INTERIOR WALL
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As a painter, when I'm asked to help a customer choose paint colors, I tend to advise using a favorite painting, area rug, piece of furniture or other item the customer may have in their home to select wall colors from.
Or, if your thinking about making a new furniture purchase, it's a good idea to implement colors that are of the same color family as the furniture your buying or complimentary to the new furniture piece itself.
SELECTION TECHNIQUES
Another technique is to visit stores that sell wallpaper. While looking at a number of paper or border designs, choose the designs you like the best. After deciding on a wallpaper you like, use colors from the paper's design to implement into your painting or decorating color scheme.
There's no need to use the wallpaper or border in your painting project if you’d prefer not to. Point out to the store clerk, the tones hues or shades you've selected for your interior wall paint colors, then have them color matched.
Try to follow the papers theme for the amount of each color to use with your bedroom decorating colors (or whatever room your painting). What I mean to say is, If there's a lot of blue, some burgundy and a tiny amount of beige in the wallpaper, design your room in the same fashion. For example; blue walls, burgundy window covering and table cloth, beige place mats etc.
Below, you will find a list of web sites that will help you with choosing your exterior and interior wall paint colors. Most of the sites have how to advice, color charts, samples and selection tools. Hope you find me again soon.
www.glidden.com
Once your on this site, point to a color then look to the right, by doing so you will find out what the paint color is called. On the left are color moods and the slider at the bottom of the page will increase the amount of colors to choose from.
www.behr.com
This site lets you look up a color name or number, it also has a color tool for interior/exterior color selection and an inspiration section loaded with pictures.
www.about.com
If your looking for an assortment of color selection tools for interior wall paint, or your exterior siding then the About Color selection tools area is for you. By clicking on the links on the About site, you will probably come across one or two paint brands you have never heard of and also find some nifty color choosing tools to play with.
If your looking for other painting and decorating advice not related to interior wall paint colors.
Maybe something like designing a bedroom, or coating kitchen cabinets, then click on the HOME link.
You should hopefully find the project or idea you might be looking for.
