painting interior of house - choosing colors?

Question

I'm building a new house and have to select paint colors for the rooms. The main floor has a family room, living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, and mud room. How do I select paint colors so that all rooms blend with one another?

Answer 1

Check out Sherwin Williams' color visualizer to test different colors in various rooms. It's the best online previewer of any paint company out there. The "painted" rooms look the most realistic, + it gives suggestions for coordinating colors at the bottom of the page.
http://sherlink.sherwin.com/swapp/color_visualizer/index.jsp

Just a suggestion that I might make to ensure that your home has a cohesive flow is to use the coordinating color scheme as a map. For example, if you choose "rock candy" for your living room, then use "upward" in the adjoining room, and then "chamois" in the next.

Or just make a note of your faves. Anyhoo, have fun with it!

Answer 2

try the bedroom to be a pale orange- to yellow, and that will be extending to the hallway, where you can go lighter, or in a more red shade. or even try different shades of orange, and warm yellow. on each wall, to be a different shade, but not too dramatic. and put some red sheets and drapes. color therapy say that red arrouses the man, and orange arouses the woman. that would be perfect- don't you think? (wink)

the kitchen, should never be blue, or the dining room. it is known that blue cuts appetite. it is fine if you are on a constant diet, but why "punish" the rest of the family too?
I would suggest in the dining room a burgundy with white trim. or even a violet, that goes warmer in the kitchen. Not fuschia. that is an eye sore.
family room, can be fresh yellow, with spots, or glitter. i've had one of those, and as soon as i got into that room I felt like playing games, and jump around. it was such a happy room. great for family gatherings, social games.
the bathroom, can be as dramatic as black tile on the walls, and metallic grey the rest, and the floor. or a checker's board- on the floor.

forget about pink and blue. those are for nursery. and green is harder to find furniture that matches, unless you are in the 70's.

Answer 3

Do you have furniture already? If so, pick out a color or shade from the upholstery that you wish to emphasize.
Do all rooms have same flooring [ carpet color, wood, tile ]?
Suggest living room and dining room share floor or wall color, and kitchen and dining room share a wall or accessory color.
Example: my house - LR and DR are open to each other, so walls [ yellow ], floor [ beige carpet ], drapes [ smoke blue ] the same.
DR has yellow walls, kitchen has yellow curtains.
Kitchen has hunter green accessories; family room has green curtains/pillows.
See the flow?

Answer 4

I just finished that part of my home construction. I painted the ceiling one color and the walls another color. Now I will go back and do some accent walls. It's soooo hard picking colors! I just picked out tile for the laundry room yesterday! My plan is to wait till I pick out my furnishings, then pick out my accent wall color. Good luck, I'm right there with you!

Answer 5

OK, I am a guy, so blending colors don't mean crap! Get a paint you can wipe clean! Once little Johnnie visits and runs a crayon down your hallway you will thank me!

Answer 6

if u have furniture try to match it up for the color. I just painted my walls nutmeg the ceiling off white it looks good. good luck i'm trying to find the right carpet now.

Answer 7

You can go to Home Depot and use their color selector. ITs really nice to put the different colors up and see if they match or clash. You can print your results and check them on your own walls.