LEARNING MORE ABOUT COLOR
US ING COLOR TO UPDATE A ROOM THAT I S ALREADY FURNI SHED • If the client plans to keep their furniture in a room but wants to update the textiles, find a patterned fabric or piece of artwork in the room and then select a window hardware and panels, a rug or textiles that brings out one of these colors. • If everything in the room — the floors, the sofa, and the chairs — is solid and has no pattern, consider choosing a patterned drapery, rug or textile that incorporates colors from the sofa, chair, and floor. • Don’t spend too much effort trying to match colors exactly. Having varying shades of a color gives a space a less artificial look. • Focus on an accent color that the client already has and bring out more of it with a few accessories. For instance, bring out green as an accent color with a coordinating shade of green hydrangeas. • Place colorful pillows and throws on furniture throughout the room for an easy color update. A solid pillow for a patterned side chair, or different colored pillows for a solid, neutral sofa will add comfort and just the right splash of color. T I PS FOR MAK ING PAINT COLOR RECOMMENDAT IONS • When suggesting darker furniture, suggest a lighter paint color for the walls and vice versa with lighter furniture. • Whites and neutrals are the most common paint color used, as other colors can be easily brought into the space with the furnishings (pillows & décor). • Match the paint color to an accessory in the room, such as a pillow or the client’s “inspiration” pattern such as the rug or a piece of art (typically the lightest color in the pattern is used.) • Tell clients to bring the item they are trying to match the paint color with to the paint store to improve color accuracy. • If there is an adjoining room or hallway they would like to coordinate with the room they are painting, recommend they bring a paint chip of the existing paint color as well. • Advise the client to purchase the correct amount of paint at the outset and select tins with the same batch number; otherwise there might be slight variations in the color. If the color is pre-mixed, recommend they record the batch number in case additional paint is required. • Customers should paint the ceiling before doing the walls to avoid splashing new paint work. • Lighter colors are typically for ceilings, because ceilings are seen in shadow. If the client would like the ceiling to match the wall color, recommend buying an additional paint color one or two shades lighter than the wall paint.
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