By repainting the walls, you will radically change the wholethe atmosphere of the room. To help you avoid mistakes in choosing colors and paints, we turned to a specialist and compiled the most useful tips Having decided to repaint the walls in a room, many people face the problem of choosing paints and materials. Today we will reveal to you all the professional secrets that will help you avoid mistakes and remain satisfied with both the chosen color and the paints themselves. 1. How to test paint Have you already chosen or, on the contrary, can’t decide? In any case, if possible, it is better to test the paint first. Usually, they suggest testing on a small section of the wall, but there are some nuances here too. The editors turned to the most experienced paint specialists in Russia, and here is what we learned... Alexey Eliseev, Manders English paint stores: - Paint is most often bought at the last moment, and the main mistakes occur already during the first painting. The color needs to be looked at on the object. Not in the store, not on the street, but on the object. However, if you are going to "try on" the shade after the finishing putty for painting, then you are trying to do it in vain. In this situation, even a sample will not help you. The perception of color will be distorted. The finishing putty is a snow-white color. And no matter what color you try on this background, you will perceive it distortedly. For example, if you try milky white on a snow-white color, the latter will seem dull and dirty to you, although in fact it is simply magnificent. And here the question arises: why should we look at the color in the interior if it distorts our perception? Over several years of working with paints in close cooperation with English specialists, we have developed a clear scheme: you need to go to the site with samples before the final processing of the walls. For example, when the walls are not prepared for painting and concrete is visible. But here, too, there are some peculiarities. Since concrete itself is dark, you may even, from a purely psychological point of view, want to see a paint on the concrete that is darker than the concrete itself. Therefore, we believe that the ideal option is to take a meter-long piece of plasterboard, paint it in the desired shade and move with it from room to room. This way you will understand how the color works in different lighting and in different environments. manders.ru
2.Color scheme Don't be shy about experimenting. You don't have to paint your walls in "standard" colors. If you want to live in an apartment with gray, pale pink or milky walls - it's all in your hands! Don't be afraid, they will add depth to the room. Light shades are ideal for a room without natural light.
3.The choice is yours You can leave the walls matte or, on the contrary, give them shine. Remember that shiny surfaces are durable and easier to clean. But unlike matte ones, they highlight all the imperfections of the walls. And matte coatings are much more susceptible to damage. Alexey Eliseev, Manders English paint stores: - I had an interesting case in my practice. One woman took four colors for her apartment ten years ago. They were all close to cream. And we save all the color formulas that clients choose, that is, we put sheets with color samples in an envelope and put them in the archive. And we have a very large one - there are over 100,000 color samples of our clients. After some time, the client returned with a request to show her the envelope with color samples for her apartment. It was given to her, and the next day she returned with assurances that none of the colors in the envelope matched. In the evening after work, I came to her and saw that where she wanted to update the color, the tone was significantly darker. And the paint itself doesn't darken. It doesn't happen. And then I realized what I needed to do. There was a painting on the wall, and I decided to take it down. Under the painting was the same original color that matched the color samples in the envelope. At that moment, the client solved the riddle by saying: "My son smokes here with his friends all the time — he's covered everything in tar." So keep in mind that tobacco smoke settles on the walls and changes color, making it both darker and gloomier. manders.ru
4.Don't be afraid of change A bright color seemed like the perfect solution for your apartment, but after painting it turned out that it was not so at all? No problem. Unlike other options for covering walls, paint is not the most expensive. Don't be afraid to start all over again and repaint the walls. If you don't want to completely abandon the original color, paint only one wall with it or make a small bright accent. Alexey Eliseev, Manders English paint stores: - Painting walls is actually a very convenient type of decor. After all, you can change the color of the walls if not every season, then every year for sure. And your interior will look completely different. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to repaint all the walls. You can highlight one wall in each room with a different color and, for example, change the color of the hall. manders.ru
5.Calculate everything It may turn out that during the process of work there is not enough paint or, on the contrary, there are extra cans. To avoid this, before going to the store you should know exactly what the footage of the room and the height of the ceilings are and how many layers of paint you plan to apply. If the walls are primed, one layer may be enough, if not, you will most likely need to paint the walls twice. However, if the store where you choose paints is really good, then the specialists will calculate the paint themselves. Our opinion: - An interesting fact: English paints are more "opaque" than ordinary ones. On average, their consumption is 30% less than ordinary paints.
6.To prime or not to prime A primer is a base for paint, it strengthens and evens out the surface. Firstly, by priming the walls, you will significantly reduce paint consumption. Secondly, it will protect the walls from mold and mildew. Our opinion: - The editors recommend choosing a primer of the same brand as the paint. This is like the recommendation of cosmetologists - to take day and night cream of the same brand so that the active substances do not conflict with each other, but on the contrary, support each other and enhance their beneficial properties.
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