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10 Tips on Choosing Paint Colors for Your Room
Whether you just moved into a new house or you simply feel like doing something different for your wall colors, it can be an intimidating task to get started. There are so many great samples at most paint stores that you can literally spend an hour just looking at various shades of green if you want. However there are some general guidelines that you can and should consider in advance of making that trip to the paint or hardware store and I did my best to sort through them all and provide you with the 10 best tips for choosing the perfect paint color for your room:
- Learn the color terminology (I know… ugghhhh). So you will see ther term hue a lot (this is nothing more than what we normally refer to as the color – red is a hue). The value of a hue is how light or dark it is. Saturation refers to how dominant a hue is so going from red to pink makes the hue less dominant. Intensity refers to the brilliance of a color and most importantly pure colors like red are more intense than mixed colors like yellow-green. Okay, that was a terrible crash course, but you can read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.
- Get to know the temperature of your colors. For instance yellows, oranges, reds are warm colors. While greens, blues, and purples are cooler colors. More on this with the following tips…
- Take a deep breath, it’s time to focus. Okay, let’s think about the mood that you are going for in the room. Is this a room that you want to relax and chill out in or one that you want to play games or watch TV in? If you take the purpose of the room into consideration it can dictate whether you are going for soothing colors or more vibrant colors. Generally the more active you want to be in the room the bolder you can and should go. Also, the more you are likely to be in the room the tamer you should go with the color to avoid growing tired of it.
- Survey the main furniture pieces (assuming they are staying in the room of course) as well as the color of the flooring assuming that is not easily changed. If you have very distinctive carpet or furniture especially with strong fabric patterns then you will most likely want to use that as the centerpiece for the room and deck your walls with colors that complement the main colors in the fabric or flooring. If you have a sample of the centerpiece take it to the store with you, if you don’t then you should at a minimum take a picture with you.
- If you have a very large room that you want to make look a bit smaller, more defined then you will want to choose darker colors like a red or brown as that will make it seem more cozy. If you have a mall room that you want to open up then you should use lighter colors like whites and pastels.
- Know what colors go best with each other. In general complementary colors are usually opposite of each other on the paint color wheels for the various vendors. Of course most paint samples will have examples of recommended color combinations on them as well. You might find this web-based tool handy as well: http://colorschemedesigner.com.
- It’s important to test your color choices by buying small amounts of the paint and then trying it in the lighting of your home. You might be surprised just how different the color can look when you get a little up on your wall. This can get a little expensive, but it is a lot cheaper than throwing away several gallons of a color you later find out is “all wrong” for your room (or covering it up after you get sick of it).
- Strongly consider the use of accent walls with complementary colors. You might be shocked by how different a room can look if you pick an accent wall and make it a different color than the other 3 walls. The accent wall normally is the wall opposite the entry way to the room (see the color wheel discussion above for choosing an accent color).
- Sometimes the best ideas for paint color come from colors that you have seen in model homes or at a friend’s home and sometimes even your family can make good color choices. If you see a room that you just love the color of, try to find out the details on the color (note: some people are paint snobs and won’t want to share with you). You need the manufacturer as well as the name of the color if at all possible.
- If you are wondering if the fabulous new color or colors that you have picked out will work with the rest of your house, one trick is to make sure that you keep the trim colors the same as the neighboring rooms as well as the ceiling color to keep that continuity from room-to-room.
So in the end these are just tips to try and help you make a decision on the right color(s) to paint your room that will stand the test of time (hopefully more than a few months). In the end, of course it is 100% subjective and I think that is part of what makes it so much fun. Happy painting!
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