After trying several
different paint swatches around the room at different times of the day, I narrowed the living room paint down to 3 possible colours.
I have tried and failed with so many
different paint swatches to get a slate grey for our bedroom!
«The wall was covered in
different paint swatches so I could get a feel for what the colour looked like in situ before I painted the whole room.»
Not exact matches
I love that everyday is
different, on Monday I might be in the office all day buried under
paint swatches and chandelier options with my shoes off and four cups of coffee on my desk, Tuesday could be an install where I'm driving around town with my contractor (who is my actual hero), and assembling furniture alongside him, or getting nervous as he drills into a pristine tile wall (even though he has NEVER made a mistake) to hang the new shelving.
That rattan in the first photo has my heart:) I have four
different blue
swatches on my wall right now and my husband is wondering when I'm finally going to
paint.
It looks a lot
different on an entire door than a
paint swatch!
Similar to
paint, you can fall in love with a color on a
swatch, but it can feel totally
different when you see it on a large scale.
Keep in mind, though, that each
paint reads differently in
different light and settings, so I'd try a
swatch out first if you can!
Mix some
different options, write down the ratios,
paint swatches and then leave them for about 30 - 60 minutes, so they can fully dry.
Test
paint in large
swatches on your walls and examine the options at
different times of day with
different light fixtures on.
I would not suggest
painting swatches on several
different walls but
paint them on a wall opposite a window.