Part two of a series on exterior house painting focuses on color trends.
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House Paint Color Trends
It used to be that exterior house paint colors were limited to an incredibly narrow range of colors. There used to be a family of white shades and different shades of tan and that was essentially it. Interior paint colors were even more limited. You usually had whites, tans, and pastel colors. That was it. Nowadays, however, there are literally millions of color choices to consider, as well as painting finishes that weren't available even a few years ago. There are so many colors that paint companies have entire departments of people that come up with new names for them! The days of paint names such as Red #23 and Yellow-12 are fading. Instead, we have colors such as Hawaiian Hibiscus and Saffron Gold. And in some areas you are starting to see HOAs relaxing some of their limits on what colors can be used.
For example, why not paint your home a combination of colors. If you have a southwestern style home, maybe paint the bulk of your home a pale gold color, with a brick red upper portion and an olive entryway. Tri-color exterior house paint colors for homes are in style nowadays. But it isn't just exterior walls that could do with a coat of paint.
A New Paint Job For Your Home Can Say Welcome
Painting your home is a great way to improve your home's look and style. However, something as simple as painting your home's doors can radically change your home from drab to fab overnight. The color that you pick for your door should be all about saying welcome. Let's say you have a wooden panel door, no window in it. Your home is white. You've got a wide open palette of choices for your door color. You could paint it a glossy black,or bright red and add some polished brass fittings to it for a clean British look. Or you could paint your door an emerald green and give the illusion of a visit to Ireland. Or maybe you want to go south. Maybe you want to go with a brick red color to go with the Southwest and make your home a nice taupe color.
So, all you need is a few things. You need to know your tastes, and what you can and can't paint with. And most of all you need the advice, and the assistance of a professional house painter in Gilbert or wherever you call home.
For more information on exterior painting and colors, be sure to read part one and part three as well.
