The outside of your home is where you have the most potential to make a first impression. Even to those who might never set foot inside your home, the type of paint you choose, as well as the color scheme, can be the most important decision when it comes to how outsiders view your home. Yes, the lawn and the decorations around your home are important, the driveway and the sidewalk all have an impact as well, but the way your house itself looks can be directly impacted by the way you choose to paint it. Let’s dive into a few ideas you can use for inspiration of your own when it comes to painting your home’s exterior. With the help of an Orlando house painter, your house can go from drab to beautiful!
Think of Where You Live (Or Where You’d Like To)
The typical choice many people make when deciding how to paint their home is to match the aesthetic of where they live, however we find it more helpful to suggest thinking about where you would dream of living, if you could live anywhere without limitations. Here are a few examples:
Think of How Your Home Was Built
- Desert Vibes – If you’ve always dreamt of living near the desert (or even a drier part of the country), it might be a good choice to go with some earthy tones, like a deep and rich yellow or gold color with some brown accents or highlights around the windows. Even a nice orange or light red can be a nice touch to add a little pop to the other colors.
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- Beach Bums – Those who would love to own homes near the beach might consider using some coral colors when painting their home to match their more nautical setting. Some royal blues are also popular in these settings. One of the most common choices for a base color when painting a home near the beach can be a sea foam green to add a refreshing sort of tone to your home.
- Cool Colors – With a home in an area that experiences more cloudy days it does sunny, a popular color palette to utilize is the cooler one. This can include deep blues, but also focuses more heavily on various shades of gray and white to add a sort of intentionally bleak appearance to a home to match its surrounding climate.
Another great place to draw inspiration when deciding how to paint your home is to think about where the inspiration was drawn when designing your home. If your house was intended to resemble a sort of cabin, the natural choice would be to go with an earthy color scheme as well. Focus on your browns and deep greens when painting this type of home. If you have a more traditionally “classic American” home, these typically look best with a very calm taupe color scheme with the subtle accent of color around the windows or doors.
Think of Making it Your Own
The key thing to remember when thinking about repainting your house is that it is, in fact, yours. So don’t be afraid to spice things up a little bit. If you want to add that little splash of purple on your front door to really make it pop, go for it. As long as you like it, there’s no reason you should be afraid to do it. If you’re looking for advice, though, don’t be afraid to ask for that either. At Paisley Painting we are always happy to offer our completely free professional color consultations to help you choose the look that we think best fits your home, your neighborhood, and, most importantly you.
