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Change Your Space with Paint

Paint is the most powerful -- and budget-friendly -- element of any room. Use color to create an emotion, manipulate the perceived size of a room, and visually link spaces together.

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Color and Mood

Use color to create a mood. Choose calming blues for a bedroom, cheery yellows for a living room, or spicy oranges for a kitchen. Here are the general mood-associations with the six primary and secondary colors:

Red: exciting, energetic, appetizing, dynamic

Orange: zesty, tantalizing, spicy, festive

Yellow: cheerful, friendly, vivacious, playful

Green: refreshing, restful, clean, secure

Blue: serene, quiet, dependable, rich

Violet: passionate, theatrical, artistic, elegant



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