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Assuming that the room is
now in decent condition, the next thing to do is to pain
the walls and ceiling with cool attractive colors. The
choice of colors is very much up to whoever uses the
room, but I personally prefer a light cool blue for the
walls and white for the ceiling. Too dark a color makes
the room look gloomy and too bright a color makes the
room not restful. Light blue or green are usually most
suitable.
After painting, the room
will certainly look a thousand times better than it was.
Color has an effect on us, so say the psychologists.
This is certainly true. I am sure no one would like to
be in a room that is painted black. Anyway no sane
person would use black for his room.
Next the windows need to
have curtains or blinds. This depends on what the room
is used for. I will take the case of a bedroom. Colorful
curtains hung on both sides of each window will do
nicely. Again the colors for the curtains should not be
too dark.
The furniture in the room
has to be considered now. For a bedroom, the necessary
things are a bed, dressing table, table lamp and
wardrobe. There is no hard and fast rule on how they
should be arranged, but the arrangement should be both
functional and comfortable. Also it is important not to
clutter up the room with unnecessary things.
A bedroom is better lit
with soft incandescent lamps of forty or sixty watts.
Fluorescent lights tend to be a bit harsh and is more
suitable in an office. Preferably the lights should be
shaded to give it an even softer effect. A bedroom is
supposed to be a relaxing place, so the softer the
lighting, the better it is.
Finally a framed picture
of a natural scene will do wonders for the room. It will
give the room a feeling of airiness and comfort.
Speaking of comfort, it is not compulsory to have an
air-conditioner for the room. A good ceiling fan will do
just as well.
So with the above
successfully done, the room will certainly not be drab.
It will be a comfortable and lovely place to be in.
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