5 tips to help you pick a paint color for your home.
Choosing a paint color is hard - I know this to be true. So why is that!?
Paint can and will look different in every single house/room and in different lighting. It also WILL look different from the little swatch in the paint store to the wall in your home. Please, don’t ever choose a paint color in the store.
Knowing all of this, it can feel overwhelming to even think about painting. Don’t let it be! Here’s 5 tips to help you pick a color!
THINK ABOUT COLORS YOU LOVE
If you hate the color orange, chances are you’re not going to like it on your wall either. So, if you love the color blue, gravitate your search to that color family.
FIND INSPIRATION
Do you have a rug you love? Maybe you found a beautiful piece of art at an antique shop and you just couldn’t stop looking at it. Let something you love be a starting point for your room. Look at that item and decide on colors for your wall that are shown in that item.
LOOK AT A PAINT DECK
Once you’ve narrowed down your main color, search a paint deck and study all the shades of that color. Do you gravitate towards the lighter versions? Darker? In the middle?
GOOGLE IT!
Found a few colors you like from the paint deck? Great! Now, use Google as your next tool. Type in the name of the color and the brand (Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, etc.) and look at rooms that are painted in that color to give you a better idea of what it might look like.
TRY IT OUT!
I cannot stress this enough….BUY A SAMPLE AND PAINT IT ON YOUR WALL IN MULTIPLE PLACES. Look at that color in natural light during the day, at night, and with your lights on. What do you think about it? If you’re not sold, you can always try a shade lighter or darker. Also, did you know you can ask for a color at 50%? It the same color, just a softer version of it!
Paint has the ability to chance the entire feeling in a room. If you’re looking for a way to make your space more beautiful with minimal cost and just a little bit of time/energy, consider painting!