When picking a paint color/s, I strongly advise that, once you have narrowed your selections down to 2 or 3, you purchase the little 1/2 or 1/4 pint samples. That way you can paint a section of the wall and see what the color will look like in that space and with the light specific to that space. You will also be able to see the paint in the morning light, the afternoon light and the evening light - which are all different! Glidden has a wonderful paint tester line that they offer (http://www.glidden.com/products/paint-testers.do) Their sample paint comes in a container with it's own paint brush and enough paint to cover 3 square feet of space. If you are not able to purchase a sample for testing, then make sure you have your paint swatch and tape it to the wall - or get 4or 5 swatches of the same color, take them home and tape them all together to give you a larger sample to look at. Then, look at the swatch on the wall at different times of the day to get a feel for what it will actually look like. Also, you can lift the swatch above your head, with the color of interest facing the ground and that will give you an idea of the darkest shade it will go in that space. You will be amazed at how dark the color gets and even how it seems to change colors!
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