How to pick just the right color scheme for your room

Ever look at a room and think, I'm due for a change, But don't know where to start? This could help you decide what direction to go in.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Paper, pencil, a little free time and imagination.

1. First is process of elimination. What colors don't you care for. What are you wanting to change to. Do you like warm colors such as country or cool colors, like that of a beach, Do you want to go darker or lighter? When you walk into a room you want people to notice the whole room so it needs to be linked together, To make a room look bigger you should probably go with a white ceiling and then color your walls.
2. Shop for paint, choose three or more paint color samples, Go home and put them against the wall until you find the one you like. The same for wall paper. Paint and border can do a lot for any room you just want to give a little face lift to.
3. Once you have decided the color scheme, shop for a good quality paint, Cheaper is not always better. Some of these paints need three or more coats, a better quality paint will need (for the most part) only two coats. I suggest a washable paint for heavy traffic rooms.

Tips & Warnings

• You should also buy some paint tarps to catch any paint spills, this makes cleaning up afterwards a lot easier not to mention saving your floor! Take some before and after pictures of your hard work. It could give you ideas on how to do yet another room.
• Read the back of the paint cans and follow all instructions, they are there for a reason. I use a water based paint most of the time because of the easy clean up, soap and water clean up verses oil based paints which require paint thinners etc.