| It seems so simple. Pick up the color card at the | | | | not matter. Just find something that makes your heart |
| hardware store. Except those are all the same color | | | | sing! |
| just from light to dark. Oh wait, what's this over here? | | | | 2. Go to the hardware store and take your inspiration |
| Ooooh colors put together. Ugh. Not ones that I like | | | | with you. |
| together. Help! | | | | 3. Select swatches that are similar to your inspirational |
| Had this conversation in your head before? I know, | | | | piece. |
| that's why you're reading this. Picking the right paint | | | | 4. Pick your main wall color. Think of your main wall |
| colors can strike fear into anyone, but before I give | | | | color as the foundation. Like make-up foundation. It's |
| you some tips to picking the right paint colors, I must tell | | | | the base for your accent colors like eye shadow and |
| you something. | | | | lipstick. Everything you will have in your room will have |
| Come closer. | | | | this color as its background. |
| It's just paint. It can be changed. The world isn't going to | | | | 5. Pick your accent color i.e. the lipstick or eye shadow. |
| end and the people inside the TV on HGTV can't see | | | | This is a color that you may want to use as an accent |
| what you have done to your walls. You're safe! | | | | wall like on a wall with your focal point. The accent |
| Before you go and get the swatches at the paint | | | | color, should you decide to go that route, should |
| store, we need to get inspired! Yes, you do. Otherwise | | | | definitely contrast with your main wall color. Otherwise |
| you will end up like the rest of the people looking at the | | | | it will look like you tried to match closely and it went |
| color cards...a zombie. People are so petrified of picking | | | | horribly wrong. Two colors that are too similar make it |
| the wrong colors and then when they see all those | | | | difficult to discern which is the main color and which is |
| colors their eyes glaze over. They really should have a | | | | the accent color. |
| therapist on staff at the hardware store to help people | | | | If there are a couple other colors left in your |
| out, don't you think? | | | | inspirational piece that you like and want to use, you |
| 1. Find your muse. Be it a sweater, a bedspread, a | | | | can use those colors in your window treatments, |
| curtain, a picture, a vase or a bag of chips. Where | | | | pillows, tablecloth, throws, etc. |
| ever you find that winning combination of colors does | | | | |