Over the weekend, I found a wonderful resource that I want to share with readers. When you want to make the biggest impact for the least investment in your home, a fresh coat of paint with an appealing color is the best option. Designers and realtors all preach this message and numerous programs on HGTV provide examples for viewers.

Getting the color chosen is generally the obstacle which I refer to as color phobia. A visit to the neighborhood paint store is a great resource but intimidating. With thousands of options, the issue is to narrow the selection and more important suit the hue to your home.

In this post I share a very helpful website to get the color selected and on your wall. Start browsing at MyPerfectColor.com. Search colors by how you plan to use them. I like the suggested color combinations or learn what colors other people are using in the same room, or discover the top selling colors are in your state. (WA favorites are Roasted Sesame Seed, Alpaca and Metropolitan all from Benjamin Moore). And, after you narrow your choices, contact your local paint store. I suggest you ask them for a small mini-can of paint to test. MyPerfectColor will send mini-can samples to your door as another option.

About MyPerfectColor.com

Brothers Jason and Dana Shaw are transforming Breslow Home Design Center, a business started by their grandfather in 1924, into an innovative web enterprise. MyPerfectColor.com is the first website of its kind. Offering color matches of over 100,000 colors across over 100 paint brands, MyPerfectColor not only offers an unprecedented selection of colors but also offers customers the ability to choose lighter or darker versions of any color. Any color is available in a pint-sized paint sample mini-can, or gallons and quarts of any finish of Benjamin Moore paint.