A: Even if you feel determined that you have chosen the right color, it is worth your time and money to buy a sample and test it out in your room. Paint colors can look drastically different in your home than they will in the paint store or online. Rather than painting small patches all over your room, paint poster board with your chosen colors and tape it to your wall. You can move the poster board around the room in order to see how your color acts in different lighting situations.
A: The answer to this questions could go on for pages, but we will try to keep it simple. The first thing to consider is lighting. A poorly lit room will appear brighter, bigger, and more open when painted a light paint color. Larger rooms can be made to feel a little more cozy when painted a darker paint color. Small rooms will have a more dramatic feel when painted darker colors. Paint colors really have a lot to do with the mood you want to evoke in a room as well as your personal style.
A: An exterior painting job means working over a large area. You need to make ample preparations for getting the area ready for painting. Cover with tarpaulin or plastic and tie back any shrubs or plants around the periphery of your house to save them from ugly paint splatters. Place drop cloths on the ground to ensure that the paint is applied to your walls only and the surrounding ground is saved from any smattering. You might even have to arrange for high ladders or erect temporary bamboo structures to get the higher levels painted.
A house does flaunt one main color on the outside, but that shade is complemented by other hues used as secondary colors or as accents. Thus, you need to choose, not just one shade, but a whole color palette consisting of 2 to 3 shades for the exterior of your house. It's better not to mix warm & cool colors. For a warm color palette, you can go for a mild yellow base with a golden yellow highlight and red accents; while for a cool color story, you might choose a blue base with dark blue highlight & purple accents. Lighter colors are preferable as the base as they make your house look larger. Make sure you paint the trims in accent colors for an interesting look.
Exterior latex paint generally takes around 3 to 5 days to dry, if conditions are not too humid. Once dry, the paint will settle and cure in about 15 to 30 days' time. Oil paint, which is generally used for trims or doors & windows dry in a few hours and is cured within 5 to 7 days. If unsure about whether the paint has cured or not, press a finger or nail lightly on an out-of-sight part of the surface; if it leaves an indentation, then the paint has not cured yet. And now you can help your friends and family with this detailed knowledge about exterior paints. With all these questions answered, you can choose exterior paint like a pro and give your house exterior a brand new look in this new year! If you've just moved into a new house or are looking to spruce up the one you already have, finding the best painters for the job is important for you to feel good about your choices.
Most major painting solution providers give you the option of sampling shades before going for the final one. You can buy sample sizes of colors you like and paint swatches of the same on the wall to see the effect in different lighting conditions. You can even use sample swatches to check how the shades base, highlights & accents in your color palette look together.
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