DYI Diva’s Quick Tips

We keep our homes painted to protect them, but it also provides an opportunity to express ourselves and beautify our homes. The colors we choose for our home exterior reveal alot about or sense of design and taste. And it is one of the least expensive things to go to give your home curb appeal and protect it’s value.

Choosing the color scheme for your home can also depend on the surroundings and structure. New Mexico adobes might look strange painted in Cape Cod greys and blue, etc. Victorians may need 3, 4 or 5 colors including accents to make the most of the architecture. Most homes use 2 or 3 colors, depending on taste and architecture.
Here are some key points and tips that you need to consider while painting exterior walls:

• If you want your home to stand out, choosing sharp, intense colors will draw attention.
• If you prefer an understated elegance; light toned color may be more to your liking. They give a somber effect and make your home look larger.
• Darker hues will help larger surface areas to not look faded.
• When looking for trim or accent colors, matching contrast colors will show as color combinations with flow and harmony. Extreme contrasts do not have this effect.
• Mid tones add visual depth and warmth to your house exterior. Choose contrasting color with the main body paint.
• While deciding upon color samples use natural light for the study but not direct sunlight.
• If possible use light and pastel color to blend the architecture of house with natural surrounding. Changing sun rays and the shape of the house lends a regal texture to the exterior of the house at different time of the day.
• Deep color are known for the light absorbing power and creating illusions of the less volume than original yet provide substance to the exterior. Before using deep color test them on actual surface under different light shades.