Home Painting: Learn The Secrets Of Color Choice

 Home painting is often made more difficult than it needs to be. People struggle in selecting colors and that's why house painting is often viewed as complicated. If you find this to be true, you're not alone. Many people struggle with choosing colors for their home.

Many novice homeowners are overwhelmed by the number of colors to choose from. Then there is the fear that they will make a mistake in color choice and have to live with it. Having to pay twice to finally arrive at the right color on your house is not an expense most homeowners want to undertake. Furthermore, what will the neighbors or homeowners association think about the new colors?

Review the following tips on home painting . Applying these suggestions should help you feel more confident with your color choice.

1. The first thing to consider if you are planning to paint your house is what colors on your house will not change. Roofs typically last from 30 years to lifetime. Bricks are permanent and aren't going to change. Stones are also permanent. Any color change will need to be coordinated with these permanent colors in mind. You will want your wall and trim colors to compliment these existing permanent colors, not fight with them. This should guide you to the right color family for your home painting project.
2. Another consideration should be the landscape and the neighborhood. The colors surrounding the house as well as the geographic location. The type of building materials used on the house. View Article - Paint your Home and Lift Your Mood,Home Painting Gives Best Bang For The Buck
3. The architectural style of the home needs to be considered. For instance, a French Victorian home needs a different color than an English tutor style home. A traditional home needs a different color selection than a modern style home.
4. Changing the front door and shutter colors are an easy way to freshen up the look of a home without changing the siding and trim colors.
5. Some homeowners wonder if there should be a connection between the interior colors and the exterior colors of their home. It boils down to a matter of personal preference. If you own a historic home you may want to keep the authenticity of that time period by keeping a connection between interior and exterior colors, but again it is a personal preference. Many homeowners consider the interior a place where there are no limitations for color.
6. Many homeowners have trouble coordinating colors. I recommend you make a trip to your paint store. Most major paint stores have pre-selected color schemes. Most offer palette collections that provide accurate historical reference along with collections of colors that work well together. This is a great place to start your color selections.
7. Most major paint stores offer an online color visualizer. Call your store for the web address and you can go online with your computer and play around with a lot of different colors for both exterior and interior house painting. You can apply different colors to interior or exterior scenes by simply dragging and dropping in the color on various elements such as walls and trim.
8. One of the most important things I recommend is, buy a quart of the colors you plan to use and apply it to the wall in a 4ft by 4ft area next to the trim color you plan to use. The small paint chips supplied by the paint stores are too small to make a determination. (Caution: If the siding is textured, or you have stucco, do not apply paint on a large area with a brush or roller. When the house is painted by the contractor, you will be able to see where you applied the test sample underneath the paint they apply. Paint fills the pores of textured surfaces so you have an uneven distribution of paint where you applied the sample causing it to be visible. Instead, apply the test sample on a piece of plywood and hold up to the trim to test your color samples.)

Make sure you have made a decision on your paint colors before you hire your contractor to do your home painting. Too often homeowners make the mistake of rushing into painting their home without giving adequate time to the color decision process. Suddenly, they feel rushed to decide on colors and end up not confident with their choice of colors. Properly planning your house painting project will definitely cut down on stress.