Choosing Color For Your Home-Part 4

Posted on April 10, 2012 in Interior Design + Renovation

Here, in the final of a 4 part series on color, I want to talk about-the actual selection process for choosing the paint color itself. It can be daunting! What with hundreds of different paint lines, and many more shades of each color (did you know there are 80 different whites alone?), selecting the one color to use is a process.

image via google

As a professional it is my responsibility to help my clients create and achieve their desired effect in their home through the color choices they make. So I go through these 7 steps with each client:

We look at the style of the home itself and the environment it sits in. Is it an apartment by Louis Sullivan in a big city? Or a craftsman style bungalow in a small town? Or, a Tuscan inspired villa in the countryside?
Who lives there and how they want to feel in their space and what colors they look good in.
What they want to use as inspiration in their home. Perhaps they are building the decor around a cherished rug or a beloved piece of art?
How do they want to use the trends in color to help keep their home current and part of the times
We then select the actual colors from the color deck of the line of paints they want to use.
We buy a sample of the colors from the paint store-either in their small sample jars, or a quart of paint- and paint a 3 ft. by 4 ft. board (I like to use white illustration board for the best effect) and take a look at the colors in the space during different times of the day in different light, and on different walls
image via paint samples
And finally, we paint the rooms.

As paint is the quickest and least expensive way to update and refresh your home, and makes the biggest impact as a decor statement, it’s good to know how to go about selecting your paint colors. And, if you still feel overwhelmed by the process, think about hiring a professional. It’s worth a small investment to bring a decade or more of pleasure in your space, don’t you think?

For a more in depth look at this last step, check out the video below. And if you need a little bit of help selecting your colors, feel free to contact me at home@irene-turner.com. I’m here to help you feel at home in your space!

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Donna Frasca 12 years ago
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Perfect steps to take to get the right colors in your home!
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  Irene Turner 12 years ago
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  Thanks Donna! I take that as a great compliment coming from a professional like you: ) Thanks for stopping by

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