How To Mix Paint Colors In Your Home

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If you're planning on repainting your home interior, it's important that you choose colors that will work with the rest of your home's color scheme. Not only will the colors you choose affect your budget, they'll also influence how well the paint works with the rest of the room. At Ace Hardware in La Pine, we have the shades of paint you need to make your home look beautiful and modern. In this post, our helpful hardware folks share how to mix paint colors in your home.

Living room with neutral colored walls

Use Neutral Undertones

Neutral colors are easier to work with than bold colors like red, orange and yellow. They have a wide range of options that can be mixed together without creating an extremely dramatic or overpowering look. You'll also find it easier to make any room look good when neutral choices are used in the color scheme.

Choose a Main Wall Color

Wall colors should be chosen before anything else. The main wall color is the single most powerful decision you make when decorating a room and it will create the solid base for your entire design. Just be sure to keep in mind that too many different shades of a certain color can cause chaos and make it harder to mix other colors together well.

A hand on a color swatch booklet
A mint green accent wall in a kitchen

Select Accent Colors

Once you've chosen your main wall color, it's time to select a palette of complementary colors that you can mix with the main wall designWe recommend starting with three primary colors and then branching out from there.

Work in Dark and Bright Color

Dark colors like black, navy, and charcoal can be calming and grounding when used in a room with bright colors. These dark shades add depth and make the bright shades pop. Dark rich shades like charcoal create a balance between light and dark hues that makes the result more interesting than just choosing one color.

A charcoal accent wall in a living room

No matter what your painting plans are, be sure to head to Ace Hardware in La Pine, Oregon for everything you need! With paint from Benjamin Moore, quality supplies, and so much more, you’ll be able to mix paint colors into your home with ease. Stop by today!