2018 Tips for Choosing Paint Color for Max Curb Appeal

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Everyone needs tips for choosing paint color for max curb appeal! The best exterior paint colors will highlight the most beautiful features of your home. That’s one reason to know a little bit about architecture. Skillful use of color can even disguise design flaws, boosting the curb appeal and market value of your home.  It costs the same amount to paint the wrong color as it does the right color!  So, let’s get it right.  

If you need tips for choosing paint color for max curb appeal or just want to be sure you’re on the right track, partner with brick&batten on a virtual exterior design today!  

Tips for Choosing Paint Color for Max Curb Appeal

3 quick tips to get you started:

1. Consider the roof color: 

A brown roof won’t look good with a cool gray house.  It won’t.  So you can then focus on other colors that will look great.  You know, kinda like…”if you can’t be with the one you love, love the one your with.”  There are some beautiful warm grays, white or many other colors that will complement that brown roof.

2.  Every home has some features that will not be painted:

Is your home brick? Stone? A combination? Does it have a dominant chimney?  Vinyl windows? A natural wooden door? Construction materials have their own colors. Will steps and railings remain their existing colors? Choose a color scheme that harmonizes with colors already present on your house.  

3.  Sunlight changes everything:

That is why testing is so important.  You can’t expect to know exactly what the color will look like until you see it in your environment.  On that note, the paint is almost always lighter than it looks on the chip.  Trust me.  So test up a shade while you’re at it.

We always recommend sampling and testing paint colors before committing. Factors such as natural lighting, undertones, and your property’s fixed elements will have a significant impact on how a color will appear on your exterior. Our friends at Samplize offer extra-large 9 x 14.75 inch peel-and-stick paint samples of the colors we love for exteriors. Order your ‘Real Paint, No Mess’ samples from Samplize here.

Overall, everyone needs tips  for choosing paint color for max curb appeal! The best exterior paint colors will highlight the most beautiful features of your home.  Finding your fixed elements and working from there is a great place to start.

If  you’re looking to improve your home’s  exterior, you don’t need to go it alone. Our brick&batten design team would love to partner with you on a virtual rendering to max your curb appeal. Painting the wrong color is just as easy as painting the right color! Let’s get it right.

Happy Painting!  

Author

Alli’s passion for home design began during childhood when she’d accompany her father to various fixer-upper properties he was working on. Years later, Alli received a degree in physical therapy from Indiana University, but her love of design and personal need brought her back to the home design industry. Alli co-founded brick&batten in 2017 with her sister, Cassie, out of necessity. She was looking for a service like brick&batten for her own home, but one didn’t exist. Alli loves designing exteriors that inspire people. She’s also interested in real estate investment and enjoys creating exterior designs that will provide a great return on investment. Alli lives in Atlanta with her partner, three children, and their dogs. She loves to travel and often finds herself looking at houses in the areas she visits for inspiration and ideas.