How do I select a color for an accent wall?
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I am painting my 2 story foyer a beige vanilla color but would like the largest wall painted something different as an accent wall. I’m redecorating my house on my own and could use some advice. As a male struggling with some of my upgrades, I would appreciate any help you might offer. Thanks!
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This is a great paint guide:
-60% main color (beige vanilla)
-30% complementary color
-10% accent color that "pops"
Use what you own as a guide for this color scheme breakdown...a sofa...pillows...rugs...curtains...a favorite painting/print. Using something you have as the basis of your color scheme ties your room together.
I would reference a paint chip that has your color or something similar, and then use a tool like this great website http://colorpalettes.net/
The suggestion I've always seen is to use your favorite color. If you don't know it, see if there is a color that appears in several of your shirts (light blue doesn't count!), look at your upholstered furniture or drapes -- see a color that repeats a lot that you like? You could use that. I'd use something striking -- barn red, emerald green, royal blue -- but that's me -- I like bright colors. Chocolate brown might be very nice and rich looking. Go to the paint store or Home Depot and browse through the paint strips, take home some that you think you might like look at them for several days. If you find something that might work and that works with your upholstered furniture and drapes, buy a sample can of paint (about $4), paint a large piece of poster board and thumbtack it to that wall. Look at it for about a week to see if you really do like it. If not, try another color. If you do, then buy paint and start painting or call the painter.
Or enlist opinions from ladies you know-- your girlfriend, daughter, sisters, ladies you work with, your friends' sisters/wives/girlfriends -- you'll get more opinions than you know what to do with! You can do this if you take your time to decide on the paint you want. There may be some decorators who would just help you pick a paint color and that's all; I don't know.
Analyze your colour choices in other rooms, your furnishings, carpets, etc. Choose a colour that complements. Lots of brown tones? Go with a turquoise for snap, tan for safety.