When we move into a new house, be it our own or a rented one, we become very protective towards it, especially the walls.
Indian houses have white walls for several reasons. In India, weddings are often held in homes, and white walls provide elegant and traditional backgrounds.
White walls help to keep the house cool in the hot Indian climate. The reflective surface of the white walls helps to bounce the heat away from home, making it more comfortable to live in.
White walls are not easy to maintain and clean. Dust and dirt are likely to show up on white walls, making them a hassle to clean.
When you have light-colored walls and younger kids at home, your kids likely imagine the walls as their canvas and begin crafting their art.
Kids won’t listen when we ask them not to scribble, and it is a tedious and tiring job to clean the walls.
Let me make your chore easy for you by providing tips to maintain your walls. There are several ways to keep walls white in Indian houses.
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Choose the paint wisely
One way is to use good quality white paint. Some brands have a higher percentage of titanium dioxide, which helps to reflect the heat and keep the walls more relaxed.
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Primer for walls
Another way to keep walls white is to use a white wall primer. This helps create a smooth surface for the paint to adhere to and also helps to keep the color from peeling or flaking off.
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Regular cleaning and dusting
It is important to regularly dust and clean the walls to prevent dirt and grime from building up.
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Cleaning on time makes walls shine
When a new stain is spotted, cleaning it immediately helps remove it quickly. If it stays for a longer time, the more challenging it gets to remove it.
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Be gentle
While cleaning, do not scrub very harshly as there are chances that the paint may develop patches.
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Furniture distancing
Make sure that the furniture is not touching the walls; if it does, soon an outline develops which appears awful later. Leaving no space between your furnishings and wall makes the paint chip because of constant friction between the surface.
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Paint, repaint, repeat
It is essential to repaint walls over some time to maintain your home’s decor.
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Hide what you can’t fix
There will be spots and cracks that don’t go, and seeing them on the wall feels unpleasant. For spots like that, any painting, macrame, or other wall hangings or decor can be hung up. It not only conceals the wall but adds a unique touch to your home.
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Flaunt the flaws
Sometimes when there is water leakage from walls, spots develop that make the walls look ugly, making the paint chip and fall.
There is a new way to embrace imperfection through wall designing or wallpaper usage. Wall designing is a technique that creates patterns, textures, and sometimes designs and images; the spots can be camouflaged with design, and it doesn’t look as though you had a bad wall.
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Colour, color on the wall