Spruce Up Your Home for the Holidays
Sam Lutz • November 21, 2017
The holidays are coming, so now is the time to get your home ready for guests! Sprucing your home up with paint is a great way to make a good impression on visitors and loved ones. A fresh coat of paint can make your home look well-cleaned and well-maintained. In this post, we’ll talk about the best ways to optimize your paint job. We’ll also discuss the best colors to use in your home this holiday season.
Paint High-Traffic Areas
Paint the high-traffic areas of your home to ensure that your guests can see and admire your handiwork. Areas like the living room, kitchen and dining room will be the focal points for most of your guests. To go above and beyond, paint the room they’ll be sleeping in if they’re planning to stay overnight. In parts of the house where you can’t paint, clean the walls with a damp rag.
Create a Focal Point
Don’t want to paint the entire living room? Paint one wall to create an accent wall. This is best done in a part of the room where guests will focus their attention anyway, like the wall behind the fireplace or the area where the Christmas tree will be installed.
Spruce Up Your Front Door
Painting your front door is a perfect way to boost your home’s curb appeal and make your home look more inviting. This is best done on a day with mild weather and temperatures that aren’t too cold, so we recommend doing this as soon as possible. Use exterior-grade latex paint for your project. You’ll need to start by cleaning and sanding the old paint job. Apply two thin coats of paint, or more if necessary.
Pick a color that is vibrant and attractive, but don’t worry too much about matching the color of the door to the rest of the house. A standout front door can make your home’s facade pop.
Refinish the Kitchen
Refinishing your cabinets is a great way to make your kitchen look newly remodeled. Remember to clean the cabinets first to remove all grease. Next, take off the hardware, sand down the cabinets, wipe down with a damp rag, then dry. When the cabinets are dry, clean and sanded, apply interior-grade paint. This is a good weekend project for DIYers who enjoy performing multi-step home renovations.
Choose Colors Carefully
Choosing holiday colors for your home will make your house seem a bit more festive for your guests. At Ace Paint and Unfinished Furniture, we recommend a variety of paint colors by Benjamin Moore, including:
- Marblehead Gold: This rustic, golden-yellow color is reminiscent of bells, lit candles and brass ornaments at the holidays.
- Jojoba: Jojoba is part green, part silvery gray. It’s classy, elegant and the perfect backdrop for a beautiful Christmas tree.
- Pilgrimage Foliage: This slightly pumpkin-y color is appropriate for your Thanksgiving dining room. It’s warm, inviting and alluring.
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