Paint Your Apartment: 4 Creative Ways

If you want to paint your apartment, there are plenty of options and ideas out there. The most important thing is that you find the one that best suits you and your home’s decorative style.

In addition, we have to take into account what type of finish we want to use. Different finishes are better for different things or areas in our homes. With so many options out there, it shouldn’t be difficult for you to find the best way to paint each space.

We’ve talked about what types of paint exist in other articles. When picking a type of paint, you need to think about what you are painting. Remember that there are specific types of paint for bathrooms or even children’s bedrooms. For bathrooms and children’s bedrooms you want a paint that’s going to be easy to clean and can withstand more moisture.

After choosing the ideal type of paint to paint your apartment, the next step is to think about how you’re going to design your walls. So many times we just paint the wall the same color. However, there are so many creative and original options that you can easily do yourself.

Now, we’ll give your four options that you should keep in mind if want to paint your apartment. We hope you can find some inspiration!

1. Paint your apartment with contrasting tones

Contrasting tones are a must if you’re looking to create a dynamic room that makes a statement. Your result won’t be monotonous at all, which is likely to happen if you leave the walls the same color.

In order to accomplish this, the easiest thing to do is to choose a color for two or three walls, leaving the fourth wall another color. This was a trend for quite some time. The important thing for you to do is to choose colors that combine well. When you have two different wall colors you can create interesting monochromatic combinations.

Another option is to paint only a part of each wall with a color: this is what people call the half-painted style. You don’t want the end result to be overwhelming, so we suggest that one of the colors is very light. This is also something that we see in furniture. As for separating the two colors, you can use a border or trim.

2. Make an artistic mural

This is also known as wall art. If you want to create a mural or wall art, the best thing for you to do is keep it to one wall only so that the room isn’t so overwhelming. It’s even better if the rest of the walls are painted in a quiet, toned down color.

This is something that you can do yourself, although you can also find a business that specializes in creating wall murals, such as Coordonne. It specializes in these types of paintings, as well as creating beautiful wallpaper.

Obviously, there are many different types of wall murals. They range from wall graffiti, to more classic designs, imitating a famous work of art, recreating a photograph, etc. 

3. Trace designs on your wall

This is perfect if you don’t want to repaint your wall and instead just give it a new, innovative touch. You can do this yourself without any professional assistance.

In order to do this, you’ll need some kind of template or rollers with a design etched into it. This is how they’ll put the drawing or design on your wall. These templates make it look as if you’ve hung wallpaper. A different way to do this is to split a fruit in half and paint the freshly cut surface. Press the surface against the wall for a unique design.

In general, what we see most frequently are geometric or plant motifs. In children’s rooms it’s also common to see designs with butterflies or birds.

If you’re looking to create contrast when you paint your apartment, you can draw on only one part of the wall, for example as a border on the crown molding.

You can also incorporate color onto neutral walls, or vice versa. If you’re not interested in doing that, you can choose a single drawing to put on your wall, such as a large world map.

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4. Find striking textures

When you paint your apartment using different textures on your walls allows you to get really creative and original. There are specific paints and techniques for this task.

An example is water color painting. When you use water color painting you’re able to have a somewhat translucent effect. You can also go for chalk paintings, such as for kitchens, study areas, or children’s bedrooms.

In terms of techniques, you can use the mopping technique. You do this by applying or spreading the paint with the help of a cloth so that it’s not a perfectly smooth effect. In order to have that original effect, it’s important that you exert pretty uniform pressure so that no area is significant darker than another.

A very original result

As you’ve seen, there are many different options to think about when you paint your apartment in a creative or original way. Although you can combine different techniques, we don’t recommend this. It can break the harmony of your home.

Therefore, if you’re thinking about painting your apartment, it’s very important for you to take into account your home’s decorative style and the result you’re going for.