Whether you are building your first house or renovating your residence, painting has always been an exciting activity. It’s an opportunity to show your sense of style. Exterior painting is a crucial decision for house owners as it determines the entire look of your house for years to come. If you are planning to put your house “for sale,” exterior painting becomes even more important as this will highly affect the value of your house.
We have some tips and tricks to help you select the right color to transform your house from plain and boring to chic and classic.
- Consider fixed elements first, like roof, doors, and windows for which you are not planning to change color in the near future. Now, choose an undertone color that works well with the majority of your fixed elements. This way, the entire house will look like one unit, and a uniform color palette always makes a home look more luxuriant and enhance the illusion of more space.
- If you are planning to sell your house, it’s good to paint with lighter and brighter colors as it makes the house stand out. Lighter colors if complemented with dark bright colors like red, orange, brown, and blacks for maybe roofs, railings increase the house’s visual effect. According to designers and real estate dealers, cool tones are liked by few, and they usually have a receding effect on the value of the house. Hence lighter colors are always a safe choice.
- Building a new house or may be renovating, house owners should be careful of the surroundings. By the word surrounding, we mean the color scheme of your neighbors. It’s good to choose a color that won’t make you the flamboyant bird in the bush. Choose a color that works well with your neighboring houses and still is a statement of your personality.Your own house surroundings like garden, tall trees etc. have a role to play in choosing the color of your house. Colors like – Yellow, Cream, Beige makes the house look really clean and also enhance your surroundings.
- Monochromatic – This is one of the most commonly used rules by designers. It has three elements shade, tint, and tone. You can choose different shades of color, give them various tints and adjust the tone with other colors. This way, you choose a very beautiful set of monochrome colors. Such monochromatic colors look great in exterior paintings and are quite a rage in New Jersey. Professional exterior house painters are experts in helping people choose the right color and guide them through the process to select monochromes.
- Some people like the colonial look of the house in which you choose black, grey and a shade of blue for exterior house paints. This is called Achromatic. If you have a big house, it’s a great choice. This will make your house look very classy and gives a fine touch of abundance. The exterior paints in achromatic range will attract a lot of attention. Additionally, if you have trees and greenery in your house, it will complement brilliantly.
- Complementary colors are always a win-win choice. You can choose different color elements for your exterior wall paints and another complementary color for the windows, doors, and roofs. Such contrast always looks good as it stands out from the rest.
Well, since now you know some of the ground rules about colors for the exterior painting of your home, let’s have a look at the color combinations to choose from.
These combinations here will have three colors – Main color, Trim color, and accent color. The main color will be the paint on the exterior walls on the roofs etc. The Trim color is done on doors, windows, or columns if you have any, and finally, the accent color, it’s the pop of color added to your house line on the front door, etc.
- Beige (with some yellow undertones)+ White + Soft tones of green (more likely in the pastel palette)
This combination will give a very subtle and inviting look to your house. Such colors have a boosting impact on the price of your house. If you plan to get your exteriors painted in such mute and pastel colors, you should consider hiring professional painters.
- White +Soft Grey + Charcoal Dark black
Achromatic that we just discussed, this is it. This is your color combination. The trim color being grey here will give a striking look to your doors and windows, and the accent color is very bold and mute, just as others. This will make your house look rich and opulent.
- Light sea blue + White + Grey (in lighter tones)
Light sea blue is one of the most beautiful and statement colors. It looks stunning to everyone, with its gradient making a statement. It looks fresh and very clean on the exteriors. The trim color being white and grey as an accent makes it extraordinarily chic. For new house owners, we suggest starting with this color.
Pizzazz Painting has experience of over 20 years in exterior painting in New Jersey. Our team of experts will provide a free color consultation service to help and guide you in choosing the right color for your exteriors that match your style and your likeliness. We understand the value of your time and money and get your job done in the stipulated time.
We have professional painters, and the material we use is super high quality. Exterior painting is not only about good color that looks appealing,it goes beyond that. Exterior paint is the shield of your house. It bears all the weather beatings, and hence painting should be done very carefully, which Pizzazz painters understand and hence delivers value.
CONCLUSION
If you are thinking of getting exterior painting done for your residence, give your house a facelift with a fresh coat of paint. At Pizzazz Painting, we will assist you in the initial stage to choose the right color and will deliver high-quality painting services. We provide services in New Jersey and the areas nearby including Cherry Hill, Marlton, Voorhees, Cinnaminson, Moorestown, Medford, Mount Laurel, and Delran.