The Art of Choosing Paint Colors for Your Phoenix Home
Painting your walls can be a quick and inexpensive way to update your home decor. It can provide a sense of warmth, give your room personality and tie your decor together. It can also have the opposite effect if you don’t choose the right colors for your space. Here are a few tips for choosing the perfect shade for your space:
*Pick an inspiration piece: Choose something from your home decor that you absolutely love and want to incorporate into your space and use it as inspiration for your paint color. If you have a favorite accent pillow, piece of art or lampshade, use a color found within its design or choose a color to compliment it.
*Think about how you want the room to make you feel. Although everyone is different, color psychology has shown that certain colors can have certain effects on people. Greens tend to boost concentration while reds can make you feel hungry and festive. Blues have a calming effect and have even been shown to slow the heart rate. Think about the function of the room and then choose a color that emphasizes that function.
*Think about the pieces you already own. it is always easier to choose paint colors that coordinate with your existing furnishings than vice-versa. If you are starting from scratch it is suggested that you find furniture items prior to choosing your paint color. There are millions of paint color choices but once you choose one, you have limited yourself on the colors for your furnishings and fabrics. It is easier to coordinate your paint to your furnishings than vice-versa.
*If you find a color you like at the paint store, a fail-safe way to choose other colors to coordinate with it is to go up or down on the same color strip. The paints stores have spent a lot of money putting those colors together for you. It is always safe to take advantage of their expertise to choose your paint colors. Typically, those colors are either from the same family or coordinate with each other. They will always work together and varying shades of the same color can help create a very cohesive yet interesting color palate.
*Think about the architecture of your space. It is known that dark or intense colors tend to pull walls in while pale, soft colors will pull the walls back. If you have a long rectangular room, painting the two end walls a dark rich warm color will help re-proportion the room by bringing those walls in. Painting a low ceiling a lighter, paler or cooler color will give the ceiling a lift and make the space feel taller. Understand your space and how you want accentuate or mask certain features of it.
*Once you have chosen some colors that you like, try bringing home paint samples or large color chips and putting them up on the wall in several places. Watch the colors during different times of the day so that you get a true feel for how it will look in your space. Some colors may look a certain way in the morning and look completely different by dusk. Make sure you like the color at all different times of the day.
Creating a perfect color scheme can be simple if you follow these simple rules. if you still have difficulty choosing your paint colors, Fresh Coat will offer free in store color consultations and can assist you in choosing the perfect colors for your space.
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