Decorating

[watercamel]

I am not good at decorating. I have picked awful paint colors before and I am just not talented in that area. But, now it is time to paint the house- well pay someone to at least do the 2 story front hall- and I am having to choose a color scheme. Problem 1- we have wood trim in a medium cherry sort of color which does limit the choices a bit.

Comments

[kookamess]

We used a paint in our old house called "white corn" by Behr that everyone has really loved. It looks like this:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-Premium-Plus-Ultra-8-oz-W-B-320-White-Corn-Interior-Exterior-Paint-Sample-W-B-320U/202180555#.UX8UZrWsiSo

I generally pick a color I like (yellow, blue, green) and look at the whites in that range.

I have some other paints on my Pinterest if you're....pinterested. LOL
http://pinterest.com/craftmasterj/homeskillet/

[watercamel]

If the color on the monitor can be trusted, which I know from experience it really can't be, the white corn looks like a slightly lighter version of the color we are considering for the foyer. We are looking at frappe from Benjamin Moore
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/frappe
And gray mirage for the living room and maybe the kitchen.
http://www.houzz.com/photos/242191/Vashon-Residence-entry-contemporary-entry-other-metro
We have gone through all sorts of colors, grays, yellows, blues, blue-gay, even beige. I'm crossing my finger that I'll like the foyer since thatis not something easily painted over, which is why we are leaning toward a light, fairly bright, but very neutral color.

[kookamess]

The white corn looks more yellow and bright in real life than the frappe does on my monitor. It was a very pretty color that changed throughout the day but was never too dark or too yellow.

Good luck! I know it's a gamble.

[meenmyshadow]

Home Depot has small cans of paint that you can use to paint a square on your wall to see how you like the color once it's actually on the wall, dry, and has had some sun exposure.

[watercamel]

Thanks. I do have a lot of samples, the problem is there are thousands of colors and I do not trust myself to pick ones that will work in the space. My last house was a rental and was horribly decorated, so bad people mentioned it to me. And I overheard a woman this weekend complaining about someone else's decorating choices and telling a whole salon how awful the colors are. So, I am a bit nervous about it. I can't blame a landlord this time if my taste is bad!