Interior Paint Colors - 3 Important Tips for Choosing Interior Paint Colors

When choosing interior paint colors I see 3 things people do wrong.

1.) They find a dark color that they like, but it's too dark to use a lot of it. I usually tell them to go a few shades lighter and use the darker interior paint colors for the trim. Otherwise by the time you paint all four walls it's really dark. I tell them use darker colors for larger rooms and lighter colors for smaller rooms.

2.) They get confused about which interior paint colors to choose. I tell them to choose something that goes with the color of their woodwork - whether it's stain or paint, match a color that goes well with not only the woodwork, but the carpeting, tile or the stain color if it's a wooden floor.

3.) They use a fan deck without first looking through a color matching brochure, like a historical interior paint colors brochure or a pastel one that has matching color schemes. Then fine tune it maybe with a fan deck if you're still looking for a better shade.

When choosing interior paint colors, if you're not real gifted at it (like me) using the above techniques is the safe way to go.