Or how about mixing shades of the same color for a tone-on-tone effect?īottom line…paint remains the best bang for your buck to update a room in your home. You can find punchy accent colors by selecting a color on the opposite side of the wheel, or next door to your selected color. Look for accent color inspiration from a color wheel. Select a few coordinating colors that place nice together, then mix and match them throughout your home. For example, a brick red living room would not balance well if the other rooms on that floor are light neutrals. Coordinate colors choices for rooms that are visible from other rooms, and keep the balance of colors throughout a floor. Here’s a great example from Pottery Barn where dark walls work well with white accessories. Go with the chocolate brown, and brighten the contrast with trim and furnishings. If you want a contrasting deep brown, a latte will look washed out against neutral furniture. Spring for a quart or test-sized can and slap a few brush strokes on the wall and observe the color at different times of the day. Test, test, test! You’ve heard this before for a reason…colors look different in different lighting.
Here are a few tips to help you find the right color for your project: Will I consider buying Glidden paint for my next project? Sure! But, like most homeowners, I want to make sure it’s a color I can live with. Here are the paint test sheets when dried. Here’s the kicker, the price did not change, just the product. They are so confident in the quality of their product that they asked me to compare it to the popular Benjamin Moore Aura paint.
I was recently approached by Glidden to sample their new reformulated paint. Companies like Benjamin Moore and Valspar have been successful in becoming opinion leaders in color trends.
It doesn’t matter how well the paint goes on and stays on if the color is wrong. Paint manufactures are trying to differentiate themselves on quality, ease of use, environmental friendliness, value and color trending.įor most homeowners, color selection is the most prominent decision point. And the price points are varied as well, anywhere from $2 to $5 – quite a dramatic range for a simple tube of toothpaste. Have you noticed that when you go to the store to buy toothpaste, there are so many choices that it’s overwhelming?ĭo you want whitening, tartar control, fluoride, sensitive, gel or paste, sparkles, or one of my favorite…”pro-health night toothpaste” (huh?).
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