color — just not in every room. One place where white is still recommended is the exterior of the home. It looks clean and is easy to accent by painting the trim, doors, and shutters a bolder color that will help your home stand out from the crowd and enhance its curb appeal. When it comes to how much to spend, there is not much to worry about here. A hundred dollars will buy you all the paint and materials you need for nearly any given room. If you are repainting with the same color or one similar to what is already there, you can save a little money by going with a lower quality paint and only doing one coat. If you are completely changing the color though, spend the extra money for a good paint, preferably from a specialty store like Sherwin-Williams or Repcolite. WALLPAPER Once the most popular option for covering up drywall or accenting a room in the form of borders, wallpaper has very much fallen on hard times of late, and with good reason. More than most other options, wallpaper is highly personal. Most people are not likely to love eagles, wolves, or a particular flower as much as you once did. On top of that, improperly applied wallpaper can begin to peel and is nearly impossible to remove without causing
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