How to Choose a Home Interior Color Palette

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⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 - How to Choose a Home Interior Color Palette
00:48 - Mood
01:56 - Light
03:35 - Color Temperature
05:25 - Hues, Tints, Tones, And Shades
07:16 - Undertones
10:06 - Practically Choosing A Palette
15:07 - Digital Versions

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[kacierowlette]

Love that shade of blue on you! It’s very flattering.

[miaramck]

Paint big samples. You can paint them on poster board and move them around if you don't want a huge swatch on your walls.

[keenanrondini]

As someone with renovated an entire 1500 sq ft house over the last four years, here is a tip I used to help narrow down paint colors. Sometimes when you’re at Lowe’s or Home Depot and every color just looks so similar, I grab whatever the Ultra White (purest of the white) paint swatch is and place it under the colors I’m deciding between. This has helped me SO MUCH in figuring out undertones, temperatures and even how vastly different the colors genuinely look. Then I can narrow down to my top 3 and buy those samples to place on walls in my house to observe what happens with the natural and artificial light in my own home. Hope this helps someone!

[amberbanuelos]

Off topic, love that sweater, that color is great on you.

[Moonmaedyn]

That sweater you're wearing is GORGEOUS. OMG. And word to the wise, if you use an undertone of yellow in a white, it will "mellow" with age--it gets warmer, and just a lovely buttery shade. If you go with a "bright white" or something with grey undertones, it will age to a drab and depressing ick. Painting a room is a pain in the patootie, so getting something that will age nicely is the best way to go!

[ogkitty]

Yes! The clock is back!! Thank you, all is right in the world now.

[Christina-vdow]

I’m really just here for Nick’s sassy personality. Learning about interior design is just a bonus.

[WhatashameMaryJane]

Omg this video was so useful. I've been struggling for four year to find a color palette for my apartment, now I have MUCH clearer ideas. I would love it if you made a full video of just examples Nick, like you did with that wallpaper and possibly even analysis of rooms with good color palettes.

[emmasgoodies]

For those saying to paint poster boards and move them around the house, keep in mind that colors change depending on the material. Color shows up slightly differently if you’re painting paper, brick, dry wall, or wood panels. So yes, the best option is still to do swatches directly your wall.

[annecarter]

I really enjoy these “”theoretical” vids. Like taking a decor course.

[penelopemaynard]

Thank you very much! I held my nose (😉) and jumped! I choose B. Moore's Cloud White in flat for walls and ceilings and their luxurious alkyd enamel in semi-gloss for the trim in my 125-year-old house that is blessedly flooded with sunshine. You're such a good teacher. Thanks again.

[corriannehoekstra]

My grandmother told me to take into account which way the windows are facing. Our living room was facing north, she advised to pick a warm color because northern light is stark, (great for oil painting pictures she said) Now our living room is facing south and I kan chose a cool color without the room looking cold.

[elizabethcross]

Wow! I've always thought I was cheating! For years now I've started with a painting or print that I love and want to use in the room. Then I use colors from the painting for the walls, furniture, accessories, etc. Super easy and I know the finished product will work because those same colors worked in the painting.

[sherrinunya]

Our home is every hue, tint, tone & shade of Blue, and it's lovely.
You, my dear, are looking like a snak in that lux blue shirt! 💙✌🏽

[jazdia]

I've saved this to my videos for when my husband and I are ready to talk about paint in our "forever" home. He likes white walls. I prefer color.

[boricua_in_wa]

Videos like these are why I haven’t watched HGTV in years. So much more learning and utility here.

[Genaeve]

I just learned so much in these 17 minutes than in my entire years of living! Thank you so much for explaining tints, hues, shades, tones, & undertones. ❤ 🙏 ❤

[DrValerie]

Great advice (checking the color at different times of day). I had picked out a gray with a greenish tint to go in my house and it had to go with the honey oak cabinets in the kitchen. The bonus I got was that when the light shifted during the day it went from a rosey color to a gorgeous green that complemented the cabinets perfectly! I loved it so much I kept looking at it all throughout the day.

[julesjaay]

Been a subscriber for a pretty long time. Never have I been more impressed with your knowledge and ability to communicate and outright teach! Kudos and thank you!

[CPT_Snazzypants]

Nick!! You can get peel-and-stick paint samples now!! So you can move them to different parts of the room where there’s different lighting, or to different rooms, annnnd you don’t have to worry about unevenness when you pain over them. I was looking at a couple big names that have them, like Sherwin-Williams.