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It’s so easy to follow the advice of your designer when it comes to painting and decorating your rooms but the truth is, even they make mistakes. In fact, painters Rhyl have done their research to find the most common mistakes that room designers and painters make so you know when you’re working with a novice or a pro.

Choosing paint first – Particularly if you’re refreshing your entire room and furniture, it’s always a good idea to start by choosing the main furniture items that you love and choosing the paint that will work with them. You will most likely have your furniture items longer than your paintwork so it’s best to work it so you’re stuck with something you know you’ll enjoy looking at for much longer.

Not Swatching – Many will shy away from this step thinking it’s unnecessary but any good painter will present you with a broad range of colours from the same colour palette to perfectly suit your room. It is almost impossible to determine what a colour will look like on your walls based on the tiny colour charts that you find in DIY stores. Most paint companies will produce small swatch sample pots for you to try on your walls. Try at least three from the same palette – you’ll be surprised how easily you’ll be swayed once you have a swatch range.

Choosing a colour that’s been ‘in’ for a long time – Some may think that choosing a colour that’s been fashionable for some time, a safe option. Well, in fact this couldn’t be further from reality. Given that varied paint colour palettes become fashionable every 5 years or so, you could be on the verge of choosing something that’s about to become unfashionable. Redecorating your room can be very expensive so picking a ‘safe’ colour could be more risky than you think. A good interior designer and painter will be aware of the latest colours and offer some design ideas that suit your taste. If in doubt, there are many interior designer magazines that can offer up plenty of emerging trends.

Painting a small dark room white – If you’re trying to brighten up a small dark room, ‘brilliant white’ is often the ‘go-to’ colour, but in some cases, it can make your room appear…drab. To make whites work, you need the interiors to co-ordinate with light colours to blend and add character. Think about painting a wall the lightest shade from your favourite colour palette to a bit more panache.

Matching Everything – When trying to create a theme throughout, matching your interiors to your walls is one of the biggest yet most common mistakes people make. Each cushion, picture frame and vase should have its own character; a unique jigsaw piece to build up a larger picture. You want each part of the room to offer up attention to without complication. Picking a broad range of colours from the same palette will help you achieve a more refined, finished look.