Picking The Perfect Color For Your Home's Exterior
It's time again to touch up your home's exterior paint, but you don't feel like picking up the same shade for your sidings that you always do. Whether it's because the old look is outdated, you've grown sick of that color, or you're just excited to try something new, you want to make a radical change and completely paint your home's exterior a brand new color.
The question is, what do you pick for your new exterior paint? Before you head down to the hardware store to lock in a color, make sure you've considered all aspects of your home's exterior so you can come back with the perfect hue. Here are three important things to keep in mind:
Architecture
Architecture is more than just the shape of a building; it can influence many other decorative factors. Certain architectural styles and eras lend themselves to certain color schemes more than others. For example, many older, more classic homes look better with a natural color scheme, while more modern homes can allow for bolder, brighter colors.
Of course, older=classic and modern=bold isn't a hard and fast rule either. For instance, some Victorian-era homes have very bold, colorful exterior paint and many modern homes thrive with classic, minimalist color schemes. If you're stuck on how best to complement your architecture, consider contacting a professional paint color consultant, who can draw on their knowledge of architecture and design to give you some guidance.
The Surroundings
This encompasses a lot, including the surrounding foliage and vegetation, your property's lighting, and other homes or buildings in the area. You want your building to stand out but not clash with its surroundings, melding with the overall environment in an aesthetically pleasing way. For example, if you're in a beach house, you might want to consider bright colors and airy tones, while a home in a grove might look better with earthy, woodsy shades. Again, there's a lot to consider when factoring in your surroundings, but a professional exterior paint color consultation can help take all these nuances and condense them into a perfect color scheme.
Climate
We're in coastal South Carolina, and it can get pretty hot out here. Dark-painted exteriors may look bold and striking, but when the summer comes, they can absorb a lot of solar heat and warm up your home, making your HVAC system work harder to keep things cool. If you're going for energy efficiency, light-colored exteriors might be more ideal, especially for the summer months. Don't forget to consider UV resistance when picking out your paint, too!
Need Some Expert Guidance?
Repainting your home's exteriors is a big job, and picking the wrong shade for your project can be a costly mistake. Go into your exterior painting project with confidence in your decision, and talk to a color consultant first. Mountain Color & Design will create a custom color scheme that takes every aspect of your property's appearance into account for maximized beauty and style that suits your tastes. If you'd like an exterior paint color consultation for your Murrells Inlet-area home, call Mountain Color & Design at 843-748-1584.
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