The most affordable way to spice up your space is by painting! Paint is inexpensive and makes a huge difference in a space. Paint comes in over 3,000 colors, and a variety of different finishes. Just as paint can spice up your space, it can also ruin your space by choosing the wrong color and/or finish for that particular room or area.
Choosing a paint color is a fun and exciting experience, but also pretty challenging. For Example, lets say you know without a shadow of doubt your want your living room to be green. Ok thats pretty simple. The challenging part kicks in when you arrive at the paint store and see that there are 100+ shades of green. This is when decision making takes place (the not so fun part). So, all the greens appeal to you, but which one do you go with?
By looking at the small paint swatch it is hard to determine how that color will look on your walls. Feel free to ask the associate for a larger swatch. Once you have the larger swatch, do not rush your decision. It is OK to go back & forth until you find the color(s) that you cannot live without.
For $3.00 you can by a sample of any color(s) you want to take home and demonstrate on your walls. This will allow you to see how you genuinely feel about the color(s). You will witness how light affects the color(s), how well it blends or stands out from your furniture and accessories, etc. After 2-5 days your mind will be made.
Your walls are painted and it is not the "green" you expected. No worries, paint is the most forgiving product in design. Purchase the combined paint and primer and go with the "yellow" you were considering. :)
Most of all...Always have FUN!