Free Color Consulting

About our Free Color Consulting Service at CertaPro Painters:

Here are some frequently asked questions about using our color consultant to help you choose interior and exterior colors for your home.

What is a color consultant?

Our consultants work as color specialists at CertaPro Painters. Our designers can help you narrow down colors to a few paint choices that will work well with your furnishings. They will never push you into colors you’re uncomfortable with but will help expand your options to colors you might not have chosen without guidance.

Why use a color consultant?

Many of our customers get stuck choosing a color and can’t move forward. This is why 20% of our customers take advantage of our free color consultant. You’ll be living with your paint colors for years, so being thrilled with them makes all the difference to us.

Can’t I choose paint colors myself?

Average people without design experience tend to choose colors that look very light on the color samples they get at the paint store but appear much darker or brighter when they are painted in a whole room. That “baby pink” from the sample chip can look more like “bubblegum” when painted on all four walls.

Neutral colors are tough to get right too. Whites have undertones that are hard to read on the small paint chips. Pick the wrong white, and the walls can look dirty or yellow. Color Consultants are trained to see the color nuances in whites and neutrals that the average person has trouble seeing.

Without a designer’s help, you’ll likely be able to get a good “first read” on the paint color, but you’ll likely have trouble determining the undertones that will cause your home to look “too blue” or “too yellow” when the project is done.  Having Lori help you choose colors allows you to drill down in the color family you like to a color you’ll love.

Even if the color you choose is the exact color of a friend’s house you love, it will look different since the lighting in your home is different.

I like the paint color on the home’s exterior at 123 Main Street. Can you match that color for me?

Yes, and this happens fairly often. You’ll let us know that you like the color at a home across town, and we’ll have our designer Lori drive by the house.  She’ll then consider the lighting and shade of your home and then choose a color that will make your home look the same color.  What’s interesting is that the color you end up with may or may not be the exact paint color, but it will LOOK like the exact paint color once Lori considers the shade and sun your home is exposed to.  And yes, all of this is free once you decide to hire us to paint for you.

Can CertaPro’s color consultant help me choose both interior and exterior colors?

Yes!  While many designers can help you choose interior colors, Lori also specializes in exterior colors.  You won’t believe the difference a few subtle touches of paint make to the outcome of your exterior.

Will your designer push me into paint colors that are trendy?

When we were interviewing candidates, it was super important to us that the consultant had a demeanor that was open-minded and low-key – we didn’t want the consultant to push their own taste onto our customers but rather work with our customers’ tastes to choose the best palette for them.

Will the paint color look different when it dries?

Yes, you can only judge the color after the paint has completely dried.

Is there any “rule of thumb” when choosing new paint colors?

The most important thing to consider is how a color makes you feel.

Our color consultant, Lori will have clients choose colors they like from a fan deck and then ask them to use words to describe how each color makes them feel.  Try this yourself, and you’ll see that certain colors can be eliminated immediately.