How to choose a paint colour for your walls: Design Lesson 12
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- I think most of you have asked this... how to choose paint colors! Today I'm going to talk about all the things you need to consider when choosing your interior wall paint colours. With literally millions of paint colours to choose from, it might feel overwhelming to narrow that down and make a decision that you won't regret once it's done.
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Games room: projectnursery.com/2016/09/co...
Neutral bedroom: www.homedesignideas.eu/beige-n...
Psychology of Colour: www.hgtv.com/design/decoratin...
Library: www.feedpuzzle.com/feed/home-...
Fresh kitchen: roomadness.com/2018/01/14/bes...
Office: www.pinterest.ca/pin/42143847...
Blue room1: www.pinterest.ca/pin/Ai9Xn3G7...
Blue room2: www.pinterest.ca/pin/AS1Jy225...
Red room: i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/6b/...
Grey/blue living room: www.studio-mcgee.com/studiobl...
Teal sectional: / bn-pqrnbtsg
Neutral living room 1: www.pinterest.ca/pin/AZ05HDex...
Neutral living room2: i.pinimg.com/originals/68/c3/...
White comparison: www.pinterest.ca/pin/15136323...
Test patch: www.pinterest.ca/pin/77827899...
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Also... if you need to choose the perfect white colour, check out my other Design Lesson video with my Top 5 White Paint Colours from Benjamin Moore. Here's the link:
• Top 5 White Paints: De...
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I took a pencil and outline around the frame of pictures on my wall. Took the picture down and painted inside the square. I tried three different colors and could see how they looked throughout the day with the changing light. If we had company, i put the pictures back. Gave me me time to really make a lived with decision on the color choice.
Brilliant!
To Susan Noble : 15Jun2022 BRILLIANT IDEA, Susan ! It avoids having painted patches everywhere. WELL DONE !
Don't test paint squares on your walls! Instead paint a large block on a big sheet of paper (lining paper). You can move the sheet around the room to see it in different light and angles and it saves leaving marks on your walls.
Brilliant!
Thanks for the idea! Fantastic idea
I'm keeping that idea. 😎
Leigh Barry even better!
I bought Mighty Boards on Amazon - 18x24" specifically for testing paint colors. They did not warp like the foam core or paper I used. www.amazon.com/Faux-Like-Pro-Waterproof-Painters/dp/B004Z1YCYK
Thank you so much for all your information. I really needed your input & answered so many options I have. Wow your amazing when it comes to things to think about before you choose a paint color. Thanks again,
Hi I'd love to learn more about colour psychology etc as you mentioned in your video.. thanks for the key tips.
Love your lessons!
Question: What are your top 5 stained finishes for furniture and how to match it with wall paint.
thanks for these good practical advices of your lessons, thanks for sharing!
Love your presentations, I am a fan!
I love this video wish I would have seen this before I painted my room black
Great, great, great video : quick, accurate, professional 🤹🏻♀️.
Agree - she seems v affable and approachable but doesn't add a ton of tangential 'fluff' that stops you getting the key point - I learned loads in a very short space of time. She seriously knows her stuff re colour and design, not just one or the other.
New subscriber!!! I could learn so much from you, dear!❤️✨
My goodness, I love your videos! So full of helpful information, and delivered succinctly. I wondered if you might suggest a wall color for my master bedroom? My dressers are pained Gray Owl, and trim is Simply White. I am looking for a soft and calming vibe. We have a slider that faces west, and three north facing windows. Thank you!!
Colour psychology-yes please!
You rock. Thanks a lot. God bless you.
Amazing Video , thank you so much !
I just moved to a new house and have LOTS of painting to do! This video is right on time and perfect for me 😊👍🏾
I found that if you pick out your favorite bedspread, comforter or duvet, and also a rug that co-ordinates or contrasts nicely, it is MUCH easier to pick out a paint afterwards. Congrats and best wishes in your new home...
@@intelligentperson6759 : 15Jun2022. BRILLIANT COMMENT - choosing your favorite items - duvet, bedspread ,comforter, rug, and choose the paint colors that 'goes with' those favorite items ! THANK YOU SO MUCH !
Great video -- If I have an open concept should my kitchen and front room walls be the same color
I really enjoyed this video. Very informative with some useful tips. Just at the start of redesigning my living room in lockdown no. 3! Thank you.
Something fun to focus on! Stay safe. And thanks for watching. :)
Kudos for another good video , I have a request please do a video on lighting how much and how to put lighting in room
I'll add it to my list of upcoming topics!! Thanks for the feedback!
