I copied this story from a follower of our blog b/c I wanted to express the importance of hiring an Interior Designer. So many people feel they can do-it themselves, make a mess of the situation and then have to call us to come and fix it. Save yourself the headache, stress and time and just call us first.
Paint is so complicated. Colors on a swatch do not look the same on a wall or ceiling surface as they do on that little chip. The colors depend on the lighting in your space, what other colors are reflecting in that space and what type of paint you select. You can select the most stunning shade of gray to paint your wall, but pick the wrong finish and voila, headache and heartbreak, not to mention a room you have to repaint!
I just hear this same story time and time again and had to share ( hope my fellow follower gets a laugh out of the situation)
A blogger from The Woodlands writes:
“With as many times as we have painted over the years you would think by now we would be pros at picking out the right color. Oh, quite the contrary. We spent all last weekend gathering samples and trying them on the walls before committing to a color. This is all fine in theory, but take it from me, painting one more portion of a wall is not sufficient in choosing paint color.
We were really thinking a neutral with a more gold undertone would be nice with our new furniture and drapes. So we purchased five gallons of super expensive paint plus primer and began the daunting task of painting two hallways, the entire living room, kitchen and entry way. Robert is super meticulous too, so this was no “slap it on the wall” paint job either. OH MY GOODNESS the color was atrocious! What was I thinking?! And why did I wait until we were almost completely finished (4 days of painting) to decide how horrible it looked?!”