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1. Tips for Selecting Paint Colours
for Your Home

2. There’s no disputing that a fresh coat of paint can breathe
new life into any room in your home. Paint adds excitement
and it can change the look to such a degree that some might
feel you actually had renovations done.
It’s important that you apply your paint evenly and smoothly,
or have it applied that way. And it’s also important to choose
colours that complement each individual room and your
overall design concept. Here are some tips for selecting the
deal paint colours.

3. Aim for Continuity
Colour continuity throughout the home is a good goal to
strive for, no matter which family of colours you decide to
use. Many experts suggest checking how much of each room
you can see from the adjacent room, with all the doors open,
then planning your colour scheme accordingly.
When you aim for continuity, you’ll bring the house together
so it doesn’t just seem like a bunch of individual rooms .

4. Choose Core Colours
Whether your colour scheme ends up being warm or cooler,
try to stick with core colours and then branch off from there
with accent colours. Try for a maximum of four core colours
and a couple of patterns, then as many accents as you like.
If you add too many core colours, you’ll run the risk of
causing too much visual stimulation which will lessen the
intended effect.

5. Using Accents
The use of accent colours aside from your core colours
enables you to add personality to your rooms, and change the
colour scheme as often as you like. Whether you hire a home
painter or do the job yourself, using a neutral paint colour on
the walls, then adding accent colours with pillows, curtains
and other accessories is one way to go.
You can also use one wall in the room as a focal point and
change up the paint periodically to match the main tone of
the room. You can bring patterns into the spotlight by
painting walls bolder colours to draw out patterns in a chair
or rug.

6. Create an Illusion
There’s nothing quite like using colour to create mini-
illusions in your home. You can ask your home painter to
contrast different colours in certain areas, or you can try it for
yourself. Some of the ways you can create illusion include:
 Painting the ceiling lighter than the walls to make it seem
higher.
 Painting the ceiling darker to make it seem lower.
 Painting walls and floors in dark neutrals to scale down a
larger room.
 Painting walls, ceilings and floors in lighter colours to
make a smaller room seem larger.

7. Test Before Painting Walls
No matter how much you trust your designer, home painter
or even yourself, make sure you do some testing before you
paint walls. There’s nothing worse than getting a whole wall
or even a room done to discover you don’t like the look when
it’s dry.
Paint a 2x2 foot section of wall with the colour you think you
like and let it dry completely. Once it is dry, you’ll have to try
and imagine that shade throughout the entire room, or at
least on that particular wall. Paint typically dries a couple
shades darker, so make sure you give it some good
consideration before you proceed.

8. Consider the Light and Location
It doesn’t take an award winning designer or home painter to
know that light has a dramatic effect on paint colours. And
the type of light also makes a difference. That colour you love
in the natural sunlight of the day might seem all wrong under
artificial light in the evening.
The location of certain colours within a specific space will also
make a big difference in how you and your guests see it.
Consider these elements carefully, and you’ll be a lot closer to
picking the perfect paint colours for your space.

9. References
http://www.sherwin-
williams.com/press/consumer/story/story4/
Sherwinn Williams
http://www.lowes.com/cd_Choose+a+Color+Schem
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10. References
http://www.sherwin-
williams.com/press/consumer/story/story4/
Sherwinn Williams
http://www.lowes.com/cd_Choose+a+Color+Schem
e_840769277_
Lowes