home depot/painting?

Question

where you can try out paints to see which color you would pick

Answer 1

It is important that the color in the different rooms around the house come together logically. Analyze each of the tones; determine which colors, and in what proportions, they complement each other to give the final result.

Here are ten household helpful hints for choosing room colors:

1 Brighten up the darker spaces by painting the walls in pale colors.

2 If you paint a high ceiling a dark color, will make it look lower.

3 A light blue or a gray make a small room seem wider.

4 Use the wall colors to mark off areas according to actives.

5 Red and reddish tones are bold, exciting colors which stimulate movement. They are especially suitable for work areas.

6 Yellows are warm, bright colors, ideal for dark spaces to make us feel cozy.

7 Green is essentially linked to life; it reminds us of nature and is perfect for interiors we want to connect with outside.

8 Blues are fresh, harmonious, and easy to combine. They remind us of vast extensions of sea and sky.

9 To make a room more radiant, you can paint the walls in light colors and introduce dashes of color through the furniture, complements, and ornaments.

10 Neutral colors like beiges and browns combine well with other tones and give the room a natural feel.
Color is clearly the most visible linking factor between separate rooms and is ideal for giving consistency to the decoration scheme of a whole house.

Answer 2

You could paint an old piece of wood or even thick paper and hang it in the room you want to paint. I've always just painted a section on the actual wall. Look at it in all lights for a day or two before you decide. I've had walls with three or four different areas painted before I've decided on the color. It'doesn't really matter since you are going to paint over all of it soon enough. Buy the smallest can they have and experiment.

Answer 3

Hey Hottie, I just finished painting my house and I tried everywhere to get just little samples, like a pint, because paint always changes color once applied and dried, the closest thing you can do for samples besides getting paint swatches ( which are just an idea ) is buy the paint by the quart! Crazy huh! If you don't like the paint your stuck with it. Go to SHERWIN-WILLIAMS web site and they have a virtual house you can paint, trim and customize in your choice of colors, I found it very helpful and I think you will also. Happy Painting P.S. Their paint is also pretty good, I was very pleased with it

Answer 4

go to benjamin moore.com and find a retailer. home depot doesnt sell it. it's the best paint on the market and you'll be glad you went with them 2 years from now. they also sell samples for around $3 that you can try on the wall behind a couch or something to see if you like it.

Answer 5

I just got a sample size paint (RalphLauren) from Home Depot. It was $3.00.

Answer 6

NO to Home Depot!!! they suck....any paint store or LOWES....I would LOVE if everyone boycotted that nasty trap of a place they call a store

Answer 7

Have a real good idea before you buy paint. take some chips home and let them fall where they may.

Answer 8

Its real simple.....Why buy paint in a quart and spend all that money just to get an idea....Why don't you try benjaminmoore.com or behr.com....You can use their programs and get so many ideas on color....

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/wrapper_pcv.asp?L=owner&K=intproj&N=intproj

http://www.behr.com/behrx/workbook/

Good luck!

Answer 9

you have anything to add to paint so it can last longer??