Monday, March 03, 2008
Right Exterior Paint Color
Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and paint is cracking. Yes! It’s springtime again. Here are some things you need to consider, before heading out to the paint store.
• Color! You can wildly spin your color wheel on the interior, but not on the exterior.
• Consider the neighborhood’s palette; do you need to comply?
• Most paint companies have excellent palettes to choose from.
• To be safe, paint areas with test quarts on your home; view it at different times of the day.
• The direction of the sun’s exposure impacts the color. UV light hits the southern exposure the most, causing the most damage.
Paint will give you the biggest bang for the buck; it protects your largest investment.
Denise Turner, ASID, CID, CMG, Color Turners, www.colorturners.com.
To find a Certified Interior Designer in your area, visit www.ccidc.org/cidpages.
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