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Home Decorating Articles - Wall Treatment Articles

Creating an inviting, warm and comfortable decorated home both inside and outside for family and friends is within reach.

Ideas lead to Inspiration and Creativity. Add in some love and a lot of your personality and you’ve got what it takes to make a house into a home.

Wall Treatments - Give A Room A Complete New Appearance

Looking for an easy inexpensive way to change the look of a room in your home? Try a new wall treatment, a new paint color or wallpapering one wall - even a combination - can dramatically change the appearance of a room.

• Paint Can Make A Dramatic Decorating Change       The fastest way to change a rooms appearance is with a new coat of paint. However most interior designers will tell you  to determine the paint for your walls after you've established the color scheme in that particular room.

• Wallpaper Brings The Walls Of A Room To Life           Need a new decorative look for your walls, but want to do something different from the standard paint job? Maybe it’s time to give wallpapering a try.

• Stenciling A Decorative Touch That’s Simple             Another simple and easy way to dress up your walls, floor and furniture is with a folk art form of wall painting known as Stenciling.

Choosing The Right Paint Finish After pouring over what seemed like thousand of color swatches, you’ve finally found the perfect color for your walls. Now it’s time to buy the paint and transform the room, well not yet there is one more decision to make, which finish to choose. What does finish mean and why is it important. Finish: Level of gloss found in the paint which has an impact on appearance, durability and washability. Importance: Depending on the project, the correct finish ensures the result your looking for. Below are the four most common finishes and an explanation of  use. Matte: works well for most ceilings and walls because its flat finish does not accentuate surface irregularities. In an older dwelling, where the walls may be uneven. Satin:  Also known as Eggshell is harder, more durable and stain resistant than a flat finish. It is easier to clean and is an excellent choice for interior walls. It adds warmth to the look of a room and is a good choice for living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms hallways and stairwells. Semi-Gloss: A higher level of sheen and luster than eggshell paints. The finish is harder, more durable and stain resistant. Semi gloss paint is most often used in high traffic areas such as bathrooms and laundry rooms and on interior wood trim and cabinets. It shows imperfections more readily than eggshell but not as much as gloss. Gloss:  The hardest and most durable finish option. It has a high sheen and is very resistant to stain and easy to keep clean. The downside of using gloss is it does make defects in the surface much more noticeable. Gloss paints are a good choice for wood trim, doors, handrails, cabinets and furniture, floors, handrails, and stairs.

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