Want more atmosphere, colorful and bold, but your home is light and neutral, even a bit boring?

These painting tips are for you. 

Pick up interior and painting tips used by professionals here and implement even better yourself!

If you've always wanted to add atmosphere and use more colors but aren't sure how, here are easy tips for you to successfully create a completely new space by doing it yourself.

You can apply these tips in both small and large spaces.

Choose a boldly dark shade even for smaller spaces

Using colors does not make the space smaller - on the contrary - a boutique hotel-like atmosphere is created by using strong colors.

 

Modern and even minimalist interiors withstand strong colors well

Forget single accent walls; boldly paint at least two or three walls in the same shade. A single colored wall always feels a bit detached if the other surfaces are white.

Now ceilings, moldings, and doors are also painted with colors.

You can do so much with paint!

With one Frenchic wall paint container, you can paint up to 36m2.

Read more about the colorful interior theme 'Dopamine Decor'.

Using color together with slats

Wood surfaces, wooden moldings, and beams are back in interiors. If you want to use colors but more subtly, choose a shade and use it interestingly as a base for the slat design...

Rough wooden surfaces go well with all natural shades such as blue, green, brown, and black.
Think of shades like terracotta, browns, blues, and even black.

Also think about how you can add interesting texture to the color with accent slats or paneling

📌Tip! Create a pure wood slat design over a bold colored surface, allowing the chosen shade to show through under the wooden slats.

Make a slat wall on just one wall, but paint all the other walls in the same shade. This way, the result will be stunning, atmospheric, and cohesive.

📌Tip! You can easily treat light wooden slats to a beautiful brown with Frenchic waxes. Plus, fast drying, non-toxicity, ease of use, and coverage. Learn about using waxes.

A nest-like atmosphere suits spaces where an intimate and cozy vibe is desired, such as bedrooms and living rooms.

📌Tip! Make a small WC space a stunning jewel with strong colors from floor to ceiling.

Textured surfaces in interior design

And texture is now back in interiors more than ever: handmade surfaces, various textured finishes, rough concretes, broken and chiseled surfaces, stone surfaces, linens, cork, rattan... Add even more texture with thick curtains, using plush velvet and wool in the drapes.

Layer multiple blankets on the sofa, chaise lounge, armchair, and bed, and use super thick-pile rugs!

Finally, lighting completes your beautiful interior and brings out the character of the shades

Yes - you want dark and light areas in your home, illuminated as well as slightly dim spots. You don't want bright general lighting on the ceiling - that's only for cleaning days!
What if you forgot the expensive ceiling light - such is not needed in every room.

📌 Tip: DIY-style decorators are now making large, textured pendant lights themselves from paper, cardboard, or various clays. 

Remember to light those green plants as well.

📌Tip! Raise green plants higher, make large groups of them, and light the green plants from below towards the wall to get stunning shadows on the wall.

Also get affordable cordless lights that are easy to move. Preferably get several small lights so you get interesting, indirect lighting in different parts of the room, at different heights.

You want a warm tone to create coziness and a dimmer for every light

Finally, seal the atmosphere with a fireplace or other fire source - if you don't have one, use lanterns, candles, or even LED candles.

With lighting, you get much more out of your beautifully colored walls and furniture!

Add two wall lights to your new slat accent wall. Choose interesting and personal lights, and you won't need much else.

📌 Tip! You can paint old lampshades with Frenchic paints to match your new wall color. The lampshade can also be painted on the inside: Remember metallic shades too.

If your wall is still painted with a beautiful shade or has texture or art on it - lighting is the cherry on top - Wonderful!

Whether your interior style is rich or modern and minimalist, the use of colors together with slats and lighting suits both styles to completely renew the atmosphere of the space.

Hopefully you got a new idea for renewing your home from this!

Did you know, by the way, that an amazing community has formed around Frenchic paints, where pictures, videos, and tips about all kinds of projects are shared - join in, and you'll get a peek into international homes and gardens and see first how interiors are styled around the world right now!

You can find us From Instagram, From TikTok and  From the FB group.

Welcome to join in creating the atmosphere of the space!