We all know how daunting it can be to select paint colors, let alone furniture and accessory colors. More and more paint companies are developing online software to visualize the colors you’re considering on a template room or on one of your photos. But Better Homes and Gardens Color-a-Room tool takes color visualization to a whole new level…
This super handy tool allows you to not just try out wall and trim colors but you can also pick all the other relevant colors in the template rooms. For example, in the living room photos, which run the gamut from traditional to contemporary, you can play with couch color, throw pillow color, lamp color and most other surfaces in the space. For the bathroom photos you can even try out different towel colors to see how they match the wall color you selected.
So next time you’re playing with a whole new palette, check out BHG’s color-a-room tool. (You will have to register with an email address
to use this tool - it only takes a minute and it's worth it!)
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Please help me!!!! I've been struggling to pick a color for this hall in my new apartment. I'm pretty open to color as I've thought about everything from black chalkboard paint to terra-cotta.
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view EddiePages's profile
EddiePages, without a lot of natural light (or so it appears from the pics), I'd stay away from black or darker colors. What about a warm ocher?
view LilyC's profile
Very cool! I spent over an hour playing with the computer at Home Depot that shows you how your walls will look once they are painted. This is even better!
view Becks9's profile
paint the trim white! Or if not white, a light color. Paint a pattern on the floor, a diamond or something that will lead the eye in - but avoid borders and make sure it is large scale, using up the horizontal space from point to point. Paint the walls a soft, antique white - Benji Moore has a color called "antique white" that is actually really really soft, creamy yellow.
You might try painting the cieling a white high gloss to the light will bounce back down and lighten up the space.
view mellow yellow design's profile
It's a gorgeous, dramatic hallway. I'd do a 6" celedon stripe on that cream background that's already there. It's a lot of taping, but so worth it. Your hallway can totally sustain such a bold decision.
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