Steve Green
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Green is a very hot color in interior design right now, being used in everything from upholstered sofas to kitchen cabinets. One of the easiest ways to freshen up your interior style with this trendy color is to simply paint the walls in a room or update the trim in a neutral room with dark green paint.
Royal blue is a heavily saturated shade of blue that sits somewhere in between being a medium and dark color. It is a vibrant and bold shade, which sometimes gets incorrectly confused with navy blue. Some people have a habit of using the terms ‘navy blue’ and ‘royal blue’ interchangeably, but in fact, royal blue is not as dark as navy blue, and it has a much brighter hue. Here we look at royal blue in more depth and offer color suggestions that go well with royal blue. These color combinations can be used in your own home to create stylish interiors in various styles.
Aqua is a color that sits somewhere between blue and green, and it comes in a wide variety of shades that can be anywhere from bright and cheerful to calm and tranquil. The colors that you put with aqua will make a big impact in determining the type of style and atmosphere you achieve in a space. Here we look at various colors that go really well with aqua for a variety of interior decor styles.
Freezers are considered an essential kitchen appliance for most homeowners, and they are used for prolonging the shelf life of food products, as well as storing frozen goods such as ice cream and making ice cubes. There are many different styles of freezers available, which fit into the various categories set out below.
Aqua isn’t considered to be a particularly trendy paint color among interior designers or home decor enthusiasts right now, but if you are looking for a long-term paint color that will stand the test of time and remain a pleasant and palatable shade, then aqua should be among your considerations.
When planning a kitchen renovation, you may want to alter your current floorplan to make it more user-friendly and more functional. One way to do this is to address your storage needs and ensure your new kitchen plan will be able to fulfill those needs. One consideration will be kitchen drawers, which can come in a number of sizes to fit different types of layouts as well as different storage requirements.
Sectional sofas are a much-loved piece of seating furniture in living rooms and open plan living areas because they provide ample seating for several people, as well as the option to lay back with your legs lifted. The angular component of sectional sofas means they can be used to help define parts of a room for a specific use or be used to break up a space in a large room.
Maple kitchen cabinets were a popular choice for several decades due to their warm honey tones and medium shade that meant they felt inoffensive and easy to live with.
Fuchsia is a bright shade of pink, which is achieved by mixing purple and red together. Many people think of this color as being the same as magenta, and while it does have a lot of similarities, it is distinctly more purple than magenta, while magenta leans more towards red. Fuchsia is a vivid and energizing color that can be used in interior design to create a sense of fun or femininity.
Black chrome and black nickel have a very similar look; so much so that they are often mistaken for each other, and the names ‘black chrome’ and ‘black nickel’ have become interchangeable; however, there are differences between these two types of finishes, which we will look at in greater detail here.
Here we look at the differences between antique brass and polished brass, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both types of finish.
Creating a porch area on the front of your home is a relatively small building project that can make a big impact on the look of your property and the way that you use your home. Here we will look at the benefits of adding a porch roof to your home and the steps you will need to take to add a porch roof to an existing roof.