Decorating

Simple Color Schemes for Home

September 28, 2017

A simple decision at face value is to choose a paint color or color scheme for your home's decor; which can turn even the strongest amongst us into quivering wimps. The fear of picking the wrong color has many homeowners paralyzed and unable to decide. You can always hire a decorator to help you solve your color selection problem. However, if you would rather do it your own way you can use a simple technique that is often recommended.

Make a trip to your local home improvement center and head straight for the paint department. Pick whatever color you take a fancy to. Don't worry about where you will be using the color for now. Just have fun with your choices this will help you reduce the intimidation of choosing a color. This is the first step in overcoming your fear.

Next, grab your favorite fashion magazines and cut out images with colors you find attractive. After all, if you are attracted to a color in make-up or fashion, odds are you will like that color in your home.

Then find an inspiration piece in your home that you absolutely love such as a piece of Art or collectible. Use the colors from that piece to guide you in your color choices.

Buy a pint or smaller sizes of paint colors you have decided on and apply them to a small section of wall or poster board (tape it to the wall). Watch how the color changes throughout the day as it responds to daylight and artificial light. If you love the color, then get the color and start painting. If not just repeat this exercise.

Keep in mind that choosing a paint color or color scheme for your home is not a life or death choice. Furniture is a much more important investment than pain which can easily be changed. Approach the decision with a sense of humor and adventure knowing that no matter if you choose right or wrong at least you decided. If you chose the color you love Congratulations! If you chose a color you decided, you didn't like Congratulations too! You are just one step closer to finding the color that defines your personality and one step further away from your fear of color.

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