One of the hardest things for many people to do is pick paint colors. It is a scary thing for many people. Today I will give you a few tips on how you can pick colors for your home that you will love without fear... OK...with less fear.
Paint stores finally offer small paint samples that will cover several sq/ft. This takes much of the fear away and makes it's much easier to pick the right paint colors with larger paint samples that allow you to "test" you paint choice on a larger area of the walls to be painted. This will take much of the guess work and fear out of picking the perfect paint color for any room.
There are several things to take into consideration when picking colors. What mood do you want the space to have? A calming sage green bedroom, a lively red playroom, relaxing yet neutral gold living room etc? What style is the the room and the furniture in the room you are painting? Is there any colors that you HATE? Do you like cool or warm colors? How much light does the room get? What is the color of the adjoining rooms?
Are you overwhelmed yet? Don't be, we will break it down to help you find the perfect color.
How do you decide what will look good? What ever YOU like is what looks good. Remember this is a space you will be coming home to and living in every day......make sure it's something you love and that is what's going to look good. Look at magazines and collect pictures of rooms you like. What do you like about the room? The color? The lay out? The feel or furniture? This is a good way to figure out what you like,what you don't like, and get ideas.
There are two places I start in helping a client pick paint colors. First we look around at the room, the style and color of furniture, and accessories in the room. Also remember to take into consideration any adjoining rooms. If the current furnishings are going in the new room they need to be taken into consideration so the new colors won't clash with them. Is there a particular painting that you love the colors, a pillow, or blanket etc... Consider these colors for the room. Or for the accent colors for the room
The second place I tell customers they need to seriously look at is their wardrobe? Their wardrobe you ask? Yes, your wardrobe. What you will find in your wardrobe are the colors you are most drawn to, comfortable with, and that you look and feel the best in. These are the colors you will enjoy living in for a long time.
Once you have chosen a few colors from your favorite pillow, rug, painting or wardrobe go to the paint store and pick a few samples. Many have 3-6 colors in the same family but different intensities on one sample card. Pick several colors and take them home. Look at them in different lights and against different pieces of furniture, accessories and the adjoining rooms. Some you will know instantly that you don't like....discard them. The others set with them a few days. Then go to the paint store and for around $5 you can get a sample large enough to paint a few sq/ft. Paint your sample/s on poster board and prop it against the wall. See how it looks in all types of light. Place it behind your couch or favorite painting and see how it looks as a backdrop.
Remember that much of your painted wall space will be covered up with furniture, pictures and curtains. Now, add in door ways and windows and there isn't that much wall space showing. So, don't be afraid of what looks like a bold color choice. A color can look quite dark with a tiny 1"x1"paint chip against a bright white wall or trim peice. Once you cover a large area with that same color it usually doesn't look as dark. When you layer the furniture in and cover large areas with entertainment center, and pictures there is really not much wall space showing in many homes.
I hope this helps. Be brave, pick a color you love.
Happy Painting!
Pamelas PaintingATL
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