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If you've got a house that's a little on the older side, a drab-looking exterior is often one of the first things you (and your neighbors) will notice. Freshening up the exterior paint of your home is an easy step to really sprucing up your home. 

However, with so many options and colors out there, it can be difficult to know exactly where to start.

If you've got a house that's a little on the older side, a drab-looking exterior is often one of the first things you (and your neighbors) will notice. Freshening up the exterior paint of your home is an easy step to really sprucing up your home. 

However, with so many options and colors out there, it can be difficult to know exactly where to start.

Did you know that painting the interior of your home gives you a return on investment (ROI) of 107% and painting the exterior gives you a 55% ROI? Not only does paint raise the value of your house, but it also gives you something fresher to look at!

To save themselves some money, many homeowners (and business owners) decide to DIY it. But whether you're after interior painting or exterior painting, it's always better to turn to the pros.

As we move past 2020, the interior and exterior colors of the home have proven to be more important for our well-being than ever before. They need to transform a home into a sanctuary and an oasis, inside and out.

So be adventurous with your choices. If you work from home, you have free reign to customize this environment and the phycological effects your color choices bring. The interior color trends for 2021 are taking us into a Renaissance.

Freshen up your walls and stair handrails!

The paint on your walls is starting to chip. The bright red color you loved so much has now faded to a lighter one. It sounds like it’s time to head to the hardware store to pick up the things you need for a new paint job.

The problem is that you stay so busy with work you’re not sure if you’ll be able to find the time. How long does it take to paint a room?

When you invest in having a physical location for your business, you want it to look its best. Especially because the way a business looks on the outside affects 95% of customers' decisions to go inside or not. 

You work so hard to develop your brand story and create a positive reputation, don't let a tired outdated exterior take away from that hard work. A quick, new coat of paint can do wonders for your space, helping it to match the rest of your company. 

Custom Commercial Painting

Is it time for you to repaint your property with a fresh, eye-catching color scheme? Do you need help from reputable commercial painting services that you can trust?

Quality paint can protect the interior and exterior surfaces of your property, hide stains, and improve indoor air quality. It may even help to boost the overall value of your property.

Set the tone for elegance in your interior panting job.

Although painting a room or a wall here and there is a task you know you can tackle yourself, painting the entire interior of a home is a lot of work. You'll need the correct tools for painting and proper skills to ensure the final coat of paint comes out flawless.

When the painting project becomes too overwhelming to handle yourself, that's when it's time to contact a professional interior painting service. Professional painters know how to complete the project, getting it done right the first time. Before you hire a professional painting service, you'll need to make sure you're selecting a service that's trustworthy and reputable. 

Choosing colors that flow well with the roof color, brick color and surrounding nature.

Is your house in need of some new exterior paint? After some time, exterior paint becomes dull, faded, or chipped due to different weather elements. Even if your home's exterior paint is still in great condition, it might just be time to switch things up!

How will you choose the right exterior paint colors for your home, though? With so many different wonderful colors to choose from, finding the right fit might become challenging. Will you go with a clean and simple white?

We have all been spending a lot of time in and at our homes since the Pandemic started at the beginning of 2020. Since that time, its been eye-opening what things about our house we want to change and improve.  Recently redfin.com asked us to be a part of their blog for suggestions on how Painting can Improve the Exterior of Your Home.  They have featured us in their blog as a contributor so that folks could understand the primary reasons to take care of the exterior of their home.

While we sit outside on our patios or inside doing our daily life at home or even working from home, there are so many things to do and we notice all the things that could be improved. 

Deep mysterious grays with white accent pops

Over the years, we have had many clients as us about painting the brick on the exterior of their house.  For some people painting brick os an absolute never and they cringe at the idea.  For others, its a surface just waiting for its new color.  Brick provides a timeless look that needs very little maintenance which is what makes it so attractive to have.  It gives a home a solid amount of weight and can look beautiful.  Some would say that brick by itself can become dingy and requires maintenance due to the porous surface allowing for dirt and debris to become trapped and difficult to remove. There are many different viewpoints on painting brick, let's review some of the major points.

Is it Okay to Paint a Brick House?

Yes!  It is for sure OK to paint the brick on your house. When you choose your painting company and you know you want to paint your brick, make sure that you have HOA permission.  Some HOA's will not allow this.  Once you have the permission from the HOA, you will have to make sure that the painting company you work with chooses the right paint.  You will want your paint to be an elastomeric paint, or a stone and masonry paint.  Both of these types of paint will have the ability to adhere to the brick.  In some cases, a primer coat will be needed to cover the brick first so that the paint will stick no matter what. The one thing to note is that when you paint the brick of your house, this is a semi-permanent decision.  Going back to brick would be very costly and potentially not be worth the money.  Before you paint your brick, be sure that this is a decision that you want to make.

Are you scrolling your social media pages, dreaming of a living room like in the squares? Are you studying those carefully curated spaces, trying to decide on a new look for your living room?

Now that you've decided your living room is ready for a makeover, the first step might be to decide on a color scheme for your space. 

Updated Natural Colors to reflect the landscape

Are you considering selling your home and want the best deal possible? In 2019, it was found that the average to paint a home costs $3,000 but this initial cost can increase the sale amount of your home with a great curb appeal!

Not sure what paint colors will go best for your home? Get comfortable, relax, and read on to discover the best exterior house colors for resale value. 

Featured Color: Sw 6496 Oceanside

Several years ago, you made one of the biggest purchases of your life, a house. When you bought it, it was the best-looking home on the street. Today, your home’s once immaculate exterior consists of chipping and peeling paint.

Chipping and peeling paint doesn’t only look bad, it’s bad for your home. It allows moisture, dirt, and sunlight to sneak in the cracks and damage the siding beneath.

Sherwin Williams Color of the Year 2020

We talked previously in the year about Behr's Color of the Year 2020 and now its Sherwin Williams!  Naval SW 6244 is a beautiful color, plain and simple.  It has such a wide range of depth and simplicity and is dark and mysterious while being beautiful and bold.  This is one of my favorite Colors of the Year, in fact, it has been the color of my own personal house for 3 years.  We have helped clients come to the decision to use Naval on many occasions because of how beautiful it is.  

Color Trends 

The idea of color and how it trends really is amazing.  I believe its a culmination of Social Media posts from Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and much more.  I like to think of it as a wildfire.  It starts somewhere and the wind blows and boom, full-blown trend.  We have been watching the trends for years and watching the ebb and flow starting with one color and then as that fades another takes its place and sometimes eventually colors come back and combos come back. Color does things for peoples emotional well-being and in this time of uncertainty, painting your walls can provide a change in scene and a change in emotional state.  

Over the years we have used many paint products, including Sherwin-Williams. Sherwin Williams has really created great line exterior paint products that stand the test of time.  It’s common for a painter like us to choose or Good, Better & Best Exterior paint choices so that we can help you make the right choice for your exterior paint job.  When you hire a paint company like us painting your home, you want to make sure that you are getting the best blend of quality and price and that’s why we help you choose the right paint for your project.

Good Exterior Paint

Black Cabinets & White Quartz Countertops

TRENDING ALERT!

The Johnson project was awesome. The family is a great client and adventurous with their trending choices! We loved working with them.