Choose paint colours for a room with confidence

Sample pots everywhere and you're still unsure. Get a shortlist that fits light, existing kit and the mood you want.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me choose paint colours for a room.

Room and aspect: [north/south, big/small]
What stays: [sofa, floor, curtains]
Mood I want: [calm, bright, cosy]
Colours I already like or hate: [list]
Finish needed: [walls, woodwork]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A shortlist approach (main, trim, accent).
2. How to test samples properly.
3. Common traps for rooms like mine.
4. A decision rule after samples dry.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English.

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A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. north/south, big/small: a short note you already have. sofa, floor, curtains: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

You describe the room, light and what stays.

The assistant asks about mood and undertones you've noticed.

You get a shortlist approach and a test plan.

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What happens

Use ChatGPT to choose paint colours for a room with confidence

Sample pots everywhere and you're still unsure. Get a shortlist that fits light, existing kit and the mood you want.

Tools

Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.

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