Although your first instinct may be to browse the walls of endless colorful paint swatches at the paint store, consider your furniture and accent pieces. If you have bold accents in your space, an all white or neutral room successfully showcases these accents and allows them to take center stage.

Artificial light will cause colors to read yellow or even blue, so be careful when choosing colors for rooms with a lot of artificial light.

Evaluate how bouncing light from adjacent spaces effects the appearance of a paint color in a space.

Cut extra swatches of fabrics you plan to incorporate into your space and take them to the paint store for easy comparison.