 Tips On Choosing Interior Colors Color is all about relationships. Think about how your new color relates to all the other elements in the room: furniture, wood tones, flooring, light exposure, fabrics, rugs and art. It's the interplay of all these elements together that needs to be harmonious with your paint. 
Choose the paint color in the room that will be painted.Decorating departments and paint stores are great places to collect ideas, but when it comes time to choose the actual color make sure you see the color in the space that will be painted. Lighting conditions can vary greatly, and you don't want any unpleasant surprises. Review your color during different times of the day. Your paint will show different characteristics in the morning than it will at noon or in the evening. So make sure your color is working in all lighting conditions. Try your paint color in three different places in the room. Test your color on the lightest wall (opposite the window), the darkest wall (usually the window wall), and in a corner. Your paint will read differently in all three areas. Make sure it look great all the time! Do not use the tiny paint chip to choose the color, it's too small for a whole room. You need to see a large swatch of the paint to make sure the color reads correctly. C2's Ultimate Paint Chip is 18" X 24" and made from REAL PAINT. This sample is large enough so that you can actually "see" the color, plus you can try it in more than one space without ever lifting a paint brush. Is there a NW Palette? There are some colors that just seem to do well in our climate, no matter what. Warm colors with golden undertones work well with earthy reds and rich plums. Softer yellows help to keep the weather from dragging us down, and warm creams are always nice. Avoid colors that contain gray undertones; they look "dirty" and don't have enough warmth to combat our moody weather. Coffeehouse colors, organic neutrals and spicy accents all make up the NW Palette. |
