How to Choose Paint Colors for your Home

<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=widgetsamazon-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0026KY0IA" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />Want help selecting paint colors for your room?  Stop reading right now and<br />order our <a href="http://shop.mydesignguide.com/Paint-Selection-8Paint.htm" target="_blank">paint color selection service</a>!  Or if you insist on DIYing it, here are 4 fast tips...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Interior-Design-Color-Harmonize-Projects/dp/B000KMENJM?ie=UTF8&tag=widgetsamazon-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Interior Design Color Wheel Helps You Harmonize Your Interior Design Projects." src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B000KMENJM&tag=widgetsamazon-20" /></a>Everyone always points you to a color wheel to learn about color combinations.  <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=widgetsamazon-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000KMENJM" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" />If you can figure that thing <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=widgetsamazon-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000KMENJM" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" />out YOU Go Girl/Boy.  I have advanced degrees and cannot.  But, a color wheel is the cornerstone of color wisdom so we must go there.   It tells us about <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/color-wheel-primer/index.html">complimentary, monochromatic, primary and analogous colors</a>.  If you understand those things - you are well on your way.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>And then there's <em><span style="font-size: large;">Color Psyche</span></em><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mAevLbMyTMpiVY-110ilDii59vsYw1zgrsTvMGa-XfCYsNozEHqpTr6YiA16-ZnwmaCpOTocYHkgn2cYgKG9afLzyMqnH1DFIRsaWfiE-M_kBTNvrNZ7NYqxzcxUCEGmcX6vg0XTfGQ6/s1600-h/e18a315d1957a792%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mAevLbMyTMpiVY-110ilDii59vsYw1zgrsTvMGa-XfCYsNozEHqpTr6YiA16-ZnwmaCpOTocYHkgn2cYgKG9afLzyMqnH1DFIRsaWfiE-M_kBTNvrNZ7NYqxzcxUCEGmcX6vg0XTfGQ6/s200/e18a315d1957a792%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warm colors excite us.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">                                                               <br />                                         </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPQdr0WE1tA7Flw6XpHd9mC4odoQqQeQ7nAKCfGUv9zkCrn2BHuKu8VxAdAoYhyzItDNEXynxNaWHGgGyuwEX1nNcsbfPpadti_2R_M8GoHoV6Jx9ckeUPDuQvW-_y1gIPpuORkTm3om4/s1600-h/0fe95251fcc43c40%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPQdr0WE1tA7Flw6XpHd9mC4odoQqQeQ7nAKCfGUv9zkCrn2BHuKu8VxAdAoYhyzItDNEXynxNaWHGgGyuwEX1nNcsbfPpadti_2R_M8GoHoV6Jx9ckeUPDuQvW-_y1gIPpuORkTm3om4/s200/0fe95251fcc43c40%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool colors calm us. <br />They can actually lower your blood pressure</td></tr></tbody></table>                                                              <br /><br />At <a href="http://www.mydesignguide.com/" target="_blank">MyDesignGuide</a>, we use these color palettes to guide our interior designs process. <span style="font-size: large;"> </span>You tell us what you like, our interior designers make it happen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLdDAd2grH27nbaXpUryFvOF9hLQrot0kxUCUR2nr4k3xhGWn6NEOgZZdzHjczPun948qsyKLYd_TKG9u8tnmc-NLLCyRgejm3dgA30Q2dQy33Vaph_zktElPVK1dETAa1RlswKmYWOQ8/s1600/mdg_stylefinder%5Bpalette1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Bold                                   Neutral</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1aN9YafosMkxDes83rQn5cqjIUoMOoisNZlwOu6q48zmq8TcYHS2oeOxkRN9898CHi4heRuF8Pzuj7Wj8GOc0FbCrGRkz9GqB4Q1ZZ4eiCwtHCV6yprIrlBdaeEl8mFLRYOnqBPsF_U1/s1600/mdg_stylefinder%5Bpalette3%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1aN9YafosMkxDes83rQn5cqjIUoMOoisNZlwOu6q48zmq8TcYHS2oeOxkRN9898CHi4heRuF8Pzuj7Wj8GOc0FbCrGRkz9GqB4Q1ZZ4eiCwtHCV6yprIrlBdaeEl8mFLRYOnqBPsF_U1/s320/mdg_stylefinder%5Bpalette3%5D.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBXvycV2oynATv3rgK6jEIoIeW_DQlhAWqFxCeeSOS40zJoI3YAlj6hfUTgLcaeMky8Y-dG497RvcjTLCB3QyfAekzd_cx2YeKyovAQtZpZFmFoh8uVqvmAGd5Fz2I6-fnw_UsR-rAAkj/s1600/mdg_stylefinder%5Bpalette4%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBXvycV2oynATv3rgK6jEIoIeW_DQlhAWqFxCeeSOS40zJoI3YAlj6hfUTgLcaeMky8Y-dG497RvcjTLCB3QyfAekzd_cx2YeKyovAQtZpZFmFoh8uVqvmAGd5Fz2I6-fnw_UsR-rAAkj/s320/mdg_stylefinder%5Bpalette4%5D.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuscan                              Jewel Tones</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0s1RNkc8wGK6_Ag7e8Zti7WhAXxZ-53dXw-IgFR5PPB0DeZgLd_xDacHLcPmrTopTjX9BZHi6aUDXVMkJVlH8pje7Dj5yjvsM_HZ2AuHfyG0tgQZN3RZHQKwwngNJ_KKM4BdQzBRffQw/s1600/mdg_stylefinder%5Bpalette5%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finally, use the interior designers "60-30-10 Color rule</span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;">."</span></span><br /><br />For example, 60 percent of a room, typically the walls, should be one color of a paint color scheme. The color of the cabinetry and/or furniture accounts for the 30-percent figure. And accents and accessories such as plants, artwork and linens make up the remaining 10 percent. Below the linen/white walls and furniture are the 60%, the blue art and chair as 30% and the pink 10% (more or less). </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkwO57rvz8dkaJuQd8x9MCGemrB0KN7WNcJ9yS3qziLPGBJZciz6HKyyl1Ob19R562_ABZKlL42ZOXWvKYe_rAJRuuWaxzVPNkLFpvdCjtwv5rYylL6fJUpEh3q_pV0m96EGQqHPK9r7j/s1600-h/42-Laura-Ashley-Living-Room-Design-Lg--gt_full_width_landscape%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkwO57rvz8dkaJuQd8x9MCGemrB0KN7WNcJ9yS3qziLPGBJZciz6HKyyl1Ob19R562_ABZKlL42ZOXWvKYe_rAJRuuWaxzVPNkLFpvdCjtwv5rYylL6fJUpEh3q_pV0m96EGQqHPK9r7j/s320/42-Laura-Ashley-Living-Room-Design-Lg--gt_full_width_landscape%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />So if you need help choosing paint colors, here's the skinny:<br /><br />1.  If you can figure out the color wheel, let me know. You are amazing.<br />2.  Choose WARM tones or COOL tones for your room.<br />3.  Create a color palette that inspires you.<br />4.  Use the 60-30-10 rule to paint your palace like a pro. <br /><br />Or if this is all too complicated;  don't forget, <a href="http://shop.mydesignguide.com/Paint-Selection-8Paint.htm" target="_blank">we are here to help</a>. <br /><br />Cheers!

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