How To Have Color Confidence!

Picking a paint color can be an anxiety inducing event for many people. White, off-white, eggshell, beige is even a difficult choice but what if you want something more daring or interesting, so how do you pick the right color or palette? I’ve come up with a few ways to make this decision a little bit easier for you. These ideas should be able to calm your color choosing woes and help even the pickiest of colorist embrace change.



No such thing as cheating!



1. There is no such thing as cheating!

Check out magazines and photographs and websites and once you find something you like… use it. Trust me, those experts, writers and bloggers didn’t put that stuff out there for their health. They don’t care if you pick their palette or steal their color combos- it’s the exact opposite. They want you to and hopefully share with them and their readers how you choose their look, why you choose their look and how much you loved their ideas!



Add color with accessories!



2. It’s okay to keep your walls white, insert color via accessories and furnishings



Now, I know you are wondering how this can be an article on color confidence and I’m saying it’s perfectly okay to stay white. Because it is. Everyone is not the same and you may not be ready to embrace wall color change (for whatever reason), it’s okay- take baby steps and use color in other creative ways.

3. Look to nature and natural color combos

Nature should be our muse. Let your favorite season guide your color choice. If it matches and looks good in nature, then it should look good in your living room. Just try not to be so literal and that nature palette should work. Remember: nature does not automatically mean brown (tree bark) or green (like grass), think big. Citrus fruits, gardens, landscapes….

Daring color combos can be found in nature!

4. Pick a signature multi-colored show piece (like upholstery, a painting or vases) and let that be your jump off point.

You can pick color combos from that muse item and you choose a wall color to accent that signature piece. It doesn’t get much easier than that and because the color accents your beloved signature piece, you are more bound to love it that much more.



Pick a signature piece to decorate around!



5. Lastly, if you choose a color, painted your walls and you just don’t like it… don’t fret, it’s just paint.

Paint can be re-painted! It takes time and a little bit of cash and maybe some sweat equity- but low and behold, it is not a disaster or unable to be undone- use this time to look at the color you chose, decide why you don’t like it and that may direct you to the color you will love (on the 2^nd go round).

Re-painting ins't too bad...

All-in-all, my advice for color confidence is to have fun, choose surroundings you love and remember, its only walls. Not permanent so get out there and be bold!