Best My Nest - Picking The Right Paint Colour For Your Space

Dated: February 16 2021

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John Kwong - Your CIR REALTOR®

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PICKING THE RIGHT PAINT COLOUR FOR YOUR SPACE

The most enjoyable part of painting your home is picking the colour! But understanding how colour impacts your space should be an important part of the selection process, so here’s a little colour theory:

For decorating purposes, colour has certain psychological aspects. The intensity and brightness of a colour can create a specific mood. For example, yellow is a warm colour that has been found to heighten anger and anxiety. Blues are cool colours and promote tranquility. Other colours, such as gold and burgundy, are associated with royalty and create feelings of formality and elegance.

How you use the room should also be considered. Green is a relaxing colour and lighter greens work well in study areas and bedrooms. Playrooms are enhanced with informal colours like muted oranges. Red has been found to actually stimulate appetite, making it a popular choice for restaurants.

Colour can also change the appearance of a room's size. Dark colours make a room feel smaller, while light colours create a feeling of spaciousness. A narrow room can be made to appear wider by painting one or both of the narrow walls a darker colour. A light colour will make a ceiling appear higher.

Think about how the lighting affects the space. Rooms with little natural light lend themselves to warmer colours (yellows and reds) to create a more open environment. Rooms with considerable natural light can benefit from cooler colours. Because colour is a response to light reflected from an object, the light source can have an impact of the appearance of a colour too. The same colour may look considerably different in natural light, incandescent light, and fluorescent light. Each light source emits different amounts of energy in the visible spectrum, and can enhance or subdue a particular colour.

With so many factors to consider and choices available, selecting a colour can seem overwhelming. But colour selection is a personal preference. What really matters is that the colour you select is pleasing and creates the environment that’s best for you.

Still not sure what colour is best for your space? Here’s a little colour psychology to assist you:

• Yellow is the most visible colour and a good choice for narrow hallways.
• Orange is considered to be cheerful and friendly and works well in family rooms.
• Red encourages action and aggressiveness and is popular for dining rooms.
• Violet is regarded as a power colour but is preferred by children more than adults.
• Blue are calming. Especially lighter shades. They are a great choice for bedrooms.
• Green is relaxing and another good choice for bedrooms.
• Gray encourages creativity. Its use depends on the warmth of the colour selected.
• Black is considered to be dignified and sophisticated and complements or enhances most other colours.

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Monthly Market Update

The start to the year has been a busy one with the sales activity across Alberta hitting levels that we have not seen in over a decade! With an uptick of 43.6% compared to January 2020, climbing to a total of 4,045 sales across the Province. This was experienced across all price ranges, from under $200,000 to over $1,000,000+.

Some of the hottest markets in the Province year over year for January were Canmore (+220%), Brooks (+66.7%), Red Deer (+43.5%), Calgary (+40.7%), and Airdrie (+39.2%). While other markets in Cochrane, Crowsnest, Lethbridge and Camrose all continue to outperform years past as well. The real surprise was in Fort Mcmurray where sales jumped but were primarily in the lower price ranges. The coolest markets for the month were Grande Prairie, Rocky Mountain House and Sundre but each of these markets had consistent numbers compared to years past in their areas..

With the unemployment rate dropping in Alberta to 10.7%, and disposable income savings continuing to remain strong at 14.6% through the last quarter of 2020, combined with low interest rates there is no signs of slowing down in the near future (pending any unpredictable World events). With the first time home buyers markets doing well in most areas, it has opened up the markets in the price point above and the full property ladder is in effect in most area across the Province.

As always, there are many variations and conditions within each market that help determine what is happening in each "micro" market. Understanding these variances are critical in proper pricing to achieve the best results for our clients.

HELP! MY HARDWOOD IS GAPPING!

Have you noticed gaps appearing between the boards of your hardwood floors? This is because (just like you!) hardwood is most comfortable at 15- 25 degrees Celsius and 30-50% humidity.

While the temperature inside your home is relatively constant throughout the year, your furnace is much more active in the winter months. This can dry out the air inside your home and reduce the relative humidity to less than 20%. The lack of moisture causes your hardwood to shrink, creating gaps, board cracks, and the snapping or squeaking sounds you hear when walking across the floor. These are normal characteristics of hardwood floors during the heating season, but they can be mitigated with the following steps:

• Ensure your humidifier is turned on and set to 30%-50% humidity.

• Measure the humidity in your home with a hygrometer. Just because you have the humidifier set at 30% doesn’t mean you’re actually achieving that level of humidity in your home.

• Hardwood changes are gradual (think in terms of seasons). The gaps didn’t appear overnight so they’ll take time to return to their original size.

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