How many times have you painted a room in your home only to be disappointed with the finished results? I know I have, so I was excited when Jeanette Chasworth, interior designer contacted me to review her book “What’s COLOR Got To Do With it?” Paint Color Ideas that Create Balance and Harmony in Your Home. At 33 years old my husband and I purchased our first home. We were so excited to begin the process of painting and making it our own. Of course the first rooms we wanted to tackle were the kitchen and living room. After completing them we were happy with the color choices of the living room but not happy with the sheen that we were recommended to use. The color we chose for our kitchen was great at first but after the first year of living here I wanted to change the color. Something about it just didn’t sit right with me. I couldn’t explain it.
Now that I’ve read “What’s COLOR Got To Do With it?” I’ve found the answers. Did you know that colors can affect your mood and how others perceive us? When you come into your home you should feel like your home is hugging you.
I’ve learned how colors work together to achieve peace not only for myself but for my family. Each color has a different meaning and reflects differently. For example green (the color of my kitchen) is calm, fosters protection & emotionally healing. Different shades of green have different benefits. “Green is a great color in many environments. It can be used in any room although it can tinge the taste of food, so try it before you use it in your dining room or kitchen.” Oops! I think I know why I chose the green to begin with and why using it in my kitchen probably wasn’t my greatest idea. But thanks to this awesome book I now feel confident in tackling the rest of the untouched rooms in my house. I have found my true color and I know what my season is.
So if you’ve been putting off painting those white walls or if you’re unhappy with the results you got the first time you painted, I encourage you to pick up a copy of “What’s COLOR Got To Do With it? by Jeanette Chasworth. Let her guide you through color and it’s effects so you can truly be hugged by your home.
Thanks to Jeanette one lucky reader will receive their own copy of “What’s COLOR Got To Do With it?”. All you have to do is enter using the raffelcopter below.
Good Luck!
Michelle Gregory says
Always!
jody jamieson says
some times ive just painted my kitchen and lounge after 13 years and that was a pain due to i liked to many colours
Jen At Dapperhouse says
I know what I want…it is arguing with my husband’s ideas that is the difficult part 🙂
Jamie Cobb says
I really do struggle with color…. sigh.
Amy says
My husband lol!
Danielle Priser says
I have the WORST time choosing colors for my home- don’t want it to be too feminine but I want to be comfy too!
Tamar says
I’m moving tomorrow into my home so I will tell you then!
Stephanie Larison says
Yes, big time. Seems like I change my mind later on about something.
liz lew says
I usually let my husband make the final decision. I can decide blue. But then get antsy with the different shades
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
yes we once painted three different colors in one room
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cassandra (rab pom) says
Yes, I have a hugeee problem when it comes to decisions…haha
Lisa says
Yes I’m always struggling when there is more than one choice involved.
Roberta Horn says
YES! Because painting is a LOT of work and who wants to put it up and hate it!?
Angela Neynaber says
YES!. The last room we painted was our dining room. My family hated me for over a month because I spent more money on thos little paint samples from Lowes then we did on the actual paint we needed.
susan smoaks says
i do struggle, there are too many choices!
amy deeter says
yes i do from all the choices
Jennifer Peaslee says
yes! we just bought and moved into our first home and I was in charge of choosing paint colors for each room (because my husband is color blind)…it was SO HARD!!!!
Lana Bradstream says
Not really.
Vikki Billings says
yes I do struggle with picking paint colors for my home
Sarah Yurga says
I struggle to find something my husband and I both like
Nancy says
Picking a paint color is a challenge!
shanta spradlin says
I don’t know what colores to use, what goes together