Summer is a wonderful time to spice up your décor by adding a splash of color to your walls. While you're at it, open your windows to let in the wonderful summery smells and sounds into your home to make you feel like you're on vacation.

In case you're racking your brains for inspiration, well, look out your window, take in the sky, the foliage, the birds chirping happily, the soft flutter of the butterfly wings. Open your senses and relish the moment, let your eyes draw itself to a color you love and adapt it to those awaiting walls.

If you have drawn to colors such as blue and green (which are very summery and a perfect way to represent summer), then go for it as these colors are ideal for summer living.

What if you're not excited about these colors, as you live in a place that doesn't boast of greenery, but you live in say, a desert? Even better! Paint your walls in shades of beige or brown as these will blend perfectly with your surroundings. These colors are a good way of conveying feelings of warmth, calmness and comfort.

After giving a careful thought about the kind of colors you want to paint those walls with, the next step is to carefully choose the right type of interior paint you want to apply.

So how do you choose the right paint for your home? Pick top quality wall paints that are made of 100% acrylic as these coatings adhere better to the walls, resist fading, have better stain resistance, and is easier to clean off when they get dirty.

Here is a guide on how to choose the perfect paint for those walls:

·  Better color retention

If you're planning on changing the color of a room, then you should choose a paint that will last. The perfect paint that will last you for years while giving their day-one appearance is a top quality 100% acrylic latex paint. Want to choose a cheap paint? Well, such paints tend to pale quickly.

·  Better stain resistance

There is nothing that can be more upsetting than a nasty stain on a freshly painted wall – it can be due to a careless spill, dirty fingerprints etc. This is why buying quality acrylic latex paint is the best way to stand against these accidents. The reason is due to its resistance to many of the most common stains and this is seen in those paints that have higher sheen levels, such as semi-gloss or high gloss paint.

·  Suited for all materials

Does your painting project involve several different materials such as on wood, vinyl, metal (on the doors and frames), then you’ll need a high-end 100% acrylic latex paint as they can be applied to any kind of surfaces. If you opt for lower quality paint, then you might have to buy several kinds of coatings, thereby exceeding your cost of the job.

·  Durability

A top quality acrylic paint is all you need for a lasting effect as it offers exceptional durability. Once you have finished painting, the walls will look beautiful and new, until you decide to paint-again!

Therefore these are some of the tips and tricks while painting those walls, this summer.

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