The living room is one of the rooms in the house where we spend the most time, and perhaps for this reason we want to paint or repaint and choose the color of the paint on the walls according to our personality, and bring an atmosphere that suits us.
Paint is perhaps the most visible element of interior design, so when it comes to choosing a color to repaint the walls of your living room and dining room, you can sometimes be at a loss for ideas. Don't worry, this guide will offer you some unbeatable shades to bring the originality and personality you need to liven up the ambiance of your living room walls with paint.
Choose the right paint for your living room
Even before choosing the color and decorating trends, your painting work begins with this point: choosing the right paint to repaint the walls is the main concern: what type of paint, what finish and what features are essential for the living room or dining room.
Which paint should you choose for your living room?
From every point of view, we recommend using eco-friendly paint to repaint the walls of your living room, dining room, and even your interior. Often, people think that standard paint will do the job, but the characteristics offered by each paint can make you think twice.
We recommend using eco-friendly paint not only for repainting your living room walls, but also for your entire home. Containing fewer VOCs than traditional paint and with a much lower odor, eco-friendly paints now meet similar quality specifications to traditional paint.
For example, Algo paints have a covering power of 12m2/L when standard paints have a coverage of 9 to 10m2.
What finish is recommended?
The choice of paint finish is also important when repainting the living room: whether it's matte, satin, or velvet, it's clear that the effect and rendering will not be the same depending on the finish used in a living room or a dining room. The choice of finish also has a strong impact if the living room opens onto the kitchen.
As a general rule, it's customary to use velvet or satin as a finish for your interior walls. On the one hand, because satin is the silkiest paint finish and the one that will offer the most pleasant decorative effect. But also because satin is the most washable finish possible, which is a real asset in a busy room like the living room. Satin also guarantees better light reflection, which can visually enlarge your living room.
How can paint color impact interiors?
Beyond the decorative aspect, it is proven that colors have an undeniable impact on the mood and emotion of the inhabitants of a place. This is why the choice of a paint color is not only related to aesthetics or trends, but can also be linked to the personality of the occupant and their emotions. Each shade has its emotions and characteristics, and this can undeniably change the perception that we can have of the space and the meaning that we wish to give it. The living room is a room that is no exception to the rule when it comes to choosing a paint color.
We spend a lot of time in a living room or lounge, which is why trendy colors and decor are important. First, there are neutral tones: white, beige, or gray: they are known to create a calming and relaxing atmosphere. For the more adventurous, choosing brighter colors can also be a vector of personality. Although we recommend using a bright color sparingly, it is entirely possible to imagine color combinations containing strong hues like blues, greens or sunny and warm shades like yellow or red, also known as terracotta.
There are also more nuanced paint colors, such as powder pink, which is a nice alternative to brighter colors and can potentially be applied to a section of wall in combination with other colors in your living room.
Consider the characteristics of your living room before painting
Before we offer our ideas and advice for the colors of your living room, it is also important to take into consideration some factors that are specific and unique to each living room in your interior to ensure the best choice of paint color: we can first think about its size.
The larger and more spacious the living room, the more possibilities there will be in terms of color combinations, especially through bright hues that will provide visual filling that can be interesting. Brightness is also a basic criterion to take into account, since again this will have an influence on the room. Regarding the colors that we recommend applying or not, to summarize vulgarly, a bright shade will be suitable for a large environment. Conversely, neutral and soft tones like white will be suitable for a narrower living room because they will optimize the natural and artificial light in the room, which will aim to visually enlarge it.
The idea of the atmosphere that you want to create in your living room is also important: calm, serenity, tranquility, human warmth are all criteria and adjectives that will inform your thinking and the choice of the color to apply to one or more walls of a living room, especially if your living room has an opening onto the kitchen.
Our paint color ideas for your living room
When it comes to paint colors for your living room , we see two types of trendy shades in decor: natural, soothing shades, and deeper, more vivid shades that will add character to your space.
Neutral colors
These are the most commonly used colors in the home, especially in the living room. Neutral colors generally refer to white, gray, and cream tones like beige, for example.
This type of shade is very interesting because you will be sure to choose a color that is timeless and will adapt to any style of decoration. Another major advantage is that neutral and light shades will have the effect of enlarging the space and the room in which it is used.
For example, beige is a very useful paint color to highlight elements of your interior decoration in your living room, while gray will guarantee you a modernity and elegance that is very advanced compared to other shades.
Here are some ideas for neutral shades that we can recommend for your living room:
The charming almond beige
It is a discreet color that will mainly serve as an accompaniment within your living room: it will adapt perfectly to your living room and highlight the decorative elements already present or other colors that you plan to use on the walls of your living room.
This shade will be particularly useful if your living room is a little dark or north-facing, as the beige will tend to visually enlarge the room.
Warm white
The current trend is increasingly pushing towards the use of tinted white, and warm white fits this trend perfectly. It can stand alone or be combined with an infinite number of colors from the existing color chart.
As with beige, using it to accentuate the brightness of your living room and enlarge the space of your living room is an interesting idea.
Pearl gray
Pearl gray is a sophisticated and timeless paint color. Whether used on walls or ceilings (with a matte finish), this gray will enhance any space. However, it's rare to see this gray used throughout an entire room, so consider pairing it with the entire color.
Bold colors
Sage green
Sage green is a color that's particularly relevant to this trend for a living room. Although it's a strong color, it can adapt to a wide color palette and can be quite relevant in a living room for a cozy and pleasant atmosphere, bringing a unique decor. Our idea to temper this strong color is to combine sage green with white.
The Bréhat rose
Another very trendy color right now, our Bréhat pink shade is very popular in all rooms of the house and especially in living rooms. It will enhance your space and is a perfect alternative to terracotta, which can sometimes be too bright and too present when applied to all the walls of the living room. Bréhat pink is a fairly natural color that exudes good living. We love this shade and its warm, pink appearance accompanied by a touch of ochre giving it uniqueness. However, be careful when applying it to one section of wall only, with a combination with lighter and softer colors to make it even more impressive.
Navy Blue
Navy blue is a timeless color that has evolved over time to reflect the current decor style: what could be more logical than incorporating it into the potential shades for your living room?
It's hard to imagine it as a total look given its almost infinite depth, but combine it on a section of wall with trendy light colors and make it stand out with natural elements of your furniture such as wood, for example.
Green relaxation at the spa
Spa green is a soothing and relaxing color. This shade is particularly trendy because it's similar to what we more commonly call sea green. While we've often discussed the power of sea green shades in bathrooms and kitchens, this type of shade is perfectly suited to the living room, especially when you want to create a serene and tranquil atmosphere. When it comes to color combinations, pearl gray and very light grays are ideal for spa relaxation if you only use them on one wall.
The black summer sky
Black Summer Sky is a color similar to anthracite with a hint of blue. Black Summer Sky is subtle and elegant, with nuances that make it a unique shade. Its placement on a wall won't be out of place and will add style to your living room.
Many of our customers have used this shade to paint furniture, to create a more cozy atmosphere.
How much does a living room painting cost?
In general, the price of a pot of living room paint can vary by a few euros, but at Algo, for example, the only notable difference is the finish, unless you need a specific paint depending on the condition of your wall, for which there are paints that contain filler.
In general, the price of a pot of 3-in-1 paint to redo the walls of your living room is around 25 euros per liter.
A paint with a matte finish will cost a few euros less than a satin finish.
