There are a few considerations to keep in mind when choosing paint colors...

• When you select a paint color, be sure to hold a sample  in the room where you intend it to be used. Allow the room's lighting to fall on the sample, note the difference between electric lighting and natural light.
• The sample you use must be of paint, not a random object.
• Be sure the sample is flat..
• Natural and translucent objects have depth in their color that require a complex process to duplicate. If you are unaware of this limitation, you certainly are not interested in having this process performed. It is not inexpensive.
• Go to a home center to pick a color from their palette. this is why the palette exists. It is provided freely to the home center so that it may reach you.
• Compare the sample to the furniture in the room, look for unpleasant contrasts.
• Don't forget to select a color for the ceiling, compare the wall color to the ceiling color... even if the ceiling is white.
• Contemplate the color of the flooring and how it will relate to the walls and furniture.
• Select a finish, and have that finish on your final sample
• Remember the flatter the finish, the lighter it appears, the glossier, the harsher the shadows and reflections.
• Gloss paint has more depth
• Gloss paint is easier to clean
• Flat paint will help to eliminate shadows by diffusing light
• Textured paint and faux finishes cannot be cleaned, and therefore should not be touched by small hands
• Consider using wainscot to accentuate and protect faux finishes
• Consider using wall vinyl and chair rail or border in place of wainscot