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Things to Consider When Choosing a New Paint Color for Your House

Posted on 19 September 2017 by Adrian J (0)

The decision to give your home’s interior a makeover comes with several other responsibilities. You have to make the necessary preparations and assemble the right tools and equipment before getting started. One more important decision is the choice of color for your room. It’s not just about picking any paint color and applying it to your walls. You must select a color that will bring a balance and create harmony to the entire space. 

The first thing everyone sees when they enter your home is color. Despite the fact that color can be added to a room through flooring, accessories, art, lighting, and wallpapers, the right paint color manipulates the perception and mood of your room. Paint color can make your room look irregular or regular, small or big, in balance or out of balance. So, what do you need to know when it comes to choosing the right color for your home?

Personal Paint Color Preferences

The first and obvious thing would be your personal color preferences. We recommend Taubman’s range of colors. It’s important that you choose a paint color that isn’t boring or too loud for you to live with. Despite the fact that you want to use some trendy colors and probably use something new, don’t ignore how you feel about the paint color. Choose a color that your personal preferences and lifestyle.

How Light Factors In

Understand that your home’s lighting will have an influence on how the color looks. That explains why the paint color you bought at the local store looks different from how it looked at the paint store. It’s, therefore, important that you have an idea of how the paint color will look under the influence of different types of light sources.

How Does the Paint Color Coordinate with the Rest of the Room?

In addition to your personal color preferences, it’s important to keep in mind how the color will coordinate with your flooring, home furniture, cabinets, accessories, lighting fixtures, and other things in the room. You don’t want to start painting the room all over again after realizing your paint color choice doesn’t match the rest of the room. Be sure that the paint color of your choice plays so well with every other accessory, furniture, and the rest of your room.

How do you want to feel? Or How Does it Make you feel?

If you’re always keen with colors, you’ll agree to the fact that different colors affect your mood or make you feel differently. The paint color you select will, therefore, have an impact on your mood each and every day. It sets the mood in the room. If you want to feel romantic, happy, relaxed, or be playful, choose the colors that make you feel that way. If you’re painting a workout room, choosing a paint color that makes you feel pumped up would be the right choice. Your bedroom and bathroom will need a color that makes you feel relaxed.  

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