colour consultants, consultations

Colour consulting services when painting your home

Colour consultants work with clients to improve the look and feel of their homes and even their place of business. Colour can play different roles in our lives. Colour consultants will work with you to enhance moods and set the tone. They may tell you that warm tones are best for family rooms, where big windows let in the sunset, or that bright cheery colours may be best for a breakfast area. They help pick out colours for paint, accessories, even artwork for the walls, and help create a home that reflects the inhabitants' taste and level of comfort. If you need colour consulting services, please call 416 733-7767 or click here and a qualified colour consultant will help you with your colours.

Modern loft by Colour Theory

We had the opportunity to talk with Sylvia O'Brien, colour consultant and creative director of Colour Theory.

ECOPAINTING: Sylvia, how do you help clients in choosing home colours?

SYLVIA O'BRIEN: Picking the right colour depends on many things...the architecture, furnishings, lighting, and most important... the inhabitants' colour preferences and personal style. All these things are considered before starting the colour selections. We determine the best mix through questions and "clues". The ideal results come from on-site consultation.

ECOPAINTING: Does the homeowner have a say in the colour choices?

SYLVIA O'BRIEN: Absolutely. We never go into a home and dictate paint colour! We don't have enough information until we have talked (and listened) to the homeowner. We need to know how they want the space to feel... what works for them and what doesn't. Above all, we have to know their colour preferences to find a palette that works for them. As I always tell my clients: " You live here, I don't. The paint colours must work for you..."

ECOPAINTING: What happens if you have a couple that don't agree on colour?

SYLVIA O'BRIEN: Colour isn't just visual, it's emotional. Preferences come from many influences... positive or negative associations, exposure to trends, cultural influences. These differences can cause some conflict. We work with both clients to determine their individual preferences within about five minutes. This gives each "voice" a chance to be heard. We focus on colours that they both like that they have in common and build a palette around those colours. It's a democratic process and it increases the comfort level with the paint colour choices. By the way, sometimes we have more than two clients in a home... the same process applies.

ECOPAINTING: How would someone contact you to book a colour consultation?

SYLVIA O'BRIEN: Anyone in the Toronto area can learn more by visiting our website http://www.colourtheory.net/

living room by Colour Theory