Choosing the right paint colors for your home (the first time) can be a difficult and somewhat overwhelming task. If you struggle with this…don’t feel bad. With my business, Rekindled Spaces, I have consulted thousands of homeowners on color in my 23+ years as a paint contractor but when it came to choosing colors for my new lake house fixer upper…it was tough. You see…it’s super easy for me to pick out colors for someone else’s home but when its my space…I tend to second-guess myself.
Today, I am going to give you some professional tips that will help you pick the right colors…the first time.
UNDERSTANDING A PAINT STRIP:
When looking at a paint strip, the strip itself is it’s “shade” of color. As you go down the strip, the shade’s level of saturation increases…this is called it’s “Hue”. Each of the paint strips above have 7 hues. The higher the saturation, the more tint in the paint color. The tint is what makes the color blue, green, yellow, red, gray, brown, etc… so..by looking at the bottom of the paint strip (the color with the most saturation), you can tell what tint was used to make each of the colors on that strip.
As you look at the same 4 color strips side by side, you notice each strip’s shade is different…but…if you were to choose the 4th box down on each of the strips…all of the shades would have the same hue.
Right now you are saying to yourself, “Why does this matter”?
It matters because when you walk into a paint store and are faced with thousands of paint strips to choose from, you will have the knowledge and confidence to select a handful of options based on these tips.
Okay. Okay…I know…enough with the science behind the paint strip. I must confess…I am kind of a paint nerd so I will probably give you way more insight into this subject than you need but…if you listen to me…you will pick the perfect paint colors…the first time.