While planning to get your home painted, the first thing that comes to your mind is which color will go well with the interior and exterior of your home. This can be very confusing and tedious, as a result, you might think of hiring a decorator or a professional to suggest you the best color scheme, which will add to the cost of paint. Here are professional tips as to how you can choose the best paint color to turn your home into a haven.

The use of color wheel is a great idea as it will help you to pick the best paint color for your home. You will discover how primary, secondary, and tertiary colors form new colors, when they blend with each other.

While deciding on the colors for your home, it is important to assess the intensity of colors. For example, different shades of blue include, sky blue, royal blue, cyan, baby blue etc. Out of these shades, baby blue and sky blue are of low intensity. In the same way, every color has a range of shades from high to low intensity.

You can also take help from paint strips during selection. Paint strip contains color ranging from lightest to darkest in intensity and value. The two colors in the middle of the strip would be the safest option.

Try to know the color scheme that will complement your house. Color schemes fall into three categories. First is the complementary in which primary and secondary colors are combined from the opposite sides of the color wheel (red and green). Second is the analogous scheme that includes warm (oranges, yellows and reds) and cool (greens, blues, and violets) colors. Neutral schemes include colors that are not included in the color wheel, such as whites, browns, and blacks.

While selecting the color, you should carefully visualize the undertone in it. Depending on the interiors and decorations, the look of the paint color changes significantly. However, red, yellow, and blue are the exceptions. For example, if a red Oriental rug is placed right next to the white wall, the wall will probably take on the pink undertones.

You also need to evaluate whether the light that falls into your room is direct, indirect, or artificial light. Take a look at the paint chips against rugs and furnishings. You can pick your favorite color and brush a plain white sheet of paper. Put that colored paper on the wall which is required to be painted and evaluate if it's the right color.

You can also create a mood with different colors. For example, if it's your study or working area, you can use cool colors to create a calm ambience and if it's your play station room or kid's room, you can use the warm colors to energize the room.

You can also change the size of room with the help of paint colors. If you want your small room to look larger, you should paint it with pale or cool colors. And, if you want your larger room to feel cozy, make use of darker or warm colors.

While choosing colors you should always keep in mind that color of one room should flow naturally into the next. However, it is not necessary you have to use the same color as you can make use of complementary color schemes. With the help of these expert tips, you can choose the best paint color for your "home sweet home".

Article originally published at Source by Aldo M Everett