You can look at your house as your public face to your entire neighborhood, meaning you do not want to portray a negative image of yourself. By painting your house with the proper paint color you are giving instant curb appeal, which creates a great and lasting first impression on potential buyers.
Finding the perfect exterior color scheme will take a little time and research.
I am going to help decrease your work load by discussing what you should be doing in when deciding on an exterior color.
1. Preparation
To properly prepare the outside of your house, you need to pressure wash the surface and allow it to properly dry. Caulk any holes and imperfections before starting.
2. Deciding on the main color to paint your home
You will have to sit down and spend some time deciding what color your house to be. The main house color schemes tend to be warm, cool and neutral. Warm colors are deeper shades of colors, cool colors are lighter shades of color and neutral colors are earthy tones.
3. Choosing an accent color
An accent color will allow you to bring a person’s attention to certain parts of your home. Normally you will see exterior house paint trim as white; this includes the shutters of homes. The accent serves as a contrast to decorative homes.
4. Considering your surroundings
Before you get right into painting your house, consider your surroundings. Observe your neighborhood, what image is portrayed from the overall exterior color? You do not want to go out of context with the overall picture; it will make your house stand out, however it might not always do so in a good way.
With these four steps are your fingertips, it will not take you long to decide on an exterior color and begin painting your house, creating the image you want others to notice.
Heleen Jacobsen
Broker of Record with InfoMarket Group GMAC Real Estate
www.infomarketgroup.com
