Choosing interior paint colors can be a daunting task. With so many colors and hues to choose from, it is easy to get lost in a sea of possibilities and options.

Here are some tips to help inspire and guide you in making the right color choices:

Start with your favorite color.

Your favorite color is a good starting point. For most people, this simplifies the process of choosing interior paint colors. You can use your favorite color as the base or main color and build a color scheme or palette. This will help you add a variety of hues in whatever room you want to use those colors for.

So, with your favorite color in mind, here are the things you can do to help finalize your interior painting or decorating plans:

Create a Color Scheme While Choosing Interior Paint Colors

When choosing interior paint colors, you don’t have to stick with one single color for one room. Grab a color wheel or google it. Build a color scheme or a color combination that you want to see in that particular room.

Good thing that the internet provides many good sources of information when you want a crash course on colors. Find out what colors go well with your favorite or selected base color. Don’t worry about choosing colors that are exactly the same as that on the color wheel. Just use it as a guide to help you mix and match.

Get Ideas from Magazines

Here is another inexpensive way that can make choosing interior paint colors a lot easier. Grab magazines and catalogs or check images on Pinterest. Again, you don’t have to be a color expert to find the best colors for the room you want to decorate.

Simply find something you like. Add your own personal touch or ideas and continue working from there. Or, create a board on Pinterest where you can gather all your favorite ideas. It might just inspire you to come up with your own design ideas.

Also, visit paint company websites. They often have blogs that show readers way of using color in redesigning your home. The paint company website also offers tips on choosing interior paint colors.

Paint Color Apps

There are a number of paint color apps that you can get from either Google Play Store or iStore. You just have to take note of whether or not such an app requires you to purchase. Or, it may be free with features that need to be paid for. Needless to say, most apps have a free trial period. A 7-day or 30-day free trial should be good enough for you to get good ideas.

Also, many paint apps can help you match and determine the code of a particular paint you happen to see in a particular place. It can be helpful in case you happen to be in a coffee shop and suddenly found the shade or hue that might work for your room.

In choosing interior paint colors, there are many places where you can get ideas from. However, the best way to narrow down your choices is to start with what you like, regardless of what experts or people might say.

You can hire an expert to say you some time and effort. However, you probably just might want to step outside for a bit and look around. And as a bonus tip, before you commit, see if you can as samples from a paint company. Feel free to paint different shades on a wall and see which one will work best for your room. For more ideas, visit www.GoldStandardPainting.com or call us at 612-336-7876 for a color consultation.