1. How to use LRV to choose paint colors.

Have you heard of this LRV thing? It stands for light reflective value. Let's do a little demonstration. 

Click the link to check out a popular color, Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore.  Take a look at the info box you probably never noticed. It describes the color as a light gray with warm undertones, but did you notice the LRV number in the top left corner of the info box?

After learning about LRV, I was shocked to see this number on all the paint companies descriptions. Some are harder to find than others, but they are there!

If you have a fan deck of paint colors, you can find the LRV number in the index or sometimes right on the paint chip. In Kylie's discussion on LRV for the perfect light and bright room, she recommends an LRV of 62.

She goes in to great detail on how to choose the paint color using LRV based on what aesthetic you are trying to achieve and how much light exists in the room. I found her post to be so enlightening and I think you will too!

2. How to use the same color palette five different ways.

Jackie at The School of Decorating is another one of my favorite color experts. In this post, she talks about how to take the whole home color scheme you made in part 2 and apply it to all the rooms in your home.

She has a very easy to follow style and teaches you how to focus on how to use color rather than continuing to introduce many new colors room by room.

3. How to pick paint color for kitchen cabinets.

If and when you are in the space to have to pick paint colors for cabinets, this post is the one for you. 

She shares so many practical tips for choosing paint for kitchen cabinets, but also the exact steps you should take to narrow down your choices and pictures to show you what she's talking about.

Kylie is legit a color expert to the nines! You will definitely not be able to choose the wrong color with her descriptions.

4. How to choose neutral paint colors.

Most of us have decided on painting majority of our walls a neutral. However, the sheer amount of neutral paint colors is literally insane. 

The best part about this post is Corey breaks down the exact process you should use to narrow down your list of neutrals. 

As long as you created your whole home color scheme map from my second post in this color series, you will have no problem following her steps to picking the perfece neutral.

You can also find the rest of Corey's color posts here.

5. Understanding undertones for choosing the right color.

Sherwin-Williams did an interview with a designer, Sue Wadden, about all the tips she would give for choosing the right color by analyzing undertones.

I found her tips to be straight forward and to the point. If you are still struggling with the undertone concept, this post will help she a little more light on the subject.

These are very practical tips to add to the array of secrets to choosing paint color correctly the first time.

6. Five mistakes everyone makes when choosing paint color.

Sherwin-Williams did an interview with a designer, Sue Wadden, about all the tips she would give for choosing the right color by analyzing undertones.

I found her tips to be straight forward and to the point. If you are still struggling with the undertone concept, this post will help she a little more light on the subject.

These are very practical tips to add to the array of secrets to choosing paint color correctly the first time.

7. How to pick an exterior paint color.

8. Fourteen best neutral paint colors.

If you need a jump off point for picking a neutral paint color, this article gives descriptions of when to use certain paint colors and links on where to get the paint color they talk about.

I find sometimes I just need to read some descriptions of paint before I go to the paint store to know how I would describe such a paint. 

My Home's Interior Paint Colors

If you want to check out the paint colors I've used in my home, my home tour has all the deets on the exact paint colors you see below. Sneak peeks below…