December 14, 2020

4 Tips For Picking The Right Exterior Paint For Your Home

There’s little doubt that picking the right paint colors for the inside of your home can be an exercise in stress. What color should the master bedroom be? What of the living room? How about the master bathroom?

Choosing paint colors for interior painting can be stressful but choosing the right color for your home’s exterior can be downright daunting. There’s curb appeal to consider, not to mention the time spent painting and the money spent. Thankfully, by taking some careful steps you can choose the absolute best color for exterior painting.

All About Style

Whether you’re going to be undertaking the exterior painting project or contractors experienced in residential exterior painting jobs will do the work, you need to think about your home’s style and the neighborhood you live in. If you live in a ranch-style home, you may find there are some colors that just don’t work well. If you live in a colonial, there may be some colors that fit better than others. Take some time to look around at neighboring houses and see what colors those are. If you live in an area of historic homes, you may go for more subdued colors. If you live in an area of newer homes, brighter colors may be more on-trend.

Don’t Be Afraid To Copy

As you look for the perfect paint for residential exterior painting, look around you and take notice of the colors of homes. If you notice homes that are similar in style to yours, look at their colors and don’t be afraid to copy them if they’re appealing. If standard colors like white and beige look appealing, those may be colors to look at.

Avoid Trends

It’s easy to get caught up in trends, especially when you’re talking about furniture or clothing, or even exterior painting. This is something you want to avoid. Just because a neighbor three houses down painted their house bright blue doesn’t mean that you should. Ultimately, you want a color that’s going to look good over a long period of time; not something trendy you’re going to regret a few months later.

Look At Color Wheels

Believe it or not, the colors of many homes rely on one dominant color and two accents. If you’re unsure of what colors to go with for your home, your best bet is to look at color wheel guidelines. For example, if you're leaning toward painting your home gray, you can pick a dominant shade and then two shades that are similar and complement the dominant shade. If you’re still unsure of what do to, consult an expert before you pick a paint color. Once you pick a color, you can store paint for three to five years if you store it properly.

If exterior painting is in your home’s future, take time to do some research. The staff at Flores Drywall and Painting can take care of all your residential painting needs and help you pick the right color for your home. By the end of your project, your home will look brand-new and you’ll be more than pleased with the results.

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