Where to Start When Choosing Paint Colors

You are about to start a new project and you need to pick paint colors. This blog will give you some ideas for how to find colors you will love.

Selecting the right paint color can be difficult and frustrating. Paint colors look different under different lighting conditions and in different design environments. And the selection of possible paint colors is immense. So how do you go about finding the right color for you?

First, start with what you have. What is the color of your floor, furniture, art work, or anything else you have in the room? What is the color of the adjacent areas that aren't going to be re-painted? What are your favorite colors? Start by answering these questions first.

One invaluable tool is the paint color fandeck. One of these inexpensive little books of color is invaluable. You have thousands of colors are your finger tips that you can use to help find your perfect paint color from the comfort of your home. We sell several options of Benjamin Moore fandecks (visit www.myperfectcolor.com/fandecks).

Walk around your room and select several colors from the fandeck that you think would work well. Next, test them by purchasing sample minicans (Myperfectcolor.com can make any color in a sample-sized minican). Test your colors by creating a large sample board or painting directly onto your wall. This will give you an accurate sense of what the color will look like in your home. Make sure you view your color tests in the various lighting conditions of morning, day and night. Once you have your sample, your decision should be easy. Look at it and if you like it, you are done!

If you don't like the color, figure out what you don't like about it in concrete color terms: "too dark", "too light", "too red", etc... and then find the colors that meet your new requirements and try again. Myperfectcolor.com also provides lighter or darker versions of any color in sample mini-cans. So, for example, if you think the color you've tried is just too light or too dark, you can order a pint of the color as 50% darker or 50% lighter. Then if you like the resulting color, you can order your gallons the same way.

This step-by-step method will help you find your perfect color. It takes a little longer, and you need to be willing to spend a little money for sample minicans, but in the end you will end up with colors you and your family will love. You will also avoid the costly mistake of painting with a color you don't like.