:: KINGS PAINT
:: PAINT COLOURS
Repainting the exterior of a house is one of the best and
most affordable ways of adding value to a home. If you plan
to put the house on the market, the tips on paint colors
should come in handy. Selecting the wrong combination can
easily cause a drop in marketability. It is thus vital to
select a combination of paint colors that will not only
fit the neighbourhood, but will also provide a sense of
harmony.
Emphasis
Select paint colors for the pillars, moulds, or window
frames, to emphasise special features. Don't use too
many tones as it will break the harmony, while too few will
make the house surface seem flat and dull.
Lighter or darker?
If you have a small house, select light coatings, while
dark trims can be used on a big house to emphasise detail.
The tones and shades, however, also play a role. If you
use darker shades, more emphasis is obtained, while lighter
tones can be used to place emphasis on details of the wall.
Avoid too much contrast
Although contrast can be used to place emphasis on structural
design, too much of it will actually take the attention
away from the design of the home. Rather opt for the same
family range, while using shades rather than complete contrasts
where possible.
Maintenance
Darker means more maintenance, and you will thus need a
high quality fade resistant paint. Touching up darker areas
is also more difficult.
So, if you want to go darker, make sure that you get high
quality paint, such as the Kings Paint house brand Meridian,
which comes in more than a 1000 paint colors.
Contact Kings Paint via their website.
