Monday, May 10, 2010

Get a master plan your interior wall colors...

Big tip on painting your interior walls.... is to not paint one room at a time!! I was in a home the other day and every room was an experiment room. As she repainted her home, she had tried to find the right yellow so every room was a different yellow! It was interesting to me as we took the yellow board of paint around that we had chosen for her master plan of color, how just tweaking it to the correct shade of yellow made all the difference in the world. Professional color consulting is a very inexpensive service that will make one of the biggest differences in the interior environment of your home.

One of our specialties at Interior Spaces, and the best value for your color consultation is to have us put together a master plan for your interior wall paint colors.  This will include every area of your home... even the hallways and powder rooms!  After doing a color anaysis of what your personal likes are, we analyze what wood tones you have existing in your house that you want to work around.  Are their piece of art that you love and want to make the focal point?  Many times what wall color they are surrounded with will make them look totally different.

Give us a call at 503-692-6077 for your professional color consulting in the Portland Oregon Metro area including, Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Tualatin, Tigard, Wilsonville, West Linn and Vancouver Washington.

Don't forget the entryway colors can be a simple way to showcase wall color on your walls!  Below is a picture of a client's home and how we layered different colors that you viewed from the front door of the home and can create a focal point.  When chosen correctly, you will walk into the home and know that it is beautiful... but you will need to study it for a few minutes to figure out why.  If you walk into a room and say... wow... a red room... I  know I've failed as a professional color consultant.  My goal is to choose the colors that flow so well together, that you need to ponder how and why!

Monday, May 3, 2010

Brands of paint... so many choices!

Whew!  Now this is a subject that I get asked about all the time... people get so confused about what brand of interior wall paint to use.  Plus, the media and advertisements are very misleading.  I'm sure you have heard the ad touting they have the best rating for longest lasting paint!  Likely they do, it looks like lacquer going on the wall.... and smells like it too!  What they don't tell you is that when you get it up, it is shinny and wet looking.  Every finger print will show and if you try to touch up your interior walls, you will see every little touch up. So when you evaluate what paint to use... consider several things beside price and media advertisement before purchasing.

Devine Paint is a new paint that I have loved using.  It indeed holds up to its advertisement that it "goes on like rich yogurt"!  With no ammonia smell it is very user friendly if you are doing the painting.  Devine pallet is limited, but can produce stunning results.  Interior Spaces uses Devine Colors for many of the boards so give us a call and we can help you select which color is best for your space but also which sheen to pick so it will give you the end result of a beautiful space that you desire.  Devine paint is sold at all the Miller Paint stores in your area.


Sherwin Williams is another one of my favorite paint manufacturers.  They have great decorator colors and many different bases to choose from.  Notice as you look at different paint color cards that sometimes the base of a color is black... sometimes it is white... sometimes it is clear base.  What base your color is mixed in is very important and will greatly affect the overall look and feel of your interior paint colors.  Call us for more information... 503-692-6077.

Pratt & Lambert is often my choice for commercial interiors, or for children's play rooms.  They have great primary clear colors that are playful and fun.  Their bases are often black and white... so they do not flow in a decorator way as much as make a statement.  Even pulling up their website, you will see a difference in the look!

Kelly MooreBenjamin Moore, Parker Paint, Pittsburgh Paints are all options too in the Portland Metro Area in Oregon.  Generally are used more by contractors and commercial, however, many of them are trying to move into the trend paints for interior wall colors.

However, one paint brand I would caution you about is Behr paint.  This paint is less expensive and can be found at most large home improvement stores.  However, it looks like lacquer when on the wall.  It is very hard to touch up and has a very cheap look to it.  Spending a few more dollars on a gallong of paint is well worth it.  Often the sheen will bring you the luminosity that will enhance the overall feel of you newly painted space.

At Interior Spaces, we extend to you our contractor discount for many of the paint companies.  Call us for more details.   503-692-6077