Fresh Paint Colors for Your Laundry Room

Why not freshen up your laundry room the way you do your clothes? The same feeling you get from putting on a clean shirt can be evoked by the space around you. And if you paint your laundry room with inviting colors, the drab task of clothes washing may feel less onerous. Here are some fresh painting ideas to give your laundry room a chic makeover.

Replace darkness with light

Light colors not only make a room feel bigger but cleaner. If your laundry room feels dark and cramped, you can increase the visual space considerably by simply painting the walls in pale shades. Then the illumination in your laundry room will also feel much brighter.

Move over boring white

It's true that light colors will brighten your laundry room, but white paint may feel cold and dreary. Instead consider a pale hue of your favorite color. Or select colors that signify freshness, such as lime or pale yellow. Even your favorite season can inspire you, with pale orange and reds to symbolize autumn or greens to remind you of spring.

Associate your laundry room with a place you love

You can take away the sting from doing laundry by painting the room in a color that reminds you of a favorite place. Perhaps pale sapphire blue reminds you of the summer sea. Or maybe your garden will be your inspiration for painting your laundry room in the pale shades of flowers.

Paint your laundry room in more than one color

Add modern sophistication to your laundry room by painting your walls in two different hues. You may choose two shades of the same color for a sense of harmony. Or you might wish to add interest to your laundry room with complimentary colors like lilac and yellow, pale orange and periwinkle blue, or lime and pale red.

Paint your walls in one color and your trim in another

Although light walls will keep your laundry room feeling bright and fresh, they may give it a bland feel. You can break this curse by painting the trim, cabinets and doors of your laundry room in a contrast shade. For a small laundry room, keep the trim color light or even white. For a larger room, choose strong contrast such as navy blue for an orange laundry room, or eggplant for a yellow room.

Add sophistication with a faux finish

If you love the beauty of several hues mingling together, consider giving your laundry room a faux texture. If you use a sea sponge (found in home improvement stores), you can dab three complimentary colors on your wall and smear them together as you go. This simple method of painting your laundry room in a faux finish will add elegance and depth to the room. (Learn how to faux paint with a sea sponge.)

Laundry room paint tip

Because your laundry room is humid, dust may cling to your painted walls with time. Cobwebs can also be a problem, as well as mildew or mold. To make clean up a breeze, paint your laundry room walls in semi-gloss finish and the trim in gloss finish.

With the right color choices and paint types, your laundry room makeover is sure to remain fresh for years to come!

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