When helping clients with choosing paint colors for their homes, I start off with a question, “What colors are you most attracted to?” This gives a good feel of where to start with choosing paint colors. It’s easy to find just the right color with the variety of paints on the market. Remember that today’s neutral shades can pick up varied undertones from permanent fixtures throughout your home. If you love the gray walls in your neighbor’s kitchen, don’t expect that color to look exactly the same in your kitchen - unless your illumination, flooring, cabinets, backsplash and countertops are exactly the same.
Color is very psychological and can evoke certain moods and perception of space and temperature. Wall and ceiling paints need to be carefully chosen because they envelope you and tend to remain for a long time. Stepping from a bright orange room into a dark blue room and then stepping into a bold purple room gets tiresome quickly!
I always recommend that you choose wisely and use bold wall colors conservatively. And keep your wall colors to three per level of your home. Make sure the colors combine nicely for a cohesive look. For example, a blue tone works well as a major accent wall used with a neutral gray-blue on remaining walls. Carry the blue tone onto the gray-blue walls with artwork and accessories. And add fabrics with the blue tone throughout the room. This creates a comfortable and memorable living space.
TIPS:
- Find a color swatch you like and move it around to every wall and every fixture in the room. If the swatch picks up undesired tones, the paint will do the same on your walls.
- There are an abundance of neutrals that will show a trace to a deep saturation of color. This is the best way to keep your walls neutral and get the color you want, without having your home look like a crayon box.
- Use the same depth of color on accent walls and adjoining walls for a contemporary look. Have both wall colors combine harmoniously.
- Avoid stark paint colors that have no connection with upholstery, fabrics, art, or anything else in the room.
These tips work whether you're personalizing your home for living, or staging your home for sale!
Joan Inglis, Interior Designer and Master Accredited Staging Professional®, is the owner and lead designer of Carolina Spaces, a full-service home staging, luxury home staging, model home merchandising and interior design firm based outside of Charlotte in Lake Wylie, SC. Carolina Spaces provides services to the Charlotte, NC region and throughout the Southeast. Call 1-855-SPACES-5 or contact us online for more information on our award-winning services.
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Joan Inglis, owner and lead designer of Carolina Spaces, LLC - a home staging, model home merchandising and interior design firm based in Charlotte, NC - has been appointed President of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP®). IAHSP®, founded in 1999, is the pioneer home staging industry association. As the governing and regulating association for the industry, it requires members worldwide to adhere to strict standards of professional and ethical guidelines.
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Carolina Spaces, LLC - a home staging, model home merchandising and interior design firm based in South Carolina near Charlotte, NC and founded in 2004 - has added four more awards to their long list of accolades.
- Lake Norman Home Builders Association awarded Carolina Spaces with Best Residential Interior Staging for a Luxury property priced over $1 million, and Best Residential Interior Design for a project value up to $25k at their 2016 Best of the Lake Gala.
- Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design, awarded Carolina Spaces with the 2017 Best of Houzz, Customer Service Award.
- The International Association of Home Staging Professionals® awarded Carolina Spaces with Best Vacant Staging at the 2017 Staging Industry Awards.
The recognitions add to the long list of local, regional, state and international awards that include the 2014 Barb Schwarz ASPM® Staging Excellence Award, the highest award in the Home Staging Industry.
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Joan Inglis, leading Accredited Master Home Staging Professional® in North and South Carolina, was featured in the January 2017 issue of Lake Norman Currents Magazine. Joan provided her expertise to New Year, New Home - Your 2017 Home Forecast where she discussed colors and design styles that are trending for 2017.
Joan Inglis has been featured dozens of times on TV, online, and in print. She has won numerous state, regional, and local awards since forming her company Carolina Spaces in 2004. Joan reigns as the Charlotte Region's leading expert in Home Staging, Model Home Merchandising and Interior Design. Joan provides professional presentations and speaking engagements to enhance educational programs for Realtors®, home builders and investors. Contact her at 1-855-SPACES-5 or www.CarolinaSpaces.com.
Carolina Spaces was recently selected to stage two beautiful $1M+ new construction properties in the exclusive Eastover area of Charlotte, NC. We strive to take our standard above and beyond the competition, and we are always excited for the opportunity to work with new clients. Once our bid was selected, our team went straight to work! We developed a staging plan, selected appropriate furnishings and accessories from our 10,000 sq.ft. warehouse and professionally staged both homes.
