Exterior Paint Color Selection Tips
Selecting a color palette for your home’s exterior can be both exciting and overwhelming. The right combination of colors for your roof and siding can go a long way in enhancing your home’s curb appeal for many years to come. Or, if you’re planning on selling soon, the right colors could potentially increase your sales value.
That’s why you want to find a combination of colors that will bring out the best in your home’s unique style and personality. Whether you’re looking to match your roof to your existing siding or exterior paint job or going the other way around and considering what exterior colors will best go with your roof, we have a few pointers to consider.
1) Use a Visualizer
A fun way to start playing around with ideas is to look into using a paint visualizer program. If you Google “Exterior paint visualizer,” you will see a few options for programs that allow you to apply different color schemes to photos of your home. While you may still feel inundated with choices, you can at least rule out what combinations you don’t like.
2) Consider the Neighborhood
Unless you live in a remote area, your house is one of many within a neighborhood. While there is nothing wrong with wanting a unique, stand-out color scheme, if it clashes too much with the rest of the area, you could find it negatively impacting both your relationship with your neighbors and your home’s value.
Go ahead and be daring if you wish, but consider how the look of your home may impact the rest of the neighborhood. You may also want to remember that matching the spirit of the neighborhood’s look can have benefits.
3) Selecting a Roof Color To Go With Your Home’s Siding
If you’re re-roofing your home and selecting shingle colors, most experts recommend sticking with the basic tile colors made up of shades of black, gray, brown, or red. For one thing, they’re easier to acquire and less expensive than more exotic colors, and they’re available for slate, wood, metal, and clay roofing materials.
Bring color samples of your home siding when you select tiles to see what color combinations most appeal to you. If you want a brighter look for the exterior of your home, go for lighter shades. If you want something dramatic, consider darker shades. Just remember that darker tiles will draw more heat into your home.
4) Selecting a Siding Color To Go With Your Home’s Roof
If you are re-siding or repainting your home but keeping the roof as it is, you generally want the siding to match the roof. Put warm colors with each other and cool colors with each other. For instance, a red shingled roof would d best with a beige or brown colored siding. Blue, gray, or green siding would work well with black or gray roofs.
Are you planning a major change to your roof or home’s exterior paint or siding? Then don’t hesitate to call Pro Paint & Finish to get the best service and advice for your home project. We’ll help you get your house looking the way you want it to quickly and professionally.
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This article was sponsored by Storm Guard, a roofing company providing professional services to homeowners and businesses in Indiana.
