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paint from both ends of the card.If you don’t feel that full-on matching walls and woodwork will create the look you’re after, but you still want to soften the edges where the wood and plaster meet, try this technique. Use two shades from opposite ends of the same colour card – by choosing two tonally connected hues, you create definition but not total separation, lending your backdrop a calmer, less formal style.
It can be snug It might seem counterintuitive to go for dark colours in a room with little natural light, but pale colours won’t boost light where there isn’t any, so going the other way and emphasising cosiness is often a good solution. Blending painted surfaces rather than picking out highlights will emphasise this effect, as seen here in this basement snug.
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