{"id":3548,"date":"2017-09-13T11:40:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T15:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/?post_type=community&#038;p=3548"},"modified":"2022-10-10T08:34:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T12:34:24","slug":"color-consulting-for-diy-painters","status":"publish","type":"community","link":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/community\/color-consulting-for-diy-painters\/","title":{"rendered":"We can help you choose paint colors, even if you&#8217;re doing the painting yourself."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Color consulting costs:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Free to CertaPro Customers<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>$99 for DIYers<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIYers can email <a href=\"mailto:Krafoth@certpro.com\">Krafoth@certpro.com directly<\/a><\/strong> to set up a time for a color consultation.<\/p>\n<p>Kate is our staff designer who can help you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2583\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-onefifth wp-image-2583\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1237\/2020\/10\/computer-renderings.jpg\" alt=\"computer rendering of painted home\" width=\"240\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1237\/2020\/10\/computer-renderings-240x239.jpg 240w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1237\/2020\/10\/computer-renderings-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1237\/2020\/10\/computer-renderings-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1237\/2020\/10\/computer-renderings-360x359.jpg 360w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1237\/2020\/10\/computer-renderings.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Kate will do a computer color rendering of your interior or exterior as part of the consultation<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Choose paint colors that work with your current furnishings so you do not have to order a new sofa to match the color of paint you choose for your walls.<\/li>\n<li>Kate can help you choose colors for <strong>both your interior and exterior DIY projects.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help you discern between different colors in the same family. \u00a0If you&#8217;ve narrowed your selection to Alabaster White and White Dove, Kate&#8217;s trained eye can help you make your final decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visualize different colors by &#8220;painting&#8221; photos of your space in different colors. \u00a0Kate will provide a computer rendering of colors in the space you&#8217;d like to paint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3556\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3556 size-onefifth\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1237\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-18-at-12.13.37-PM-1-e1668808364928.png\" alt=\"Large paint color samples in plum and beige are displayed on a brown wall with checkered curtains\" width=\"240\" height=\"187\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>After your color consultation, Kate will mail you large color samples like these.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mail you large (8&#8243; x 11&#8243;) color chips of your color choices so you can tape them to your wall and live with them before you make your color final choice(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><br \/>\nDIYers &#8211; email Kate at <a href=\"mailto:KRafoth@certapro.com\">KRafoth@certapro.com<\/a> to get started. \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>She&#8217;ll get back to you within one business day.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.02em;color: #333333;font-size: 0.9375rem\">Out of state? \u00a0No problem, Kate can work with you virtually over FaceTime or Zoom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having CertaPro paint your home using our designer is free. \u00a0Just <a href=\"#estimate\">schedule your quote here<\/a> and let your estimator know you&#8217;re interested in having a color consultation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/community\/helpful-resources\/\"><strong>&lt; BACK TO OUR INDEX OF ARTICLES, TIPS, AND ADVICE<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>You also might like to read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/community\/popular-house-colors-of-the-south-shore\/\">Historic colors of the South Shore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/our-team\/kate-rafoth\/\">The bio of our color consultant, Kate Rafoth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/paint-color-consulting\/\">CertaPro&#8217;s Color consulting services<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Color consulting costs: Free to CertaPro Customers $99 for DIYers &nbsp; DIYers can email Krafoth@certpro.com directly to set up a time for a color consultation. Kate is our staff designer who can help you: Choose paint colors that work with your current furnishings so you do not have to order a new sofa to match<a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/community\/color-consulting-for-diy-painters\/\">Read the full article <em class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3548","community","type-community","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/3548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/community"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/3548\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}