Decorating Guides
Quick Fix: Update Bookshelves With a Coat of Color
Hungry for quick color? Turn your shelves into a mini accent wall
As winter keeps winding on (and on), cabin fever can make you downright bored to tears with the state of your home. If you find yourself looking around the place with those wild eyes of a renovator, wait! Don't swing that sledgehammer just yet. Sometimes a quick fix is all you need to freshen up the place.
Take, for example, these cabinets and built-ins updated with a coat of paint in the back. It's a project that takes little time and can really make a major impact on the feel of the room. Plus, it can be done for under $50. A renovation? Not so much.
Take, for example, these cabinets and built-ins updated with a coat of paint in the back. It's a project that takes little time and can really make a major impact on the feel of the room. Plus, it can be done for under $50. A renovation? Not so much.
Here's an idea for a quick kitchen fix: Take off a few cabinet doors, then paint the inside with an eye-catching shade. Instant update!
Go for a color that will really set off the objects on display.
No-paint fake: Set an open-backed bookshelf (like the one shown here, from Ikea) in front of a colorful wall. Voila!
No-paint fake: Set an open-backed bookshelf (like the one shown here, from Ikea) in front of a colorful wall. Voila!
Continue your wall color to the back of built-ins for better flow throughout the room.
Honeysuckle provides a fun pink pop to this arrangement.
While peacock blue adds a touch of drama.
Perk up the laundry room with a shot of citrus-y lemon.
If you've only got a short supply of paint (or are feeling lazy), color just a few cubes. Here, a few shots of orange are all this built-in needs.
Multiple colors work great for a kid's room. All you need are a few of those small sample paint testers in different tones to get the project done affordably.
Patterned wallpaper also does the job nicely.
More easy updates:
Give Your Furniture a Facelift with Paint
Getting the Accent Wall Right
More easy updates:
Give Your Furniture a Facelift with Paint
Getting the Accent Wall Right