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Love your videos
Thank you!
Awesome video, very helpful tips. I am planning to paint my house. I am debating between Sherwin Williams Shiitake and Alpaca. Any suggestions?
I love your channel. I am working on this problem as we speak. My 16X12 living room faces north, so not much natural light. It also has an attached (L-shaped) dr, 10x6. I’m a minimalist, but want to warm up the room. I’m looking at pink/mauve/peach/grey/taupe shades, with an LRV somewhere in the mid-60s range. Any lighter, why paint? Any darker, it’s a cave (and this is a rental apartment).
I bought 20”x16” canvases at Michael’s (five for $13), and samples of different shades from a Benjamin Moore dealer. I also applied Command hooks in several spots along the walls, including close enough to my two main paintings to butt the canvases up against the artwork.
So my three contenders are Gobi Desert, Porcelain, and Rose Dust. I’m viewing with shades up, day and night, shades down, light on (only one lamp in the room).
So any tips on narrowing these three down to one final colour would be most helpful.
Great informative videos...Thank you!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoy them!
Thanks for posting this video...really very helpful! We are constructing our new flat, we would like to use sage green as an accent color in our living/dining room and teal for our bedroom. We would like to have the same floor for both rooms. I am having a difficult time deciding on what color should be the floor. We have decided on granite tiles. I would appreciate your input on this. Thanks!
teal and sage green are lovely - the colors of nature- trees, mallard ducks. A brown wood hue would be good - as in nature the tree which holds green leaves. Accent them with accessories that are of nature as well.
Our church had an interior decorator choose a color for the Narthex. She made some suggestions based on our discussions and within a few minutes, made a solid recommendation. The ladies in the group decided they knew better and started a new "search". After a few weeks and many discussions, the ladies decided on the same exact color. MORAL: save time, believe the decorator if they are close to your choice!
Hi I liked your video. I am moving into a home where the living room and dining room are visually on the same plane wall wise. They are slightly separated but when you walk into living room, dining room is also visible and not far away. My former house had different shades of the same color and it seemed to work, but I would like to get other ideas for that. Thanks!
This is a great and very useful video! I have some questions on how do you select the corridor/hall way colors and the color of the room doors?
What's better? To have tone-in tone for the door vs. hall way wall color? or having the room door being consistent with the floor colors? Thanks for answering~
Awesome 👍🏽 please show your design video 😊🇨🇦 Thank you
Any tips on choosing paint colors for an open floor concept? I have an entryway/stairs hallway which leads to an open living/dining/kitchen? I love blues, greens, yellows, and grays. The wood floors are a medium to dark hardwood. Thank you!
Is there a specific color wheel that you recommend? Also, is there a different feel to a room if you use complementary vs analogous colors (hope that made sense)? Thanks.
Well done, awseome advice Olgomez..!!
fantastic video! glad I found your channel. I've subscribed :)
Absolutely brilliant video. I learnt so much. Thank you!
I have a space (nook) that I'm using as an office but want to design for UA-cam filming and podcasts. I have a very modern desk with glass top and asymetrical design. A large white faux letter rectangle on one side and large metal pedestal leg on other. I'd love to have turquoise on wall with bright accessories, but not sure if it's good colour for intended purpose. I need it to be effective, but clean and cheerful. Suggestions!
Great information, thank you! I'd love it if you were to make a video on colour psychology.
THAT!
Very informative and interesting. Now I've a much better idea of how to approach a painting job!!
ideas for a stylist salon please!
Hello there, I am so happy I came across your channel. I am going to be renovating and redecorating our home in stages. My house and its furnishings looks like a used furniture store. ..nothing coordinates. How do I make the whole home look cohesive when renovations may take months or years to finish? Is it possible?
I like that rule, if you don't love it or use it, toss it. If you have a gorgeous couch you love, base your wall paint on that. Pick out what you love, and get your harmonizing wall colors. Also, depends if you have an open space design. If you do, then you'll be looking at kitchen wall color same time you're in your living room. In that case, you'll want consistently co-ordinating pastels, for example. If you do not have an open design, your kitchen wall color won't matter as much. Regarding wood cabinets in kitchens- if they're shades of brown and beige, palest green, blue, or white won't fight with the wood color, the way a beige wall would. Again, toss out what you hate looking at, and good luck in your decorating scheme.
What are the names of the four paint colors displayed at the beginning of the video? They are so beautiful together.
