Paint Words On The Walls Of Your Home
Sophisticated yet trendy. Artistic yet intellectual. Such descriptions aptly describe the theme you would like to create for your home or a specific room in your home. How can such be achieved? Many have found that by artistically painting words on their walls, such a look can be obtained with relatively little expense and effort.
If you like the look of commonly used quotes painted on signs, you can create the same look with less expense by painting such sayings on the wall with your own hand. So, how can you choose what phrase or words to paint? By looking on the internet for famous quotes, writing down phrases you like that you see in decorating stores, or choosing a poem that you like, you will soon be armed with many ideas for your very own wall painting.
When choosing what words to paint on your walls, you should pick words that create the appropriate mood and send a message to guests that truly represents how you feel. Such words may be single words, painted at random or symmetrical points in the room, or entire phrases. Commonly painted quotes
include variations of the following: "Sing like no one's listening, dance like nobody's watching, love like you've never been hurt and live like its heaven on earth." "Live well, laugh often, love deeply." "Home Sweet Home."
Song lyrics and original poems also create an artistically and intellectually pleasing effect in any home.
After choosing what words to paint, the next step is choosing an appropriate location for the painted work. It should be in highly visible and in an area that is at eye-level for comfortable reading.
Next, one must choose an appropriate paint color. The paint color should have enough contrast with the wall color so as to be easy to read. White on black, black on white, black on red and red on black are some of the most common color contrasts used for painting words. Florescent colors should be avoided if long phrases will be used, as it can become strenuous on the eyes to read lengthy words painted in such bright colors.
Finally, choosing a font is the final step in effectively carrying out your project of painting words on your walls. The font can be one you create yourself freehand (if you are artistic and creative) or one that is preexisting. If you are not planning to create your own freehand font, you may use word processing applications on your computer, such as Microsoft Word, to give you ideas. The font of your choice can be printed off in large letters and used to create a stencil.
If you would rather buy premade stencils, check local craft or hobby store aisles for the variety of your choice.
No matter what method you choose for creating the perfect font for your hand-painted message, make sure that the font fits the style of the message itself. And most importantly, it should be a font that is readily legible.
Now, with these tips in mind, you are on your way to creating your very own message, hand-painted on your own wall! Enjoy!
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