Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Have you ever gone to touch up the paint on a wall or maybe your deck only to realize you’re out of the original paint and you have no idea what that particular hue is called? Then you find yourself standing at the paint store, staring at a plethora of choices and trying to make a best guess. This is especially likely to happen if you’ve moved into a new house and all the painting was done by the last occupants.

Well, instead of guessing, you might want to test those walls with the Color Helper from Color Savvy.

This little tool is “a hand-held device that utilizes digital technology and color science to instantly read and recommend the best color from a palette of nearly 18,000 shades from all major paint manufacturers.”

Not only can it identify colors so you can buy more of the same, but it can also make suggestions if you want to harmonize a new color with your starting color.

In addition to reading paint on walls, it can read and make suggestions for fabrics, so if you want to choose a paint color that matches your sofa, or even buy pants that go with your sweater, this can be a handy tool (especially if you’re a bit color-coordination challenged).

$229