Love your videos, I'm having trouble finding the video where you cover how just coloring one wall in a room works in relation to windows or glass doors, can you please help me find the video, thank you
Such a great video, thank you. I’m considering the new Metropolitan for my small living/dining area. A year ago I started painting bedrooms and have been using BM Simply White for the ceilings and will continue through the rest of the house. Do you feel that Metropolitan will go well with Simply White? I think it should. I have one window on the south and three on the west so there is a fair amount of morning and afternoon light always present in the room. The wood furniture is all dark, but new sofa and chairs to choose after painting. The room is small with standard ceilings. Thank you for any reply.
Love your videos
I am painting a grey living room. It will have red accent chairs what undertone do I look for in my paint colour. Thanks
We are restoring a 1947 mid century (modest) home and I felt it was important to at least attempt to stick with historic hues of that era. Luckily I liked many of the shades used then and we settled on Sherwin Williams Belvedere Cream for the walls of the open living room/ dining room. Many people say don't use yellow, but it's such a lovely, soft shade and we love it.
Sounds lovely! Thanks for commenting. :)
You do you! You’re living in the home, so it’s your choice.
I have a new house with a two story entry way. I'm doing the handrail and doors in BM-Onyx -- what deep neutral color would be a good contrast?
I have new kitchen cabinets, they are white, a different white than my trim and doors and ceilings throughout the house. Is it reasonable to continue with two different white colors in the same room? Should the cabinets be the same color as the trim throughout the house?
What do you do with all those lintel cans of paint you used for testing?
Oh how I needed this! I am color blind & choosing colors is the most difficult chore in my life.
I am in that process now. Usually I make an appt with the colorist at my paint store & tell her how I want it to feel.
She knows my likes & usually nails it. But I had to buy 6 different cans of white paint before I nailed the right white
For my remodeled kitchen. I am working on flooring too. Have 4 samples at my feet right now. I go by the feel I want.
Thanks for the white paint chip trick. That will really help!
I am going Coastal Living meets Shabby Chic. Any wall color suggestions? Want cool, calming & Serene. Very blended feel.
Cool, calming, serene? Sounds like a very light blue or blue green to me! See what Covington Blue by Benjamin Moore does for you! Good luck!
I was going to suggest Benjamin Moore’s Beach Glass (1564, with LRV of 49), or its two lighter siblings, Quiet Moments (LRV 61) and Aloe (LRV 68). The higher the LRV, the lighter the shade (thank you James from Paint People). I have Beach Glass throughout much of my home, including the kitchen. It’s gorgeous, a bit of a chameleon (changes to a beautiful grey/teal at dusk), and calming. And it’s neutral!
Will you do your top five beige colors?
Thx
hi i painted my kitchen wall burnish clay. now we want to paint out our cabinets. in white what shade would you think would be best
1:33 interesting colors
I’m looking for a dark grey that doesn’t go green or purple. I had rather it have a a navy tone without being as navy as Hale Navy but not as gray and cold as to look like cold metal. This will be for built-ins in an east facing room with orangey brown pine and oak furniture/hardwood floors. Any suggestions would be soooo appreciated!! BTW I love your videos!!
Hello, what colour would you select for a 3 in 1 kitchen, dining room and living room facing West? It’s for a rental place. Thank you. :-)
Hi I have denim drift on a feature wall and chic shadow on the other three, I’m struggling on what colour carpet and rug to go for could you help suggest some please, even if it’s giving me some idea on the colour wheel. My lounge has a lot of natural light. I’m looking for a nice relaxing space
Hello, I just recieved my windows and they are slightely bue-tinted.... :-/ I wanted a lot of bright light in my living and dining room with white paint. Which white color should I choose ? Thank you !!
What are the names of the gorgeous colors on display at the end of you video at the 7 minute mark?
Can the ceiling be white if walls are not white? What cool colors go well with pecan trim (stained) and wood furniture?
Have you ever seen the use of different hues of the same color... like softer grey on 3 walls and a darker grey on a large wall almost like it a focus wall. I am asking (of course) because I am thinking of doing this.... Why, I have found a wonderful DARK sapphire blue velvet couch... Its amazing... 97" long and its a center piece... I dont want the paint color to fight the couch for attention. AAll of that being said, I love color and would actually prefer my walls to not be all greys but I feel like I am left with no choice. If I want the beautiful blue couch I have to make the wall colors step back. Your thoughts?
My rental is painted with Behrs Swiss coffee and I chose a taupe accent color to paint one wall after looking at a million colors. Later I decided to paint the other side of the room and tried twice to match it because I could not remember the color and both times it turned out too dark and too gray. I thought about picking a new color and start over but I love the first wall so much I dont want to change it.
