Decorating a room is about creating a mood. Do you want to relax in a quiet space or be energized? Each of our color families contains colors that create a certain feel and help to define a particular mood. To make it simple, we have selected a range of ideal colors from each family that will look good on the wall, and that you can trust to create a room you love.
Step 1: Find Your Inspiration Do the Color Sense Game™ to discover your color personality. Collect elements that inspire you and create an Inspiration Scrapbook, including photos, fabric or wallpaper samples that you love. Or, if you have a favorite piece such as a carpet, painting, or cushion that will be part of your room, use that as your inspiration starting point. Choose colors pulled from your Inspiration Scrapbook so that your room flows together beautifully.
Step 2: Test Choose the colors from your Inspiration Scrapbook that appeal to you the most and then select paint chips in similar shades — some duller, some brighter — to test at home. Look at chips vertically on the wall. Be certain! The only way to be sure you’ll love a particular color is to actually try it on the wall. Take advantage of the new Pittsburgh® Paints Trial Size and try at least a 12” square beside your trim, and ideally, on all the walls you wish to paint. See how the color changes throughout the day. Beware of Color Shock! Your eyes and your memory take time to adjust to what they expected to see and it is therefore natural not to love the change right away. Especially when it is drastically different, you’ll find it can be a few days before you are accustomed to it, and then you can fully embrace your new colors. After you finish painting an entire room, you should live with it for a few days.
Step 3: Color and Light The colors you choose will appear different in various settings, as they are always affected by the light they receive. Though many lighting products are available, keep in mind that generally, incandescent lighting is warmer (more yellow), standard fluorescent light tends to be cooler (more blue), and halogen light is typically the most like daylight. Make sure you like your color at morning, noon, and night, and make your final decision based on the time of day you most plan to spend in the room.
Step 4: Complete the Look To create interest and depth, and in order for your palette to look intentional, a color should always appear at least twice in a room. For instance, if you paint a feature wall, add that same color in accessories to really pull your scheme together. Similarly, one great piece of art, or a fabric that combines all of your key colors, will be that final, unifying element that truly completes your look.
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