Your home’s exterior paint is peeling and your living room is in need of a change. You already know that it’s time for some fresh paint and that hiring a professional painting contractor is the best thing for you and your budget. But, you are then faced with one of the most challenging decisions: color. In spite of hiring an interior designer, you can easily choose a color that fits with free paint-color apps and online tools with some, if not many, of the following features:
- explore color by number, name of brand, or color family
- take a photo and match it with an existing color
- upload a photo and get advice from a color consultant online
- calculate how much paint you will need for your project
- see paint colors applied to sample photos of interiors
- upload a photo, select a color, and paint it virtually
While paint color apps may have some downsides, they do allow you to see and explore more color options than not using an app or consultant at all. The following apps are available for free:
- Behr’s Mobile ColorSmart® App
- Valspar’s Color Selector and Virtual Painter
- Paint My Place® App
- Benjamin Moore Color Capture® App
- SherwinWilliams ColorSnap® App
While choosing paint color can be nerve-wracking, it can also be fun by using some of the features of these paint color apps and tools. And, if you have any questions on the type of paint to be used in certain areas, we can help you explore your best option for your intended surface.