of their existing colours, a few simple tweaks can produce something unlike anything else in their colour repertoire
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Step 2: Find a colour of paint that is almost what you want.
This could be a lighter or darker version of what you actually want, or a version with more or less of a certain colour mixed into it than you'd want. , Ask if they'll either mix a new colour based on that colour, or if they'll alter an off-the-shelf tin of paint from the likes of Dulux, Crown and so on.
They can be wary of doing this, so you might have to identify a colour and go elsewhere to get a new colour made up for you. , Once they've mixed up a tin
- go home and paint a small swatch of the colour on your wall to make sure that it is the colour you want. , If you like it, arrange to get more of it made so you go ahead and paint your walls in a colour you're not going to see in a neighbour's front room any time soon! -
Step 3: Grab a store assistant for help.
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Step 4: Test the paint.
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Step 5: Order the colour you like.
Detailed Guide
Rather than limiting yourself to the off-the-shelf colour choices, why not mix your own colour? Even if it's just adding white or black to one of their existing colours, a few simple tweaks can produce something unlike anything else in their colour repertoire
- and unlike anything in anyone else's living room.
This could be a lighter or darker version of what you actually want, or a version with more or less of a certain colour mixed into it than you'd want. , Ask if they'll either mix a new colour based on that colour, or if they'll alter an off-the-shelf tin of paint from the likes of Dulux, Crown and so on.
They can be wary of doing this, so you might have to identify a colour and go elsewhere to get a new colour made up for you. , Once they've mixed up a tin
- go home and paint a small swatch of the colour on your wall to make sure that it is the colour you want. , If you like it, arrange to get more of it made so you go ahead and paint your walls in a colour you're not going to see in a neighbour's front room any time soon!
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