Your living room is one of the most used area of the house.
Specifically, it is a common space shared by all the members of the family when they want to watch TV together, all carry out family activities.
It’s also a place for you to entertain guests. Therefore, deciding on how to decorate it is key.
These living room paint ideas help bring something different to your living room.
Living Room Paint Ideas
Deep Blue
It is often mentioned that dark colours make rooms look smaller and duller.
However, this is not always true.
When you cover your walls with a dark blue colour like this, it looks extremely refined and elegant.
Notice that the room is painted in matte without any texture. This is so that you don’t ‘overburden’ the aesthetics of the room and make it look too busy.
Therefore, if you’re choosing to paint your living room in a dark colour like this, make sure you balance it out with minimal embellishments and light furniture.
Olive Sixties
Green shades paired with beige were a thing in the 60s and 70s, and even the 80s. In fact, decorative elements from that era are actually making a comeback.
In this fusion of retro and modern, the mild olive greens and light beige paint is paired in a horizontal fashion.
Rather than filling the room with heavy pieces, ensure that most of your furnishings here are of a light, neutral colour.
Flecks of Black
Creating patterns with darker paint on a lighter shade is one living room paint idea you can definitely use.
Of course, there are those who believe that doing this will make the wall look like its dirty.
That’s why it’s important to look at examples of how to do this properly, by ensuring the flecks look like art, in a an organic and natural manner.
Textured Grey
Applying textured paint is easy these days with paint companies coming out with special top coats for you to achieve that unique look.
Texturing can elevate your living room to something that’s more artistic.
Here, the grey paint is made to look like stone.
Therefore, the living room will have a cave like atmosphere that you can then turn into a thematic interior.
Fading Out
This effect can be done with a colour, really.
Just start with white or a lighter shade of the colour you’ve picked and then allow it to gradually darken across the wall.
Geometric highlights painted over parts of the wall to give it a brick-like effect.
This wall will certainly be n interesting point of discussion for guests too.
However, effects like this should not be overdone.
This means keeping the design to only one wall and the others in your living room a plain light shade of the colour you’ve chosen.
Enliven Your Living Room
These living room paint ideas are only some examples of different ways you can decorate your living space.
It really does offer something different from the usual plain white, beige or pastels.
Of course, the most important things is still ensuring that your wall paint doesn’t clash with the rest of your furniture and fixtures.
Hopefully our ideas here has succeeded in providing you with some inspirations on how to liven up your living room!
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