Article: What kind of mood do you want your room to convey? Colors can create a sense of calm or rev up your mood. Decide if you want to feel soothed when you spend time in your room, or if you want to feel peppy and full of energy. Bright colors can energize a room. Alternatively, dark or muted colors can have a calming effect. Create a file with images you like and use these as a guide to help you decide what you want to do. Look for images of rooms that have an overall feel that you like. Save images that have elements or details that appeal to you. Make notes to yourself about why you like a particular room or look. You may forget if you collect a lot of images. Pin up print images in your room and visualize how different looks would work in your space. Color family and tone are important factors in how a room will look and feel. Colors will also range from light to medium to dark. Accent colors or trim colors should have the same tone as the wall and ceiling, but you can use color intensity or color families that complement each other to create contrast. Color tone is either warm, cool, or neutral. Warm tones can create a cozy feel, while cool tones can make a room feel bigger. Choosing coordinating colors of the same intensity can make a room feel more spacious. Large rooms can look very dramatic and dynamic if there are sharp contrasts between the intensity of the trim and the wall color. Different color families affect how people feel; some colors are warmer, and others cooler, and these qualities are important for conveying a mood. Reds are hot or warm colors typically. Red is also a very hot color in terms of creating a feeling in a room. Red can feel romantic and dramatic, or lively and exciting. Blue is a cool color, and conveys a sense of calm and peace. Like the perfect clear light blue of a summer sky or the deep blue of the ocean, the soothing quality of blues won't vary much with intensity. Try green colors for a good balance between warm and cool. Because green is the result of a warm color (yellow) and a cool color (blue), it is an excellent choice for rooms with a neutral feel. Yellow is an energy color as well as a comforting hue. Yellow is a great choice for rooms that could use some brightening up while still feeling soft and tranquil. Neutrals like beiges or whites will almost always have a hint of color and tone. If you want a very quiet space these are a good choice, and you can introduce a suggestion of warmth or coolness by choosing a neutral with warm or cool colored tints.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Decide how you want the room to feel. Look through decorating magazines and websites. Select a color scheme. Pick a color family to create feeling.

Once winter rolls around, adjust your morning routine to allow time to de-ice. Start setting your alarm to go off at least ten minutes earlier than normal. This way you can do a thorough job without feeling rushed (and potentially botching the job!). There are a couple of household ingredients that you can potentially use as a homemade substitute, but only use those as a last resort. For the best results, go with a product that was specifically designed to do the job without damaging your car in any way. Always stock up on some professionally-made de-icer before winter arrives. De-icer can be found online, at auto parts stores, and the automotive sections at stores like Walmart and Target. Be sure to keep one can of de-icer in your car just in case it ices over somewhere other than home. Give your windshield and other windows a generous spray of your de-icer. Start at the top and then work your way down to the bottom. This way the de-icer will start running down the windows, which means it will cover more ice without you having to waste more product. Definitely use an ice scraper for this, and not some other tool. Again, you want to protect your windows from damage, so use a tool that's meant for this specific job. Apply plenty of pressure with each stroke, and scrape as far as you can reach in one long, continuous motion. Don't chip away over one tiny area, because this could scratch the glass underneath. Use the scraper's brush end (or a separate brush if it doesn't have one) to clear the loose ice off the window. If the ice is being stubborn, spray it with more de-icer to loosen it up instead of hacking away at it. If your reach is short, choose a scraper with a nice long handle to extend it further. Once you've cleared the driver's side, you may feel the urge to just leave the passenger-side of your windshield and all the other windows as they are if you're in a rush. Fight that urge and take the time to remove all the ice. Keep in mind that local laws may require you to do this. Even if they don't, take the time anyway. Don't limit your field of vision when driving. Now that all the ice has been cleared from the windshield, make sure the wipers haven't frozen to them. Spray the wipers with de-icer if necessary so you can raise them. Then spray some de-icer into a cloth and rub it over the wipers' blades. Set the wipers back down into place. When you start the car, turn them on to make sure they function normally. Your windows are the most obvious things that need to be cleared, but keep in mind local laws probably state that others need to be, too. Once the big job is done, scan your car to see if ice or snow is blocking anything else that needs to be uncovered. If needed, de-ice your: Tail and headlights Turn signals License plate(s)
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Give yourself time to work. Keep formulated de-icer on hand. Spray windows from the top down. Scrape and brush off the ice. Clear all of the ice from each window. De-ice and test the windshield wipers. Check other areas.