If you’re renovating your home and need new colors, it can feel like a daunting decision. With variables including glossiness, shade, and hue, the sheer number of options might even prompt someone to quickly pick a color and hope for the best. That’s not a great way to make such a decision, though, especially since colors have such a profound effect on someone’s mood. If you want to create a space you feel great in, go to your local building supply store prepared with the right knowledge.

How to Select the Perfect Paint Color

1. Use Home Furnishings as Inspiration

One good place to start when choosing a color is with your current furnishings. What colors do they feature? If you already like the look of your home accent pieces, matching or complementing their colors is a great way to pull the rest of your room together.

2. Test Colors at Home

You’ll never know how a color truly looks at home if you only see it at the building supply store. For better insight, ask to take home a paint swatch or a sample-size paint can. This will let you visualize how your home’s lighting and shadow will affect the paint’s appearance.

3. Consider How You Use the Space

Are you painting a bedroom or bathroom? You might want a calming pastel or subdued color to promote relaxation. If you’d like to instill your space with energy and excitement, it might be appropriate to select “loud” colors, such as red or orange. Green can be relaxing or energizing depending on the shade, but it generally makes people feel uplifted and at ease.

4. Remember the Trim

It might not just be your walls that would benefit from repainting, but the trim. Trim is often white or off-white, as this makes most paint colors stand out better and seem cleaner. However, trim can sometimes be painted other colors too, usually if the walls are a light color.

5. Work With Natural Light

The amount of natural light your home receives should play a role in the color you select. Light colors reflect light and greatly brighten a room that already receives a lot of sun, which can be good or bad depending on what you use the room for. If you’re concerned about glare, consider a color like blue or green, which will absorb more light.

If you need paint or other building supplies, you’ll find what you’re looking for at Butler County Lumber Company. They’re located in Hamilton, OH, and have been operating since 1912, supplying local businesses and residents with a wide range of construction materials. For questions about their inventory, call them at (513) 896-6660 today. More information about their building supplies is available online.