How to Choose a New Paint Colour for Your Home

The first step is to start at the biggest and most centrally located room in your house; it’s usually the living room. We recommend starting with a soft-neutral hue, which can include the following:

• Beige
• Ivory
• Taupe
• Black
• Gray
• White

Believe it or not, once you’ve decided on a neutral colour, you’re off to the races and the rest is about to fall into place. Now you simply choose a different shade of the same hue for adjacent rooms and walls. You can choose one colour level up or down from the original hue, and this will give your house greater depth. By using this method, you will ensure that all the colours in the house go well together.

If your home has a distinct separation between the upstairs and downstairs spaces, you can have two different themes for each area. Keep transition areas such as hallways and landings painted neutral. This gives your senses a little break between rooms with stronger colours. Unless your rooms are painted with soft neutral colours, then you can get creative and try richer colours in the transition areas.

For more information on how to revolutionize your home with a new paint job, contact us!