Choosing paint colour for your interiors
can leave some people with their heads spinning and mine is spinning with what to blog about!
So, blogging about tips on choosing paint colour… it is.
One of the most economical ways to effectively change any interior in my opinion is to paint. Whether your refreshing an interior space or staging your home for a move. Knowing what colour or colours to choose is always the challenge for many people. There are many shades to a colour, and knowing what shade will work best?… does take a special eye. People do see colour in many different ways.
In the below pics I have put together a collage of white shades to show an example of how many shades the colour of white can be. These white paint samples show shades of creamy whites, cool crisp whites, and true whites. Is your head still spinning? hold onto it! There is more…fun tips info below.
Tips:
- Many paint manufacturers have colour wheels or strips of paint chip samples for you to take with you which are helpful (try to take the larger sample of the colour swatch) to see in the space.
- Some Designers/Decorators suggest you paint small colour samples directly on the wall area to see if the colour works in it’s environment and if it’s the right shade.
- Try to see these samples in different lighting (day and night settings).
- Take note of the colour shade and the saturation or intensity of the colour i.e.. there are reds that have a more orange tint in them and others that have a blue tint. This makes reds with orange tints feel warmer and reds with blue tints feel cooler. Think about your environment and how the colours will play into it.
Colour Rules were meant to be broken!
- Just because it’s a girls room doesn’t mean you have to paint it pink. You can add pink with accessories if you choose.
- Just because a room doesn’t have windows; doesn’t mean you can’t paint a dark colour on the walls.
Don’t we all love D R A M A??? ( in this day and social media age)
Painting your walls with dark colours is definitely D R A M A T I C!
When it comes to choosing paint colour and your head is still spinning
the best T I P is to…
hire a professional
{like me}
to help!!! 😉