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How to Use Color as an Inspiration to Your Home
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PAINTING YOUR HOUSE THIS SPRING?
Check-out the latest trends for 2024
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The exterior paint you choose can make or break the entire design of your home. With upkeep, impact, and timelessness in mind, here are some suggestions if you are ready to make a change to your home:
LIGHTS
Cloud White by Benjamin Moore
The return of classic whites, off-whites, and creamy whites, paired with neutral or matching trim, and minimal accent colors on doors, shutters, or awnings, is trending right now. You can’t go wrong with a timeless exterior that lets the architectural elements shine and landscaping pop. Cloud White is the perfect off-white with a bit of warmth when you want a clean, crisp exterior that’s not too stark. It looks stunning when paired with contrasting black or dark bronze windows and works well with browns, creams, and natural wood tones as well.
White Dove by Benjamin Moore
White Dove is the perfect creamy white without being too yellow. This warmer color goes well with other warm exterior materials like brown/black roofs, wood front doors, and brick. It also contrasts nicely with the newer black or bronze windows. Use this on the trim-work, as well.
Note: Before you commit to painting your entire home, consider utilizing color samples. Test your top favorite three-color choices on multiple areas of your home’s exterior, and watch how the hues look at different times of the day. (sun and clouds). This is the only way to determine how natural light will affect how the color appears.
MIDTONES
Agreeable Gray by Sherwin Williams
Try an earthy tone that’s inspired by nature because nature will never go out of style! A crisp color palette can sometimes become too stark and modern, whereas earthy colors provide a more toned down, cozy palette. Agreeable Gray looks great with copper or dark colored gutters, as well as different wooden features. A dark roof will contrast well and a colorful landscape will only add to the overall image of your home.
Urban Jungle by Sherwin Williams
A timeless color, and a wonderful 2024 exterior paint trend, the richness of this shade truly grows with age. It looks excellent with a soft, creamy white trim.
Tin Lizzie by Sherwin Williams
Blue is possibly the most difficult color to beautifully achieve outside. UV rays turn all colors a slight violet, which is why stark whites, blacks, and grays often appear lavender in the sun. This color will appear gray when used inside, but when used on your exterior it transforms into a soft, aged blue. Also, living in the cooler zones and cooler light as we do in the Somerset Hills, will influence this shade.
Note: If you want your home to blend seamlessly into the landscape, use an earth tone color palette. This ensures you’re not pulling attention away from the natural surroundings but instead complementing them.
And of course, if you need more detailed guidance for colors, just ask me. I am always ...at the ready!
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