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Design Ideas for Basements (2nd Edition)

Basement Finishing 101: The Beginner's Guide to Basement Finishing

If you have a basement that is in dire need of a lick of paint, then you’ll probably be  wondering what color of paint to use.  The thing about basements that you need to rememeber is that they are very different from other rooms in your home.  With other rooms such as bedrooms and living rooms, you generally have a lot of natural daylight flooding in.  Basements however normally only have a very small window, if they actually have any at all.  This means that natural daylight is very limited and you will therefore require a lot more artificial light than you might normally think of using.  It’s no wonder that people associate basements with being dark and depressing.  Normally a lot of people wouldn’t even think of using their basement for anything other than storage.  However remember that basements can easily make wonderful spaces as long as you know how to decorate your basement.

By doing plenty of research on basement decorating, having a look on internet sites, magazines and also books, you’ll be able to find ideas of what color of paint to use for you basement.  First of all you should know that black absorbs light.  This means that any light you are getting into your basement will essentially be sucked up into the walls.  This also means you’ll need even more light than you might normally need.  The more lighting you use the more expensive it will end up costing in electricity and lightbulbs.

Light colours are therefore the most obvious color choice because they allow light to bounce about your basement and therefore you’ll not need so much artificial lighting.  Even other colors such as red or purple can absorb light so they are best to be avoided too.  A fresh coat of off-white paint will really do the trick and make you basement look much fresher and brighter withour having to use loads and loads of lighting.  If you don’t like white or cream then choosing a white paint with a hint of another color will be find but the problem with choosing paint colors is that they always end up looking much darker on your walls than they do on the color chart.  It’s something that fools people time and time again.  If you do this, don’t panic.  You can always go out and buy a tin of cheap white paint and add it to your colored paint.  Eventually you will find a combination that will work and suit your tastes in home décor.  However it would be a good idea to write down how much of each paint you used just in case you need to do any paint jobs later down the line.

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