Showing posts with label Painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Painting. Show all posts

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Interior Wall Painting Ideas For a Home Game Room

When it comes to interior wall painting ideas for a home game room you should get a little creative, especially if you have a dedicated theme to the room. And it doesn't need to be difficult to look great, it can be done easily and look amazing at the same time. All you need to do is be creative, think outside the box and set aside some free time to get the job done.

With that said there are two basic and simple ways to paint your home game room walls that'll make your room look awesome. The two types I'm talking about are two-tone wall painting ideas and solid wall color ideas.

Even though they may sound a little "basic", it's in the details that make them great. And when you're finished you'll have a home game room that friends and family will admire and one that you can relax in and enjoy to the fullest. And it all starts with simple interior wall painting ideas for a home game room.

Painting Your Interior Game Room Walls In Solid Wall Colors.

It doesn't sound exciting or fun but it is. Let's take for example that you're a football fan and love the Green Bay Packers. Their team colors are Dark Green, Athletic Gold and White. And these ideas will work with any of your favorite sports teams or theme room designs.

Back to the Packer Theme Room, you want to keep your room bright so you'll either go with white or athletic gold for your main color. A fun way to paint a room like this would be to paint 3 of 4 walls either white or gold and then use one wall as an accent wall and paint it dark green. On the dark green wall you could add some of your favorite decorations and a Green Bay Packers Helmet Fathead would look awesome on a dark green wall. Also you could stencil in the Green Bay Packers team name in athletic gold or white on that wall. It's all about being creative. Solid wall colors can be really fun. If you wanted a little more color paint one wall dark green, another athletic gold and the rest white.

Interior Wall Painting Ideas - Add Two-Tone Wall Colors To Your Game Room

Two Tone wall colors in a home game room is one of my favorite ways to paint. One of the simplest ways to go about painting your two toned game room is start with a top trim of 1 to 2 feet down. Make that trim your darker wall color which for a Packers Room would be dark green. The rest of your walls would be either white or athletic gold. Within the trim you can stencil team names, sayings, family names and more. It's pretty cool.

A second way to go would be to paint your room half and half keeping the darker color on bottom. You do that in order to keep your room bright instead of dark and drab. Traditionally though you'd use your darker color for the first 36 inches off the floor and then paint the top half of your game room your brighter colors.

And to make it look even better, where the two colors meet you could add wallpaper trim or chair rail. That way it breaks up the two colors and your room will look great.

Make It Fun And Use Your Imagination

As I've said throughout this article, it's easy to do this type of paint job. Just remember to clearly tape off the lines and make sure your tape is level especially if you're not using chair rail or a wallpaper border to hide where your two colors come together.

And most importantly, don't stress. Figure out which colors will look best together and start painting. In the end when you're finished painting and have your decorations up on the walls, it'll look great.




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Thursday, December 1, 2011

World Cup 2010 Face Painting Ideas

Face painting is one of the ways with which people express their feelings towards something they love and adore. Historically, it was used by warrior tribes as a means to express their anger and frustration. Today it has gotten a lighter and more pleasant side to it. It is considered an enjoyable activity at festivals, sports events and parties. It is an effortless way of entertainment even at home, just to break the tediousness. Even adolescents love to be a part of it, let alone the kids. Face painting has become more of an art today and there are many face painting designs which one can learn, if he/she wants to enjoy this activity.

The recent trend sees face painting as continuously growing among the passionate fans at various sports events. Be it cricket, soccer, tennis, car racing or golf, fans have always found means to express themselves outrageously; face and body painting being the most common and all time favourites. In order to show support for their teams, people dress audaciously and wear bright colours on their faces. This sort of consumer behaviour has in a way turned out beneficial for the marketers as well who do their branding through these teams.

Sports like football, cricket and tennis are followed fanatically in many regions across the world.
The vigour and the zeal that these teams and their followers bring together during a period of 3-4 hours is just amazing. Fans wear national colours, flags and the names of their favourite players on their faces. At such events face painters are hired. This has also been an attraction for the sports media who can use photographs and videos to support their news updates and programs.

World cups are the most awaited events throughout the year for sports lovers. They come up with all the crazy face painting ideas.

1. Flags
It is definitely about your national pride. Wearing the flag of your country during a world cup match is a true reflection of patriotism. This is one of the most common ways to demonstrate your love and support for your country.

2. Costume colours and country names
Spray your hair and paint your faces with the custom team colors to show your spirit. You can also wear official logos on your faces.

3. Favourite players
You can draw your favourite player on one side of your face and his/her name on the other side to show your fondness.

4. Wear props and accessories
To augment your face painting, wear hats and other fancy accessories. You can be as creative with it as you want.

5. Use a combination of ideas
You can spray paint official world cup logo on your hair; whilst paint the flag of your country on your face.

6. Face Mask
You can paint the football helmet on your face as a mask.

Face painting is just another means to enliven the world cup celebrations and to show your team the support they need to win. It all depends on your creativity and passion for the game. Use a combination of right design, colours and effects to give it the true feel. Paint your face delicately and with patience; so that you do not end up making fun of yourself.




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