1.       Warm Colors

Think the colors of the sun- red, orange and yellow.  When using a warm color on the wall, the wall will appear to advance, making  a room feel smaller and more intimate.  Avoid using warm colors in a room that is already warm - viewing a warm color can actually make you feel warmer.

Currant Red                Rust                      Windham Cream  

     #1313                  #2175-03                      # HC-6

2.        Cool Colors

Think soothing shades of the water - blues, green and purple.  When using a cool color on a wall, the wall will appear to recede, making a room feel larger and more airy.  Cool colors are great in a room that is filled with sunlight, since viewing a cool color can actually make you feel cooler.

       Palladian Blue             Night Mist                   Lavender Mist

             # HC-144                     # 1569                        # 2070-60

3.       Connecting Colors

Colors from the tans, beiges, whites and gray family.  These colors work to connect rooms as well as create a background for more vibrant color combinations in your upholstery and furnishings.

Carrington Beige     Shaker Beige           Acadia White             Inner Balance

                 # HC-93                      # HC-45                     #HC-41                      # 1522

 4.     First Impressions

If you don't like the color of the paint when you open the paint can - you can almost guarantee you won't like it on the walls.  Paint colors tend to dry darker than they appear in the can.

5.       Samples

Paint a Board -  Before you put that paint color on your walls, paint a poster board with the color you are considering.  Put it in various places in the room.  Then view them with natural daylight, with lighting, in the evening.  Then live with it a bit.  Color will look different in each room depending on the degree of light.