Help with Wall Colors – Choosing Wall Colors

Color… it’s like magic. Just add paint to the walls in your favorite new color and “ver-la” you have changed the mood of your room…Magic. But with so many choices…how are you to choose?

What colors make a room look bigger?
Dining Room color help…what looks good with furniture or food?
How do I separate or blend rooms with color?
What house colors give good curb appeal?
What colors are considered neutral?

Where could you find good color advice without having to hire a professional interior designer or color coordinator?

Bookstores are filled with great advice. So many books about just “Color” are available it’s really hard to choose.
Some online forums have topics devoted to just color – such as HGTV forums.
You could ask your best friend what she thinks of your color choices…

Asking for Color Help

Be careful what you ask… when you ask a friend.

I asked my best friend what colors she would choose for my walls. And….I used them…Yuck!

I hated every one and in some rooms they are still on the walls. I hate painting 18 ‘ tall walls so those will be the last to repaint. I could just faux finish those walls, but the base color which was a taupe… looks lavender in my room.

I have a Tuscan or Spanish Hacienda style theme in my house and the entire home is antiques, rough pine furniture and red saultillo floors. The lavender cast of the taupe isn’t working at all.

I have learned a few tricks about paint color choices over my 15+ years of painting in client homes. But… as you probably know, choosing colors for your own space gets downright ridiculous.

Oh…and don’t even think of asking the spouse. I have a hubby who loves color and helping with the decorating and I have to say that when it comes to choosing colors … it usually ends up in a clash and of course if I am the one painting the walls – Well, I WIN!

It happens that he usually loves all my color choices…after they are on the walls, (that could have something to do with the fact that he doesn’t have to participate in the labor part).