If you are getting ready to have your home repainted, your first decision is going to be what color to use. There are two opposing ends of the spectrum – bold and daring or a classic, timeless color. While your personality and personal preferences have a lot to say about which way to go, there are some tips about exterior house painting color choices that can help you avoid needing to change the color before your home actually needs to be repainted.
- Tip #1: Consider if you’ll be selling your home in the next 8 to 10 years. If you plan to stick around past that, there is no reason why you can’t go daring and bold, if you desire. Of course, you can still do so as long as you recognize that you may need to repaint before listing your home for sale to appeal to more buyers.
- Tip #2: Are there any community or homeowner association rules about color? As much as you might love a canary yellow, flamingo pink or some other daring color, if there are rules against it, you run the risk of fines and having to repaint it if you don’t comply with the permitted colors.
- Tip #3: Do you care about your neighbors’ opinions? If you fear your neighbors will raise a big fuss if you go daring and bold, and that thought bothers you, you may want to go with a timeless, traditional color instead. On the other hand, if you live in a neighborhood of artistic types that have already done their exterior house painting outside the norm, you can feel confident you’ll be able to do the same, if you want.
- Tip #4: Consider some colors fade quicker than others. If you want lasting results from your exterior house painting, be sure to discuss this with your painter so they can share their experience about which colors hold up the best and if there is a paint product upgrade that could be chosen to keep a bold color looking its best longer.
If you have questions about exterior house painting, discuss this with professional painting services to make sure the job is done right.
