Paint samples will help you to choose wall paint colors.
In general, wood, as a natural element, goes with almost anything. But there are lighter and darker woods; woods with exotic patterns; or woods with deep or almost invisible grains -- all things to take into account when choosing paint colors to complement them. You may choose to "pick up" a specific wood color or go with a contrasting color, but either way, using paint charts and color wheels will aid you in creating attractive d cor.
Instructions
1. Pick up a variety of paint chips from your local hardware or paint store, choosing both "woodsy" colors in various tans, browns, grays and blacks and contrasting colors you love in blues, greens, reds and so forth.
2. Take your color chips to a section of the woodwork that is representative of the whole to make comparisons.
3. Lay wood-toned paint chips against the wood grain one at a time -- looking for colors that match the individual colors in the wood exactly. Keep those, but put aside others that do not precisely match.
4. Lay other chips in contrasting colors against the same section of woodwork one at a time as before, and judge which appear to harmonize or clash with the colors in the wood. This is a personal choice, so lay aside any you do not feel good about and keep those you do.
5. Narrow your choices to three from each category -- wood-toned colors and contrasting colors. Place those again, one at a time, against the wood sample and see which feels most right to you until you can further narrow your choices to two or three semi-final samples.
6. Take the semi-final choices around the room, placing the chips against furniture, fabrics and so forth to see how the colors blend or clash with other features until you decide on one final color.
7. Take your final color choice back to the paint store and ask them to make up a small -- pint- or quart-sized -- sample can.
8. Paint the sample on a 4-foot by 4-foot section on one wall -- ensuring that the patch includes a representative section of woodwork for comparison purposes -- and let it dry.
9. Live with that for a day or two to observe the way it looks at different times of the day -- placing draperies or furniture nearby to judge how those colors interact as well. If you decide you like it, order more paint and do the whole room. If you do not like it, repeat the last phase with one of your other semi-final choices -- painting over the same wall -- until you find a color you love.
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