What’s more stressful
and nerve wrecking when it comes to painting, is choosing the right color for
your walls. Everything has to be considered: What effect will it have on the
room, whether we will like it or not etc. Everything boils down to making a
good selection. Here we have ten guidelines recommended by paint dealers, that
one must follow, for choosing just the right color for their home.
Starting small
If you aren’t quite
sure of what color will look nice in what surroundings, it's better to start
off by experimenting in a small hallway or a bathroom. Pick an easy hassle free
open area if you are doing the painting yourself. Also you will get faster
results. Painting your house is a fun activity, keep painting while enjoying
the adventure. Select a piece of clothing or art that you find visually
appealing and take cues for selecting colors from there.
You can also paint
large poster boards and keep it against the wall to see what it looks like. You
not only have a life size sample, but also something you can test your
furniture against. It also leaves room for you to experiment with dramatic
colors outside your comfort zone.
Creating an amazing mood
What sets the mood of
your room, regardless of the furniture or wall decorations, is the color you
choose for your walls. We all have a desired ambience set in mind as to what
our room would look like and paint the room accordingly. But one must be
mentally (and otherwise) be prepared to an entirely different color if the
result doesn't come out to be good the first time or the initial vision for the
room changes.
Learning from the lights
A paint shop usually
has light boxes. With them, one can see potential colors under different types
of natural and artificial light. Do keep in mind that natural daylight shows
the truest colors of your paint. Incandescent lights add to the warmth of the
colors and fluorescent ones bring out the blue in any shade.
Consider a color as
an accent wall if you fear a strong color overpowering the room.
Knowing the terms
Saturation, hue,
intensity and value are just some of the basic terms used to describe paint
colors. It’s very helpful if you have little knowledge on these, you can ask
paint dealers in the store and they will help you with it.
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