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Renovating your home can be a very exhilarating experience. Before
you jump straight into your renovation works and end up being disappointed
and frustrated, proper design and budget planning will definitely
help you to reduce disagreements which you may encounter with your
renovation contractor, and to spend within your budget.
The following areas are not exhaustive but may provide you with
a good start.
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Design Planning |
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Design Styles |
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There are various design styles you can consider. Usually,
the design styles are dictated by market trends. Some
of the styles are Modern, Zen, Country and Classics. There
are many interior design/renovation companies in the market
that can offer you professional advices and you might
want to seek their advices before you decide on the style. |
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Colour Schemes |
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Choosing the correct paint colour for your walls, ceiling
and floor in your home is important. Your choice of
colour in a particular room will not only reflect your
personal tastes, but will establish the atmosphere and
style of the room as well. The trend of paint colours
fall in and out of favour over time, rather than indicating
the current colour trend, it is better to understand
how different colours are related and affect each other.
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Colour Basics |
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There are about 10 million different colours,
but all these colour are derived from 3 primary
colours
i.e. red, blue and yellow. Primary colours cannot
be created by mixing other colours. Secondary colours
are orange, green and violet: created by mixing
2 primary colours e.g. mixing red and yellow to
get orange. Tertiary colours are formed from a variety
of combinations of primaries and secondaries. Shades
and tones are formed by lightening or darkening
colours with the addition of white or black. |
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The Colour Wheel |
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It is a device that helps you choose colours
and its combinations. Related colours are positioned
next to one another on the colour wheel. As they
are made by mixing the elements of each colour,
related colour blend well together. Any group
of related colours used in a room will create
a harmonious scheme.This will create a restful
feel within a room. Complementary colours falls
directly opposite each other on the colour wheel.
Hence, complementary colours can be used together
in a room to create attractive, dramatic colour
schemes.
Black, white and grey are neural colours. These
colours are not shown on the colour wheel. Colours
with large amount of white or black such as beige,
off-white or cream are considered as neural colours.
They can be used to provide the backdrop for other
colours, or they can be used alone in the room
to create a harmonious scheme.
Warm colours contain element of yellow and red.
The combination can make the room appear to be
small and intimate. On the other hand, cool colours,
which contain element of blue and green, make
the room seems large and cooling.
A light-coloured surface reflects more light than
a dark-surfaced. Hence, a light-coloured room
will appear more open and bigger while dark-coloured
surface makes the room smaller.
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Tips on Colour Mixing and Matching: |
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- Colours appear to be more intense when set
on a white or near-white background.
- Dark colours look even darker when placed
near light colours.
- Complementary colours look more intense when
used next to each other.
- Warm colours evoke a cosy, intimate mood.
- Cool colours evoke a tranquil mood.
- The lightness and darkness of colours can
also affect mood. For example, a deep yellow
will produce a more intimate effect than pale
lemon.
- Colour can be used to create spatial effects.
Light colour and cool colour will visually make
a room larger. While dark and warm colours will
make the room smaller.
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Budget Planning |
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Prior to sourcing for renovation contractors, you may want
to visit the various sites below to find out more about the
renovation loan packages provided by them, to assist in your
budgeting.
Please contact your chosen bank for more details.
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Other Useful Or Interesting Sites Prior To
Renovation: |
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Visit RADAC's "8
Commandments of Renovation" |
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