Nursery colors for boys: paint ideas

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When you're expecting a new baby, you may find yourself bombarded by all different types of paint and color schemes while searching for nursery colors for boys. 

Reply! can help you pick out the right nursery colors for boys. Painting estimates for professional work will vary by the size of the room, the complexity of the job, and by geographic area.

The first choice to make in painting the nursery will be the type of paint. Your options are pretty much limited to oil-based or latex interior paints.

Oil-based paint will be the hardest to work with, as it goes on thick and doesn't clean up easily. It contains a lot of volatile organic compounds, such as linseed oil, that will fill the room with a thick odor as it dries. The drying process itself will take anywhere from 24 hours to several days, depending on the temperature and humidity.

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Where oil-based paint beats its water-based and latex rivals, however, is durability. Remember that you're painting a child's room, which means that you will eventually be scrubbing crayon off these walls. Oil-based paints come clean like a dream, while it can be somewhat harder to scrub a water-based paint. 

As to the actual colors used, oil-based and water-based paints come in essentially the same range of shades, but with the caveat that a true oil-based paint will eventually yellow somewhat with age.

Blues are the traditional favorites for boy's rooms, as well as neutral yellows and white.

Be sure to opt for a satin finish, as these show less wear and scrub clean more easily than other finishes. The importance of having an easily cleaned wall surface really cannot be overstated here. 

Setting up a nursery and bringing home a new baby are some of the happiest moments of a lifetime. The thought you're putting into choosing nursery colors for your boy is a part of the experience. Don't let stress take over. Hire a contractor to get the job quickly and professionally.

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