Expert Color Consultant for Paint & Lighting

Why Does It
Still Look
Wrong?

Clarity Before You Commit.

Remote color and lighting strategy for homeowners — precise, fast, and backed by real design training.

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The problem

When Paint and Lighting Feel Off

01
Paint Regret

The swatch looked perfect in the store. On your walls, under your light, it shifted into something else entirely.

02
Flat or Harsh Lighting

One overhead fixture. No layers, no warmth, no direction. Every room feels like a doctor's waiting room.

03
Builder Selection Overwhelm

Tile, cabinets, fixtures, flooring, and paint — all at once, with no framework. Most choices are made on gut and deadline.

04
Color That Shifts in Real Life

Undertones are invisible until they're not. A warm white turns pink. A greige reads green. Color requires analysis, not just instinct.

Services

Color & Lighting Consultation Services

Each service is delivered as a written document — clear enough to hand directly to your contractor.

Paint and undertone color analysis
Service 01

Paint + Undertone Analysis

$149

Send photos, samples, and existing finishes. Receive undertone direction, specific paint recommendations, and lighting temperature guidance to make the color actually work in your space.

Room lighting plan strategy
Service 02

Room Lighting Plan

$249

A layered lighting strategy for a single room: ambient, task, and accent breakdown; bulb temperature guidance; fixture spacing; and dimmer strategy — delivered as a clear written document.

Whole-home lighting strategy
Service 03

Whole-Home Lighting Strategy

$399

A full lighting strategy for up to five rooms: bulb temperature map by room, fixture spacing guidance, dimmer strategy, and ambient/task/accent breakdown. Most homeowners never receive this level of thinking.

Second opinion tile and cabinet color review
Service 04

Second Opinion Before You Buy

$75

Submit tile, cabinet, or fixture options. Get back exactly what works, what clashes, what will date badly, and what lighting will fix or ruin it — before you commit.

How it works

How Color Consultation Works

1

Submit Your Photos & Samples

Share photos of your space, paint swatches, existing finishes, or the selections you're considering. The more context, the sharper the analysis.

2

David Reviews & Analyzes

Every submission is reviewed with trained eyes — undertone reading, light interaction, finish compatibility, and spatial thinking specific to your room.

3

You Receive a Clear Strategy Document

A written deliverable with specific recommendations, clear rationale, and next steps — precise enough to act on immediately.

Client feedback

What homeowners
actually said.

"I finally understood why my paint kept looking off. David identified the undertone issue in the first look."

Sarah M. Denver, CO

"The lighting plan changed how every room in our renovation feels. Worth triple what I paid."

James & Carol T. Austin, TX

"Saved us from a tile choice that would have clashed badly with our cabinets. The Second Opinion service paid for itself immediately."

Credentials

Trained.
Experienced.
Specific.

  • Three years of formal interior design education at the trade school level — not a weekend course or online certification.
  • Real-world design-build project management across residential and commercial spaces, with accountability for final outcomes.
  • Specialized focus on color theory, undertone analysis, and lighting strategy as interconnected systems — not isolated decisions.
David Lucas Horst — Color and Lighting Expert
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