Colour Facts For June 2021
If you’re looking for home painting ideas before putting your house for sale, some colours will help raise a home’s value. For example, when a bathroom is painted periwinkle blue or powder blue, the home’s overall value can be raised. Homes with blue kitchens are usually more valuable than homes with yellow kitchens. Brown living rooms can also up the value of a home quite a bit. As a general rule, lighter, warmer colours help the prospective buyers view the house as something they can easily adapt and change into with their own unique taste and personality.
Jewellers today have access to a great variety of metals in different colours. What was once limited to yellow gold, now options for colours like rose gold and white gold are flooding the market. Ever wonder what makes them unique? In the case of rose gold and white gold, it is the metals they are alloyed with that gives them a unique colour. Rose gold gets its pink tint from a mix of pure gold and copper. On the other hand, yellow gold is equal parts silver and copper with a small amount of zinc.
Pictures from the space often leave us spellbound. However, in reality, most pictures of space or some other heavenly body like comets, planets or exploding stars is not real. And no, we aren’t talking about the picture itself but the colour in them that is not real. Space administrations and observers add colours to its pictures to prominent features of interest, allowing us to see light that would be invisible to us. You will definitely get bored looking at dull, lacklustre black, blue and red pictures from the space.
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Get inspired by our collection of motivating colour quotes by celebrated authors, celebs, and personalities.
Colour Quotes For June 2021
A painting to me is primarily a verb, not a noun, an event first and only secondarily an image.
- Elaine de Kooning
A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people.
- Edgar Degas
I love to look at art, I love to look at paintings, and I almost feel like the experience isn’t complete until I’ve made something of my own.
- Cecily Brown
Get the lowdown on the nuances of painting with these useful tips, tricks and hacks.
Colour Tips For June 2021
Wall textures are great addition to home exteriors for a unique look. They have both aesthetic and protection benefits. Textured wall paints are durable, offering your walls immense resistance against wind, heat, water as well as UV rays. If you are looking for a delicate effect, opt for smooth textures. If you want a coarse texture, go with sand texture. To suppress sounds coming from outside, opt for popcorn textures. You can also use stone, graphite and marble finishes for the exteriors, as they have the ability to offer a lustrous and smooth look while ensuring ever-lasting protection. You can also opt for unique colour combinations and play around with different textures to make your home stand out in the neighbourhood.
Muted matte tones are gaining strength in 2021-22 as they perfectly complement both dark or light rooms. A palette that has been doing the rounds in interior magazines and trending homes is located next to the colour of candy, but is softer and represents colours that do not attract so much attention but offer that easy-on-the-eye, subtle hint of colour. If neutrals tones are your thing, we suggest you add these subdued candy tones in your house. For bedroom colour combinations, pair these tones with nature-inspired browns, greens and blues for a great contrast.
For a low maintenance way to make a statement, add a unique headboard to your bedroom. After all, it is the focal point that can change the vibe of the room instantly. And if it is in a contrasting colour from your wall, the bedroom wall design is sure to be a showstopper. As seen here, the dark grey headboard works fabulously well with a rich green, jewel-toned inspired wall. To add to the look, accents in gold like a light fixture, frame and side table tie the look together wonderfully.