Colors To Paint A Room:
Your Most Important Color Question!
(Click here to read fellow decorators' color questions!)
NOTE:
After answering hundreds of color questions during this past year, I have decided to
take some time out and write a book about color schemes that really work.
During this time, I am not taking any new color questions. Once the book is published (spring 2012), I will reopen this page for submissions.
My e-zine subscribers will receive a special launch offer of this book - subscribe here if you would like to receive timely news about the launch!
In the meantime, you'll find color decorating ideas and
what-color-goes-with-what information on these pages:
- Great color combinations
- Choosing color schemes
- Colors to pay attention to when doing a color scheme
- How to structure the process of color decorating
- Where to find new color ideas
- How to translate these color ideas into great room color schemes
- Room color scheme examples: Bedroom Color Schemes I, Bedroom Color Schemes II, Living Room Color Schemes
- Color wheel chart: How colors hang together
- Neutral colors
- Tuscan colors
- French colors
And here's a selection of color books you could explore (they've all received very good ratings at Amazon.com):
Looking for colors to paint a room for your new baby?
Poring over paint colors for the living room, bedroom, kitchen?
Got great wall color ideas, but aren't sure which ones to go with?
Coming up with color decorating ideas for your home can be daunting and challenging. It takes knowledge (about how colors "work") and skill (in seeing which colors a room "needs").
So maybe it's time to ask me your most important color question.
If you would like to receive a personal answer, please make sure you leave your correct e-mail address in the form below.
I'm saying this because a few people haven't done so, and:
a) I don't want you waiting for input on wall color ideas for your home, and then be disappointed when none arrive, and
b) My time, and yours, is precious. If I reply to you with color decorating ideas,
or write up a list for you of colors to paint a room, and then the e-mail
bounces back, that's not cool for either of us.
A few things you need to know:
- I'm not always near a computer. It can take several days, sometimes more than a week, for me to get back to you. If you happen to have a very urgent request for color decorating ideas, this may not be the right place to ask.
- If you need names or order numbers of specific paints, fabrics, or wallpapers, please understand that I'm based in the UK and may not be familiar with what exactly is available in your part of the world. So if you're looking for specific colors to paint a room, you'll get much better answers at your local paint store.
- In cases where I think that other readers might also benefit from your question (and my answer), I hereby request your permission to publish the Q&A on this site, together with your first name (never your full name) and your country. If you do not want your question published, then please let me know in your message.
- Your contact details are completely safe with me. I never, ever publish, rent, or sell anyone's e-mail address.
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And with that, over to you!
Colors To Paint A Room:
What Others Have Asked
1. General
Wall Color Ideas:
"...Crayon Box Explosion?" How to create nature-inspired
wall treatments that look 'real'.
Pastel Color Schemes = "Old Lady" Colors?
Are pastel color schemes out of date?
How To Brighten
A Dark Room
Paint the walls, and change the colors of a few key pieces of furniture!
What Colors Go
Well With ...
... the wood in my kitchen? Can I mix different woods? What wall colors would
pull it all together?
2. Living Room Colors
Colors For A Living Room Floor:
How to make sure you pick the
right color for your carpet or rug.
Livingroom Colors With Burnt Orange:
How to find living room color schemes
for a white room with an orange couch in it.
Paint Colors For A Living Room:
How to match paint colors for a living room
with natural pine walls, and add the right curtain color.
Family Room Colors:
My new sofa doesn't look anything like it did in the showroom. Now I'm stuck with it.
How can I use color to integrate it into our family room?
Neutral Colors
For A Living Room: How Many Is Too Many?:
Cherry, Oak, Porcini & Chocolate ... how do I get these to work together?
3. Bathroom Color Schemes
Bathroom Color Ideas With Blue:
- I already have blue, white, and black - do I need another color?
- How do I rescue a blue bathroom wall color gone wrong?
- How best do I create a neutral/blue bathroom color scheme?
4. Bedroom Color Schemes
Bedroom Color Ideas: What Color Goes With ... ?
Would these bedroom color ideas work!?
5. Exterior House Color Schemes
Facade Decoration For A Very Bare Wall:
We built an extension, and
ended up with a big blank wall. Can you suggest a facade makeover that will integrate
the extension with our original home?
A Tuscan Color Palette:
How to choose the right Tuscan paint colors for our house?
Exterior Paint Color Ideas For An Entrance:
I have an orangish color brick house ...
what color could I paint my front door so it 'pops'?
6. Home Staging
Staging A Home To Sell:
How can I stage my home for sale just by painting the
walls & trims? Could you give me some virtual home staging tips?
7. Commercial Spaces
Craft Display:
What's the best background color for presenting and selling
craft objects?
French Cheese Shop:
What color decorating ideas would work for a cheese shop
with a 'French Country' theme?
Hair Salon:
My hair salon furniture is burgundy. What would be a good color
for the walls? I'm thinking maybe green.
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