Benjamin Moore has a color capture feature on its app that may help.
I want to paint a large concrete patio a warm tan. Each color sample I've applied looks very different under all the natural light. Too gray, too red, too green etc. Can you guide me on choosing a color?
I have a small house I'm remodeling and need to choose interior paint. Do you suggest I paint the whole house one color or paint each room different? For example. I like a yellow for kitchen but not for the entire house. My contractor said choose one paint for everything because the house is small. I don't want a yellow living room. See point? Can you please help me?
Which editing software you have used
Grate videos...But my dilemma was not answered. Could you help us understand how many walls to paint accent color and how many wall to use for other colors?
Really great tips as didn't realise so much to it. Please can i get your advice .I'm out of work due to long illness so short of cash and someone has given me a lime green carpet for my stairs and landing, Not my fave colour but grateful as needs doing, but don't know what colour paint to put on walls to tone the lime green down . I have to use paint as wallpaper costly. Its quite a dark area but can't use white paint as have grandchildren. Your advice would be very welcome and i would be very grateful. Thank you
paul press I know it’s been six months and u may not even see this but I would have dyed the carpet. Maybe navy or at least emerald green.
what color suits with brown floor and white marble on the stairway, while want to paint offwhite on the walls. What sort of color combination would suit with light color like off white?
Kitchen tile is dark brown light beige what type of color should I use for the cabinets and for the countertops can you please help ……. Thank you Shelia
I NEED YOUR GUIDANCE😫 I've been trying to find a white or very light wall color for my kitchen. I have an open floor plan connecting my kitchen, dinette and family room. My cabinets are mahagony, my counters are black granite(tan & gray spots) and my fireplace has gray & tan tones. All my trims are white. I'm looking to change my light fixtures as well. Although I have a lot of natural light at night it feels too dark. My house also has arches.
I have a light green paint color currently that I highly dislike.
I have a ground level suite with two bedrooms, kitchen, hallway, dining room, living room and one bathroom and all have tile floors except one bedroom. There are 4 or 5 different tile colours and I can't figure out what colour to paint the walls. The tile in the kitchen is a darker green, and then there are tiles that are beige, rust, a mix of greens. It's mind boggling.
Depends if you want to continue with the tiles. If you do, take the shade of the darker green in the kitchen, and go to the palest pastel version for the wall. or simply go pale grey or antique white, which should harmonize, and not fight with the colors. For a bedroom, treat yourself to a pretty rug that doesn't fight the tile colors, and then go and pick your wall to harmonize with the rug and whatever comforter you've picked out.
im thinking of painting my 3 of my bedroom walls white and then the wall with my bed header touching it to be black and then put gold louis vuitton on it. should i use gold paint it that is a thing or should i just make like stickers?
🎉 hello 👋 Sorry if I have dark brown wooden floor and dark brown furniture which colour I need to use? It's sitting room.
is there any free program for choosing paint colour for room?
In our room we have window at one side. Opposite to window we will get bright light on wall. We should use dark color or light color at the opposite of window
If you must apply a sample to the wall. Consider painting it corner to corner. -to avoid any possibility of burnishing.
Yes the lighting makes a huge difference. Darker colors without enough natural light will tend to close the space in.
The sheen also matters for light gathering purposes. “Preparation makes the difference”
I have a high shelf in my living room thats built into the wall. I have no idea what to do with it. Not a fan of fake plants. What should i put up there? My design style is eclectic/boho. Thanks!
kimberly anderson ornaments, because you don’t want a load of things you can’t reach up there.
Look at older Scandinavian designed rooms because traditionally their homes have high ceilings and they use that vertical space very well. You want things that occupy a a large vertices space like plates and baskets balanced on their edge, or pictures.
What is the best off white for a low lit basement from SW
Hi Tamica, I don't have any recommendations for SW paints as I don't use them very often. But if you keep to a white that is bright instead of dull, it should help your basement be brighter. Just compare whites to each other to find the brighter one.
I have a red bedspread and pillow sham in a bedroom that will be repainted. Question is: What's the best way to discern what color of red the bedspread is so that I can correctly choose a coordinating / complimentary paint color?
N Wear your paint shop should have a machine to identify colours from samples. Check first that the pillow slip is still the same colour as the bedspread - colours do fade - and then take the pillowslip in to have it colour matched. If some of the fabric has faded, you might want to get several positions matched, or choose a spot that is about average for the whole. Get a sample pot (usually about 250ml) and paint a few samples on your walls to see if that's what you're happy with.
