Paint color consultation
Color advice that starts with your light, not a fan deck
The chip that looked perfect in the store turns gray in your north bedroom and orange in your west kitchen. A color consultation fixes that before it’s on the walls.
What we look at
- Window direction. North light is cooler and steadier; south light is warm and strong; east rooms change from bright morning to flat afternoon; west rooms swing warm in the evening.
- What isn’t changing. Floors, counters, stone, brick and wood all have undertones. The wall color has to get along with them.
- How you use the room. A bedroom is judged at night under lamps; a home office at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday. We test at the times that matter.
- Sheen and surface. The same color looks darker in matte and brighter in satin, and a deeper color may need a smoother wall. We flag it now so the estimate is right.
- Flow. How the color in one room looks from the next doorway, especially in open plans.
Two ways to do it
Virtual consult
Send daylight photos of each room, the direction the main windows face, and close-ups of anything fixed. We return a short list with sampling instructions, and we’ll talk it through by phone.
In-home consult
We walk the rooms with you, put samples on the walls in the right places, and help you look at them at different times of day. Good for open plans, deep colors and whole-house palettes.
Start with the Studio, finish with real samples
If you like to explore first, try combinations in our Color Studio. It lets you switch window direction and time of day, then send your palette straight into the booking form. A screen can’t show you paint exactly, so treat it as a sketch; the samples on your wall are the final word.
For the reasoning behind the light advice, read how Denver light changes paint color, room by room.
Brands
We paint with all major brands, including Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Valspar and PPG. We pick the color you love first, then the product line that suits the surface.
Pick the color once.
Book a virtual or in-home color consult, or call and we’ll help you decide which you need.
Questions people ask
What happens in a paint color consultation?
We look at the rooms, the fixed finishes (floors, counters, stone, wood), and which way the windows face. Then we narrow to a few candidates and test real samples on your walls, so you see them in your own light at the times you use each room.
Can a color consultation be done virtually?
Yes. Send photos of each room in daylight, tell us which way the main windows face, and include anything that isn't changing, like flooring or countertops. We'll come back with a short list to sample.
Do I have to use your painters if I book a consult?
No. A consult can be booked on its own. Most people find it useful to pair it with an estimate, since color and sheen choices affect prep and coats.
Do you work with a specific paint brand?
We paint with all major brands, including Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Valspar and PPG. We pick the color first and the product second.
How many colors should a house have?
Fewer than most people think. A whole-house palette usually works best as one main wall color, one or two supporting colors, one trim color and one ceiling white, with any accents chosen from the same family.