Open floor plans can make for a very inviting space in your home. Ideally, they are a place where you can eat, play, and relax without having to feel closed off from the rest of your family.
But when it comes to painting them, it can feel like a daunting task. The question arises of how you can distinguish one space from another, while still keeping a certain cohesiveness to the entire area. But don’t worry! Choosing colors for your open floor plan is a lot simpler than you might think.
One of the most important things to remember when planning how you’re going to paint the open area is not to treat each section as if it is a separate room. If you decide to use very distinct colors for each part, the room will feel sectioned off, which defeats the purpose of an open floor plan. The simplest way to avoid this is to paint all of the walls the same base color, while using accents to differentiate each area. You can either use furniture or trim to add accents to each area. Another method would be to paint one section of the room with an additional pattern to mark it off from the rest. This works best if there is a bulkhead, or any section of the room where the height of the ceiling is different from the rest of the area. Overall, you should try to keep the colors of your room simple and not too vibrant, so that no one area stands out from the rest and the entire room doesn’t become an eyesore.
The rule of thumb here is: use a common color and distinguish each space with colors that are similar, yet separate. Rather than divide your space, you want to unify it with similar features. And again, your furniture will help in distinguishing which area is which.
It is so easy to ruin the flow of an open floor plan by choosing the wrong paint colors. For professional assistance with your residential painting projects, contact the Ft Myers painting experts from Noel Painting today for more information!
