ColorConsulting

Chiaro & Scuro will help you with your effort of selecting colors for your space. We will provide resources to help you find the right palette for your room, correct common interior challanges, and add interest to your rooms architectural focal points, giving you a space you can really live with!

Get Excited about color! Do you have an idea of what colors you are drawn to? What colors evoke your senses? Warm colors are rich and bring passion, white Cooler tones bring peace and serenity. Find out more about color relationships.

When selecting a color for your space you must think about the architectural details of your house, as well as the style you are trying to obtain. While looking at paint chips you'll need to know that colors look very different on the wall, then it does on a tiny square. Colors on a vast space can be more bright and dominating then you are expecting. One

You can see what a color will look like in your space before you even pick up a paint brush. Benjamin Moores Personal Color Viewer software comes much recommended. You can upload photos of your room and paint your walls whatever color you want. Best of all its completely FREE!

of the most common mistakes when people are selecting colors for their space, is that the chroma is much to vivid. In tastefully designed rooms, the walls are not the first thing you see, rather a backdrop to the other features in the room. Try looking at neutrals in your swatches, or if you insist on color, look for a shade that is lighter or has more of a brown or gray undertone. This will help your walls recede and inhance the overall balance of your room.

The next step is to purchase sample colors from your favorite paint store, many stores will offer sample quarts for $5-$6. This will save you money in the long run.

Is your room architecturally challenged? Correct common interior problems with paint. For ceilings that are too low, give the illusion of height and openness with a lighter shade on the ceiling. For ceilings that are too high, paint it something darker and richer to cap it off and make your room feel more cozy. The same goes for a wall at the end of a long hallway. You can bring the wall inward with a darker shade.

Faux Finishes can also help with architectural challenges. They can bring depth into a small room. Metallic effects can bring reflective light into a dark room. Faux Finishes can also make large spaces more intimate with rich and luxurious effects.

Read about how paint sheen can help with wall inperfections

Highlight your focal points with decorative painting. Decorative painting, done well, can add an emense amount of value to your home, and will help when you choose to resale. Infact, you would be wasiting your money on the construction of these three ceilings if you didn't draw attention to them.

If you need further assistance with selecting colors for your home, or are interested in adding faux finishes and/or other decorative painting effects to your home, call today for a consultation. 512-584-5014 ask for Valarie.