5 Tips for your NYC Home Spring Paint Jobs
After this winter, NYC residents are not only ready to leave their homes and enjoy the great outdoors, but NYC home owners are ready for a new and fresh look for their home's interior. In this post, I will highlight a few ideas for you to consider when considering some fresh coats of paints, wall paper or tilings for your New York City home.
Wallpaper adds ton of character
Too many think of the Downton Abbey style aristocrats or our grandparents when we see wall paper. However, with the emergence of shows like Mad Men, wallpaper is becoming a popular choice for interior designers and home owners when looking to add refinement and perspective to a room or corridor of their residence.
At RR Styles, we often encourage clients to be open to a variety of all finishes and explore the timeless tradition of wallpaper while settling on a pattern or style which "fits."
Big Oversized Tiling will open up the floor of any Room
When it comes to flooring, too often your choices in New York City seem limited to hardwood and carpet. However, by adding large oversized tiles to your home, you not only open up the rooms in your home with more added depth, but you also give yourself a floor which is both attractive and easy to maintain.
Whether in your socks or wearing shoes, this style of flooring gives you both attractiveness and comfort.
Muted Light Grays can give you both Freshness and Coziness
With spring, many homeowners or architects approach RR Styles with white or off-white paint tones as a way of adding brightness and openness to your home. However, as we all know, too much can also make a space seem incredibly sterile.
One way to reach a happy medium is using light muted grays with a white trim. This style and combination gives you a touch of the outdoors as well as the coziness everyone wants.
Light Peach will forever be a neutral to be paired with Pastels
While trends come and go, there are some realities that are here to stay with us and light peach finishes is one of them.
While many may see light peach as a bit too quaint, others embrace this convention mightily, allowing them to pair this color with an assortment of colors and hues.
Nothing says fun like Chalkboard and Professional Lettering
Why grow up when you really don't have to. While some may consider chalkboards or chalkboard-like wall finishes a bit too hipster, it can be a great way to give a room in your apartment or house incredible levels of character, leisure and casualness.
When trying this in your home, be sure to work with an interior designer who can hammer out this aesthetic in a balanced, purposeful and tasteful one.
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Ray Ravelo is an NYC Residential Interiors expert with nearly 20 years of experience and is the owner of RR Styles. Feel free to follow Ray and the company for additional home interior insights and tips on Facebook or email us
