Monday, February 21, 2011

Sherwin Williams Visualizer

I came across this website tonight: Sherwin Williams Visualizer

Now I may be the last new home builder to find this handy tool, but nonetheless, I find it to be probably the best thing since DVR (with DVR I can not only fast forward through the commercials to get to my slutty, totally superficial reality shows faster, but I can watch it at odd hours without the ridicule of my husband...hard to beat that).

You can upload a photo, i.e. your new home, your existing living room that desperately needs remodeled, or soon-to-be-nursery (no I am NOT pregnant), and "mask" off walls to get a very precise idea of what colors to paint the walls of your home. You can get as detailed as you want. For example, in our new family room I plan on having an accent wall where the fire place is located. With this visualizer you can paint the walls different colors, cut in around the fireplace, AND Sherwin Williams gives you a color scheme to aid the process. Genius! As much as I like to think of myself as Martha Stewart, truth is, I sometimes get a little "confused" when selecting colors and decorating schemes.

So anyway, I thought I would share this wonderful product that just saved me $75 on an interior designer.

6 comments:

  1. You are definitely not the last---I have never seen that either! I can't wait to use it...thanks for sharing!! :)

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  2. That is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing that. I usually learn the hard way - painting followed by regret!

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  3. I love the color visualizer. I bought a $75 gift card from Sherwin Williams and had one of their designers come to my house. Then I just used the gift card towards my paint and supplies purchase. I already had all of my colors picked but wanted to see if a professional agreed with my choices and she confirmed them all and helped me with two of my bathrooms that I was unsure about.

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  4. Thank you so much for sharing. That is an awesome tool. Can't wait to show my wife...she will love it. I have found from experience that if the color sample card remains taped to the wall for about 6 months it is safe to go ahead and paint. If I jump the gun I will end up painting it again with a different color.

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  5. I usually end up painting several times too. At our old home, we painted the family room fourt times in four years and our bedroom twice. I really think this tool not only saved me money on an interior designer but on several gallons of paint (not to mention time too).

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  6. I used this tool too! I then bought paint samples with two shades of a similar color, painted the colors on poster board, brought them to the house after we closed and met with the contracter that painted our house. He helped me narrow down my options and I love all the paint colors in our house!! Good luck deciding- I think that was one of the hardest decisions.

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