| Paint is one of the most affordable and | | | | your colors. 3. When decorating with paint |
| easiest ways to change a room. But choosing | | | | you should know that some paints look |
| the right paint colors for your home can seem | | | | differently in different lights; then look |
| like an overwhelming task. Paint, | | | | closely at the natural light exposure the |
| accessories, fabric, furniture, and flooring | | | | room has. The amount of natural light and |
| should all blend, so take a good look at the | | | | exposure to bright sunlight may influence you |
| room you will be working on, preferably | | | | towards a choice of cooler shades like blues |
| before you choose a paint color, and decide | | | | and greens. Less natural light may lend |
| what will stay in the room, and what you may | | | | itself to warmer shades. So, when selecting |
| want to move out of the room. The first thing | | | | your choice of colors make sure you check how |
| you should do when choosing interior colors | | | | it looks in daylight and artificial light. 4. |
| for your home, is look around at colors that | | | | Decorate with paint colors that compliment |
| make you feel good, happy, and relaxed. These | | | | the rest of your home, and your things. The |
| colors are probably already in your home. A | | | | color chosen should especially be compatible |
| few examples are the colors you love to look | | | | with the fixtures which are difficult to |
| at in your flower garden, the colors in your | | | | replace easily, for example the fire |
| jewelry, or pottery, or they can be found in | | | | surrounds, furniture, or carpets and curtains |
| the colors of the clothes in your closet. The | | | | inside the home. Paint is a lot cheaper to |
| second thing you should do is go to your | | | | change then furniture is, so choose colors |
| local paint store and pick up a color wheel, | | | | that compliment what you have, or your money |
| and or sample cards, pick the sample cards | | | | savings in using paint to decorate will go |
| that really catch your eye, and don't be | | | | down the drain. 5. When decorating with |
| afraid to get as many as you want. Take these | | | | paint, get sample cards and hold them up to |
| cards home and look at them at different | | | | your walls in all different lights, also |
| times of the day and night, to see how the | | | | compare them with swatches of fabrics for |
| color will look when the sun shines in on | | | | furniture, window treatments etc. If you |
| them, or at night when you have lamps turned | | | | collect samples of everything from carpet to |
| on, or candles burning. Study this for | | | | curtains, and put together a storyboard, this |
| several days. Be patient when deciding which | | | | will help inspire your creativity and make |
| color feels best to you. Complimentary colors | | | | sure you are happy with your final selection, |
| - are the colors that are directly across | | | | all before you spend any money at all. 6. |
| from each other on the color wheel. | | | | Before you start your paint job make sure you |
| Harmonious colors - are the colors that are | | | | have bought enough paint. This is especially |
| next to each other on the color wheel. Like | | | | important if you are having it custom mixed. |
| blue and purple. Tints - are colors with | | | | It can be difficult to perfectly match colors |
| white added. Shades - are colors with black | | | | later, so rather than deal with the hassle, |
| added. Saturation - is the amount of color | | | | know what you need before hand, and be sure |
| used. The more color, the more vibrant. Color | | | | to get a little more than you think you need |
| tone - is the degree to which it changes. | | | | for touchups etc. 7. Decorating with paint is |
| Pastels - use only a hint of color. | | | | fun, but cleaning paint off furniture and |
| Decorating with Paint When decorating with | | | | floors is not, so be sure to clear as many |
| paint, Use the following ten suggestions for | | | | items out of the room beforehand as possible, |
| optimal results: g 1. First consider the | | | | and use drop cloths to protect your floor. |
| style or decor of your home. This will impact | | | | Also, make sure the room is well ventilated |
| the color. Work out what sort of look or feel | | | | throughout your painting job so you don't |
| you are going for, whether it is urban, | | | | hurt yourself. 8. Decorating with paint is |
| contemporary, modern or traditional. Once you | | | | fairly inexpensive, but you do not want to |
| know the look that you like and what look | | | | have to do it every few months, or even |
| will work well with the other rooms in your | | | | years, so spend a little more and make sure |
| home, the choice of color becomes much | | | | you buy a top quality paint. Don't use poor |
| easier. So before decorating with paint, pick | | | | quality materials, and put all your hard work |
| the look you are going for so that the paint | | | | and planning to waste. 9. Prep your walls |
| you choose can help you meet that objective. | | | | well before painting, even the highest |
| 2. Decide on the mood you want the room to | | | | quality paints do not adhere well to dirty |
| evoke. If you want a light happy feeling, | | | | surfaces. 10. Paint color is one of the most |
| dark colors will not accomplish that mood. On | | | | profound and powerful ways to shape our |
| the other hand, if you want a mood that | | | | surroundings. Don't be afraid to go bold, you |
| invokes intimacy, study, and cuddling up with | | | | can always change your paint later if you |
| a nice book in front of a warm fire, then | | | | find you hate it, but chances are you will |
| darker colors are perfect. Os pick your mood | | | | wish you had used even more color. |
| and you will have a better chance of pickin | | | | |