Tumbling Color Wheel: 5 Tips on How to Pick the Right Paint Color for Your Wall

Keeping your home and furniture in good condition may seem to be a difficult task. Patio furniture covers are really great tools in keeping sofas and other sitting fixtures away from dust, molds and anything else that could possibly develop. But what about your walls? How can you take care of them?

Apart from changing the look of a room or a certain area of your home, repainting can also help in keeping the place clean.

If you’re up for the challenge of maintaining the cleanliness of your home while staying in style, here are some tips in choosing the right paint color:

1. Get to know the terminologies used. To get you a head start on this, hue basically refers to the color like green, blue, red or yellow. Saturation on the other hand is the intensity of the color. It is generally defined as light or dark. For example, pink is actually red with lighter saturation. If this color is darkened, you would be able to get deeper hues of red like burgundy. Another important term is intensity which measures the brilliance of a color which is said to be more intense if pure. To illustrate, blue is more intense than blue green since the latter is already a combination of colors.
2. Research on new styles and trends. Though you may come into a home renovation or remodeling project with a clear picture of what you want, you have to make sure that your preferences are feasible. Also, conducting additional research or any further study in general can help you find better options in terms of price bargains or quality of materials to be used. I’m also sure that looking at more inspiration can get you more hyped up for the project which can do wonders for your creativity and resourcefulness.
3. Balance your choices. Make sure that the over all feel that you’d like the room to project with its actual function. Taking note of color temperatures and applying them well can play to your advantage. Would you like a high energy room that can keep up with your kids? Warm colors such as orange and yellow can serve this purpose well. Relaxing spaces could make use of cooler colors such as greens and blues or even neutrals to achieve the desired mood.
4. Consider your lighting resources. It is said that natural lighting allows the truest color of paint to shine through. This means that when painting outdoor spaces, you’ll most definitely get what you see. Lighting fixtures such as incandescent and fluorescent bulbs give a different dimension to your paint. Warm tones and yellows are accentuated by the use of incandescent while blue tones are given off by fluorescent lighting.
5. Test before you go. Painting a room or your entire home can be costly. To avoid mistakes that can drain your budget, it is best to test different paint colors or finishes before settling for one that compliments your lighting, room purpose and over all feel. Haste can usually cause waste so don’t skip this step. A little pre caution can go a long way.

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