If you have ever looked for the perfect color for the interior of your home, you know that some colors can become something quite different than you expected.
You have probably discovered that the little 1 x 1 inch colored paper you received from the local hardware store can change in huge proportions once slathered onto your beloved walls.
The best way to really see how a color will look and compliment your décor is larger color sheets and samples painted from the actual paint you are investigating.
Whatever you do, be sure to know how to pick the perfect neutrals and punch colors before going crazy on the interior of your living space. This is easy to do, once you know what goes well with what and where to add in these punch colors along with colors of the future.
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Sherwin Williams publishes STIR magazine which is a good resource for color and decorating ideas.
You can become easily subscribe for this free color and design magazine online.
If you find something in STIR that you find really inspiring, please share it will all of us by leaving a comment.
STIR: Where color and creativity converge…
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Today’s decorating dilema…
“How do you spell desperate? That is ME! I am a mess.
I have just recently remodeled my master bath using carerra marble for countertops and bath deck with earthy shower tiles and beadboard 4 feet up the wall. All is fine! I KEPT the ocean blue ceramic floor and this is giving me heartache.
Any Benjamin Moore paint I sample in grey leans towards lilac with the shift of light - beiges are going peach and I just dont’ know where to turn.
I came across the Ellen Kennon line and while limited looks pretty yet unsure of WHAT color - I liked slate and adobe but what do I know after this fiasco!
Do you color consult via email? Any hope for me? Thank you! MC
Kate suggest…
MC it sounds like most of the choices you made for bathroom remodeling project were on target so don’t give up when it comes to getting the perfect paint color.
Ellen Kennon’s Full Spectrum Paint could be a good choice but do keep in mind that with any full spectrum paint the wall color will change depending on the lighting and adjacent colors.
I personally love that the color changes character at different times of day in response to the quality of the light and in lower light situations full spectrum paints don’t lose the underlying character of their color.
Slate or Adobe might work but the best way to know for certain is to get a set of EK’s hand painted samples if you don’t already have then so that you can see the actual color and not a computer rendition.
Order a sample pot of each color you like and paint a paint test board or two so that you can view the color vertically in the room at different times of day so that you know you love the color before applying it to your walls.
Also Ellen Kennon offers a free color consultation via telephone after you purchase a set of Full Spectrum Paint Samples. You can find the details about how to arrange the consultation at their website.
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