In today’s digital age Apps are making every labour intensive task easier and more efficient – they’re even making them fun. When it comes to house painting, there are Apps that will allow you to do everything from digitally testing out different colours on your home to matching a colour in your favourite picture. Here are the three Apps we recommend trying out the next time you tackle an interior or exterior painting project.
PAINT MY PLACE
iPhone and iPad
The Paint My Place App is a fantastic virtual reality tool that lets you experiment with different colours on your walls without having to pick up a brush. Simply upload an image of your space, choose your brand of paint, and swipe with your finger.
PROS: The App is really handy for getting an overall idea of how a colour will work with your existing interior decor or exterior landscape. You have access to tens of thousands of colour palettes for wall paints, fences and rooves, which gives you the freedom to experiment without spending penny.
CONS: Where Paint My Place falls short is when it comes to precision. The App offers a paint fill option as well as a small paintbrush tool for more detailed areas. Painting around furniture or detailed designs is difficult, however, when your finger is your paint brush.
COLOR CAPTURE by Benjamin Moore
iPhone and Android OS
Have you ever found your perfect colour scheme in a book or walking down the street and wanted to incorporate it into your next house painting project? With Color Capture, you can upload a snapshot of any colour inspiration you discover and have the App instantly find its matching Benjamin Moore paint.
PROS: The App allows you to create customized colour combinations that can be tagged to your original image of inspiration. This is a great feature that lets you organize your different ideas and colour palettes to be used or saved for another project. It also offers suggestions for complimentary colour combinations, and the best part is it can all be shared via email or social media to get input from friends and family.
CONS: A lot of reviews note that the colours in the App will vary from the actual paint tones. Depending on the resolution on your phone and your brightness settings, the colour palettes you see in the App may appear lighter or darker than the actual paint itself.
COLORVIEW FINDER
iPhone and iPad
ColorView Finder is handy for the first stages of house painting, when you’re still looking for an inspirational array of colour palettes. Simply focus your camera on an object you’re drawn to and the App will auto-generate an array of five colour combinations.
PROS: the App will provide you with a continuous selection of colour palettes to match your image inspiration until you find and choose one that you like best. There is also a creative layouts feature that allows you to customize your results in a variety of ways.
CONS: The free version of the App has a watermark that can only be removed once you upgrade to the $1.99 Pro version.
The Paint My Place App is a fantastic virtual reality tool that lets you experiment with different colours on your walls without having to pick up a brush. Simply upload an image of your space, choose your brand of paint, and swipe with your finger.
PROS: The App is really handy for getting an overall idea of how a colour will work with your existing interior decor or exterior landscape. You have access to tens of thousands of colour palettes for wall paints, fences and rooves, which gives you the freedom to experiment without spending penny.
CONS: Where Paint My Place falls short is when it comes to precision. The App offers a paint fill option as well as a small paintbrush tool for more detailed areas. Painting around furniture or detailed designs is difficult, however, when your finger is your paint brush.
COLOR CAPTURE by Benjamin Moore
iPhone and Android OS
Have you ever found your perfect colour scheme in a book or walking down the street and wanted to incorporate it into your next house painting project? With Color Capture, you can upload a snapshot of any colour inspiration you discover and have the App instantly find its matching Benjamin Moore paint.
PROS: The App allows you to create customized colour combinations that can be tagged to your original image of inspiration. This is a great feature that lets you organize your different ideas and colour palettes to be used or saved for another project. It also offers suggestions for complimentary colour combinations, and the best part is it can all be shared via email or social media to get input from friends and family.
CONS: A lot of reviews note that the colours in the App will vary from the actual paint tones. Depending on the resolution on your phone and your brightness settings, the colour palettes you see in the App may appear lighter or darker than the actual paint itself.
COLORVIEW FINDER
iPhone and iPad
ColorView Finder is handy for the first stages of house painting, when you’re still looking for an inspirational array of colour palettes. Simply focus your camera on an object you’re drawn to and the App will auto-generate an array of five colour combinations.
PROS: the App will provide you with a continuous selection of colour palettes to match your image inspiration until you find and choose one that you like best. There is also a creative layouts feature that allows you to customize your results in a variety of ways.
CONS: The free version of the App has a watermark that can only be removed once you upgrade to the $1.99 Pro version.
