Designs For You

1. In the dining room use the warmer colors or shades of those colors. If red is too bold, try using orange and shades of apricot.
2. If the living room is adjacent to the dining room, you may want to “connect” the two by using hues of the same color.
3. In the bedroom you’ll want calm and peaceful colors. Blues and greens will help to achieve that effect. Add coordinating draperies and layer the bed with a thick down comforter, pillows and bedskirt.
4. The bathroom should also bring serenity so make it spa-like. Blue is perfect here. Bring in matching accessories, a decorative mirror, artwork and don’t forget large, fluffy towels.
5. Hallways and entryways are best done in neutrals to transition from one room to the next.
You can also make a long corridor seem less so by painting the side walls a lighter color than the wall at the far end of the hall. To give a stronger effect, choose the end wall a strong warm color in the red or orange family.