What is the gray/blue color on the wall behind you? I’m looking for a dark gray that doesn’t look like cold metal. Thank you!!
I believe it was Urbane Bronze from Sherwin Williams. Or something similar to that. It's been some time since I filmed this video! LOL
Hi guys. I've got a dark hallway with little light and dark flooring. Can anyone recommend a benjamin moore paint I can use ?
How on earth do you paint in an open concept living/dining/kitchen area?? 😰
One pale colour for all the walls,for example silver gray or beige then one wall in each room,dining,kitchen and living a darker colour to make each room different and cozy.
Hi, what colors I should avoid for room with low ceiling , is ceiling height make diffrence in how the color will look like?
Hi Maysa...thanks for your question! Look for the answer in our next Q&A video! Coming soon! :)
I have a paneled living room. I am trying to get a cottage/shabby look. I have a yellow floral sofa and chairs that I may have slipcovered to white. I was thinking of white walls. but what color white? Help!!!
Exact color as your slipcovers. Much easier to match paint to them than the other way around.
what colour goes well with burgandy sofas
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Please tell me .. is Metropolitan (Gray) a warm, or cool colour?
The bedroom where I will use Metro has windows on each side of room.
personally cool to me..i just don't get the hype around the color
It is a cool tone for sure
Hey,
I have a design dilema. I want to make a river stone type flooring similar to ones they have in a spa for my home bathroom. But i am not sure how to handle the problem of water which would get stuck between those stones. Any idea how to handle it ?
You shouldn't use actual individual stones since they'll be too round and not lay flat, making water an issue... but you can get tile sheets that look like those stones or actually use those stones but they are flat underneath so that you can tile it just like normal tile. Then water shouldn't be an issue. Good luck!
@@Designchickee Thanks a lot.Really appreciate your replying.
Actually i didn't want to get the tile as i wanted to have the natural stone effect that are just stacked/placed over each other. Is there anything in the drainage design that i can do so that the water does not get stuck
I’m using burgundy as an accent wall in a living room and dining room combo. I don’t know if I should use it on the wall that connects the two rooms or the two walls on opposite sides of the rooms??? Help please!!!
How do you determine which wall is your accent wall? I'm under impression it's first wall you see when you walk into a room ...is this correct? If not, help me out ...please😀
Like behind tour sofa,to make it stand out or a wall where u hang a mirror to make the room feel bigger
@@Belle-de-nuit Thank you ...that's a huge help😀❤
i just bought a mobile home. The entire home is painted the same colour. Its a beige neutral colour. I really need some colour in our home. please help. especially if we are wanting to resell.
Deep blue accent walls are becoming more and more popular. Anything from teal to navy and anywhere in between. If you paint your other walls in a white that "plays nice" with your chosen blue, you'll be able to have a punch of color without it getting too dark or overwhelming the space! Check out "blue accent walls" on Pinterest and see what you think!
I have brown.. deep, dark, brown. In a deep, dark house. 🤣...seriously! 90 yr old Neq England Farmhouse. Rooms built over the years. Jacobean beams on white ceiling. Raspberry carpet in great rooms with ivory leather sofas and oak... but now I am remodeling the KITCHEN. Painting builder quality oak cabinets white, Agean Teal walls, trim and bay window white... beams and posts are jacobean...inner dining room has real read brick fireplace, dark... help?! Light is bright in 200 sf kitchen bump out, but NO natural light when entering island area (contains stainless sink and countertop range) oak mixed with Jacobean, tile, ugh...
Is it possible to get a printed copy of the video? I keep having to go back and go back because the talking is way too fast,
You're video's are LESSONS DHUMP UP.
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Many thanks, I've been looking for "deciding on colors for your home" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Carterzen Paintify Formula - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my partner got amazing success with it.
I am in great need of help. Do you have an email? I have many questions. Please contact me. I love your shows.
I live in a small condo, and recently remodeled my u-shaped kitchen which flows into dining area, which flows into living room. Due to a limited budget, I need to decorate in stages. My kitchen has white cabinets, a medium to dark value oak floor and varied taupes on the countertop and backsplash tile, which goes from under upper cabinets to countertop and above sink. Appliances are brushed stainless The only wall space showing is around the window. my living room and dining area is decorated in mostly warm colors--soft yellow, sage, and rust. Dining table and chairs are medium to dark tone wood. End and coffee table are glass top with metal legs that are brushed brass. I am stumped as to how to blend these room colors together, so there is a nice cohesive flow.
This is just superb, been searching for "how to choose the right paint color for your kitchen" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Carterzen Paintify Formula - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my friend got great results with it.