{"id":2874,"date":"2019-07-15T09:12:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T08:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2021-02-21T14:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T14:43:53","slug":"practical-tips-for-picking-the-perfect-paint-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/colours\/practical-tips-for-picking-the-perfect-paint-colour","title":{"rendered":"Practical Tips for Picking the Perfect Paint Colour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Clair-Strong-Interiors-100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Clair-Strong-Interiors-100.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Clair-Strong-Interiors-100-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Image copyright Clair\nStrong Interior Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Picking exactly the right paint colour can be an agonising\nand time-intensive task. Flipping through endless colour cards, painting\nswatches, bickering with your partner and finally settling on that perfect\nshade of not-quite-white&#8230; only to find it\u2019s actually <em>not<\/em> quite right. Sound familiar? If so, this blog post is for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I\u2019m sharing some practical tips to help you pick the\nperfect paint colour first time. These tips will help eliminate some of that\nfraught process so you can get straight to enjoying your freshly painted living\nroom. Let\u2019s dive straight in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Start with a\nReference Point<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting with a reference point can really help you hone in\non the right colour for your space. It\u2019s especially useful if you have no idea\nwhere to start. Look to a piece of artwork, the clothes in your wardrobe or\naccessories in your home. Which colours are you drawn to? Ignore the trends and\nforget what your friends and family think; look for colours that make <em>you<\/em> happy and you know you\u2019ll want to\nlive with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paint Multiple\nSwatches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The colour of your walls can not be determined by one tiny test patch. You need to paint a swatch on several large bits of paper and hang these on all four walls. You should then sit with the colour for a day or two. Light drastically affects how colour is perceived, so if one corner is particularly dark and another filled with light, make sure you paint a swatch in both locations. Check out your colours at different times of day, and in different light conditions. If the colour looks fabulous in natural light but hideous when the curtains are closed and lamps are on, it\u2019s not the right colour for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Take it Down a Notch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paint <em>always <\/em>goes\non darker than it looks on the colour card or pot. It may even look darker than\nyour test swatches when it\u2019s been painted on all four walls (because there\u2019s\nmore of it). Choosing a shade or two lighter than your favourite card colour\nshould help you achieve the perfect shade. Worst case scenario, you\u2019ll have to\npaint another coat in a darker shade. But it\u2019s much easier to live with\nsomething too light, than it is to live with something too dark. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Clair Strong Interior Design Picking exactly the right paint colour can be an agonising and time-intensive task. Flipping through endless colour cards, painting swatches, bickering with your partner and finally settling on that perfect shade of not-quite-white&#8230; only to find it\u2019s actually not quite right. Sound familiar? If so, this blog post is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colours"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2874"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2884,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2874\/revisions\/2884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}