"If you're having trouble landing on the perfect paint color for your living room, borrow interior designer BaSharia Middleton's (@bash_made)'s advice: First, make an inspiration board with all of the colors and textures you plan to use in the room (BaSharia used Pinterest for hers), then get a paint swatch and actually put it on the wall in the room you're looking to paint, and leave it there and live with it for a few weeks before officially pulling out your paintbrush."
""Before I moved in, the apartment had the clean, modern look typical of newer spaces," BaSharia says. She liked that the living room layout worked well with her beloved velvet sofa - "a non-negotiable," she says, but she also says the room felt "cold and impersonal." "Overall, the apartment needed my personal touch to truly feel like home," she says, and paint was the perfect way to add a bit of personality."
""It was a mix of trial, error, and teamwork," BaSharia describes. "We used a miter cutter for precise angles and 3M tape to secure the trim, then caulked and painted for a seamless finish. It was a learning curve, but I'm thrilled with the removable, polished look we achieved.""
Make an inspiration board with planned colors and textures, then apply a paint swatch directly to the wall and live with it for several weeks before committing. Testing swatches on the actual wall helps choose a hue that complements existing furniture; a blue tone can pair with a green velvet sofa. Paint warms the space and adds personality to an otherwise clean, modern apartment. Add removable wall molding to frame artwork and reduce a cookie-cutter feel in rentals. A DIY molding installation can use a miter cutter, 3M tape, caulking, and paint for a seamless, polished finish, with collaboration easing the learning curve.
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