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Painting Tips from Hirshfield's:
How to Color Sample

Using Benjamin Moore Color Samples: p.1

Benjamin Moore® Color Samples from Hirshfield’s allow you to “try on” a color before you commit to the time and expense of painting an entire room. Interior designers and professional painters do a “brush out” when deciding on color. This entails applying paint to a small section of the wall or several walls to see how the color looks in the actual environment. By sampling a color at home, you’ll get the most accurate sense of how the color will actually look in the room.

Sampling paint colors is a great idea when you’ve come to a color selection crossroad such as:

• Deciding between several shades and tints of a particular color (light, medium or dark color)

• Seeing how different undertones of a color (vibrant yellow, grayed-yellow, green-yellow, etc.) affect the feel of the room (energized, peaceful)

• Experimenting with several very different colors before deciding on a color scheme for the room

• Seeing how a particular color in a room will “flow” with the colors in adjoining rooms

• Determining how a particular color works with other colors in the room such as a vibrant rug

• Seeing how a particular color is enhanced by lighting conditions

Color Samples from Benjamin Moore come in over 400 popular colors. Each container contains 2 ounce of paint to "brush out" or sample in your home for the most accurate color representation.

Sampling Color with Benjamin Moore (page 2)