How to Choose Paint Colors for Your Home
Thank you for choosing Bates Brothers Painting for your painting project. Color is the part of a painting project homeowners spend the most time on and second-guess the most after the crew leaves. This guide covers what actually matters when picking a color, the mistakes that trip most people up, and how a color consultation with Max can save you from making the wrong call.
Thank you for choosing Bates Brothers Painting for your painting project. Please use this form to select your paint colors for your project. Fill out this form as completely as you can. If you have any questions contact the office at (585) 565-5279 or fill out the form on the contact page.If you have any questions contact the office at (585) 565-5279 or fill out the form on the contact page.
We suggest visiting your local Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore store if you need ideas for colors.
Please submit your colors at least one week prior to your tentative start date to ensure a timely completion of your project.
Thank you for choosing Bates Brothers Painting for your painting project. Please use this form to select your paint colors for your project. Fill out this form as completely as you can. If you have any questions contact the office at (585) 565-5279 or fill out the form on the contact page.
We suggest visiting your local Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore store if you need ideas for colors.
Please submit your colors at least one week prior to your tentative start date to ensure a timely completion of your project.
Please use this form to select your paint colors for your project. Fill out this form as completely as you can. If you have any questions contact the office at (585) 565-5279 or fill out the form on the contact page.
We suggest visiting your local Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore store if you need ideas for colors.
Please submit your colors at least one week prior to your tentative start date to ensure a timely completion of your project.
The Real Challenge
Why the Color That Looked Great in the Store Never Reads That Way at Home
Paint chips are tiny. Your walls are not. The lighting in a paint store is nothing like the lighting in your home. The color of the room next door influences how a color reads in the room you're painting. The direction your windows face changes what a color does across the day. All of these are why the color you picked from a chip almost always looks different once it's up.
Add to that the emotional weight of the decision. Paint is not a light commitment. The right color makes a room feel finished. The wrong color reads as a mistake every time you walk in. That pressure is why homeowners agonize over color choice, and why so many end up settling for something safer than what they actually wanted.
The good news: color is a solvable problem when you approach it the right way. Sample in real light. Consider the factors that actually matter. Avoid the mistakes most people make. And, if you want, get a second opinion from someone who does this for a living.
Backed in Writing
Every Project in the Gallery Came With a Written Warranty
Every exterior project shown in the gallery was completed with a written 5-year warranty. Every interior project was completed with a written 3-year warranty. Both were handed to the homeowner in person at the final walkthrough, signed by Max, and issued in their name.
The projects in the gallery are documented proof of the work. The warranty is the accountability behind it.
The Owner You'll Actually Work With
Interior Painting Problems We Solve
"Every corner needs patching and I keep putting it off"
Drywall damage adds up quietly. Bates Brothers patches all of it as part of the interior scope. You don't hire us to paint and then hire a drywall guy separately. It's one project, one crew, one number.
"The last painters were a mess and I don't want that again"
Drop cloths go down before the first tool comes out. Furniture gets covered and moved as little as possible. The crew cleans up at the end of every work day so you're not living around a job site. That's the whole point of hiring a real interior painter.
"The color I picked last time looked completely different once it was up"
Color reads differently on a wall than on a chip. Sample it in real light before you commit. Bates Brothers offers a color consultation as an add-on and keeps a color-selection guide on the site to help you avoid this mistake.
"I want to live in my house while it's being painted"
You can. Interior projects are staged to keep rooms usable. We work in a way that lets you keep cooking, sleeping, and living normally while the project is happening around you.
