How to Prevent Ghastly Exterior Paint Colors
There is sometimes a subtle difference between a pleasant outdoor paint color and one that is displeasing. Homeowners should keep from using ghastly exterior paint colors to increase the curb appeal of the home and to avoid discounting its resale value.
Walk around the neighborhood or
take a drive to look at other homeowners' choices of paint colors.
Take notes or photographs of colors that you find pleasant.Read home improvement,
architectural or home design books and magazines to glean ideas of
colors that you like or for ideas of possible colors.Visit a home improvement store to
look at paint chips and samples, and pick up booklets or magazines
with home paint ideas and photographs of painted homes.Research online for various home
improvement ideas or suggestions of exterior paint colors that are
pleasant and not ghastly.Look at other homes in the
neighborhood to determine the general color scheme of the
neighborhood.Choose several possible color
choices for the exterior paint of your home.Purchase samples such as pint
sized quantities of paint in the selected colors.Apply the paint in several small
areas of the exterior of your home.Allow the paint to dry and then
examine it at varying times of day and in different lights, such as
on a cloudy day and a sunny day, and in the evening as well as the
morning.Compare the color to other colors on exteriors nearby to
determine whether the color is suitable and complementary.