Choosing the Right Color For Your Walls

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When choosing your interior design, there are a lot of decisions to make about furniture, flooring and even paint on the walls. There are a lot of different options out there for interior painting. Here are some tips for how to choose.

 

The first step is to start with small spaces if you aren’t sure which color you want. You can experiment in a small room or an area between rooms, let it dry and decide if you like it from there. Starting small will save you time if you decide that you don’t like the color you have chosen.

One consideration to make is the mood of the room. Different colors will give the room different feelings, so you want to keep this is mind when choosing what colors you want for various rooms in your home.

 

Lighting is also important when choosing your interior painting. The color on the walls will vary depending on the type of lighting that is on them. Natural daylight will show the true color, where incandescent lighting will enhance the warm tones and fluorescent lighting will cast a blue tone. Therefore, depending on the source of light in the room, you may want to go with a different color.

 

Color terms are important to learn when it comes to shopping for paint. For example, hue is what we call a color. Value is how light or dark the color is, saturation is how dominant the hue is and intensity is the brilliance of color. All of these factors combine to make different shades and types of paint colors, and it is a good idea to know how to communicate what it is that you want in order to help you find the best option. Interior painting can be a fun way to liven up an old room, as long as you go about it in a way that will make you happy instead of frustrated.