Interior Paint Color Consultation

More than any other element of decorating, paint color makes a dramatic impact on living space. Paint color is a powerful tool. It surrounds us within our rooms, and has a profound effect on how we feel. Interior paint color is the least expensive way to give a room personality and to transform your environment. People often long for more interesting paint color in their homes but lack the confidence to choose precisely the right paint colors.

The purpose of an interior paint color consultation is to alleviate your doubts and fears about which paint colors to use in your rooms, and to get your home painted to your complete satisfaction. Visitors form their first impression of your home as soon as they come through the front door, so set a mood that will positively influence how you and your visitors feel. My system for selecting interior paint colors is foolproof and has been successful over many years of testing.

Process:

On-Site Interior Consultations

On-site INTERIOR paint color consultations are available for homeowners living within the greater Boston area.

1. Email me to schedule an appointment.

2. I arrive at your home and take a tour.

3. During the tour, you describe your color preferences, needs, desires and concerns. I look over any sample paint colors or magazine pictures that you have collected. I review your existing furnishings and we discuss any changes that will be made in your furnishings and accessories.

4. I learn about your family's lifestyle (casual, formal) and interests. This helps me to better understand your color preferences and goals.

5. Once you have conveyed all of your needs, I settle in for 3-4 hours and begin to plan the wall colors for each room. I may start with 4 or 5 ideas in a room, but during the consultation process, we will eliminate some of these so that only 1-3 colors remain for you to consider testing. Color options (names and numbers) are indicated on Palette Sheets for you to keep and work from.

6. Once colors have been selected for your consideration, we go through each room and view the options using enlarged paint chips. The color chips are held against each wall in the room, and alongside objects that are in the room. You evaluate the color within the context of the room and its contents. You get a better sense of how the color will look in the room. During this process, you will become clearer as to which colors, tints and shades you favor, and we will be able to eliminate others. Together, we narrow down and then nail down the precise paint colors you wish to test.

7. I make sure there is color unity, balance and flow between all of the rooms.

8. After the consultation, you test your paint colors and make paint color choices.

9. You may e-mail or call me, if you wish to schedule a follow up visit during the paint testing process for clarification and adjustments.

10. Once the painting is complete, I sometimes schedule a final on-site visit so that I may see the finished rooms.

Interior Consultation Fees:

PAYMENT FOR INTERIOR CONSULTATIONS IS MADE ON THE DAY OF THE VISIT.

To schedule an appointment, please email me at this address: BKrims@comcast.net.

Bonnie Krims is the author of the best-selling Perfect Palette (Warner Books, 1998) and Perfect Palettes For Painting Rooms (Rockport Books, 2003). These books were written to help people pick paint colors for their interiors. The systems for doing this are described step-by-step in each book.

Bonnie has an extensive knowledge of color theory and design. She has created interior paint color schemes for hundreds of homes of every conceivable style, size and price. Bonnie helps the client to access and express their own sense of style, and to bring to the forefront their love of color. Her greatest contribution as an interior paint color consultant is first and foremost to choose colors that reflect the needs and tastes of the client, and to create a unified flow throughout the floor plan, which gives your rooms a greater sense of continuity. Furnishings and accessories then relate better to each other within each room and between adjoining rooms. The colors in the house are harmonious and balanced.

Everyone has their own sense of what is beautiful, what makes them comfortable and what is appropriate for their home. It is Bonnie's goal to see to it that we achieve the perfect color scheme for you.

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