Exterior Paint Combinations

Getting the exterior paint combinations that are best suited to our house is something that is very important for the overall look. There are various home painting techniques that can be put into execution to make our beloved structure all that more beautiful. Many things need to be taken into consideration before finalizing the plan and actually going ahead with the painting.

Exterior Paint Combinations

1. Monochromatic Color Combinations: Monochromatic color combinations contain one color with two or more shades in the category of light, medium and dark. Shades of green can also be used in monochromatic color combinations.
2. Complementary Color Combinations: Complementary colors are contrast colors. These colors can give a lively look to the house. A combination of red and green is very welcome.
3. Triadic Color Combinations: Triadic colors are three colors. These colors can be used to paint a Victorian commercial building. Red and violet, yellow and orange, and blue and green are good examples for triadic colors.
4. Adjacent Color Combinations: Adjacent colors are colors close to three colors - red, green and blue. Adjacent colors are more easy to paint than triadic colors.

Below mentioned are few structure-wise tips and ideas that will be useful for exterior paint combinations.

Exterior Paint Combinations for a House/Bungalow

A great home that suits our personality is what everyone looks for. Good color sense and knowledge helps us fulfill our wish of having a home-sweet-home. Your house should standout well as compared to the neighbors and surroundings. Look at your home structure carefully while selecting the exterior paint combinations. Homeowners tend to leave out their roof or wooden panels while selecting exterior paint color combinations, which may cause expenses later on. Your roof, wooden panels and paint colors should flow into a beautiful home exterior paint and design. A proper shade selection with darker color exterior paint may fit the bill.

The exterior paint combination depends upon how you want to use the colors. Following are some exterior paint color schemes for bungalows/houses:

• Yellow and Golden Colors: The glory of warmth are sunny yellow and golden colors, and these colors are highly adaptable. They also tend to fit in well in brick and stone. Yellow makes your house appear fresh and inviting. Muted shade can work well.
• Green Colors: There is a wide variety of green colors that range from vibrant yellow green to subtle gray-green and moss colors. Earthy green colors blend well with natural treelike settings and are often used for bungalows or rustic shingle style houses. A combination of bright lime green with a touch of blue can turn to vivid turquoise, and be a cool color to use.
• Combinations with Blue Color: The color blue has many moods. A combination of blue and white can appear bright. Deep red can add magnificence to darker blues.
• Play with Pink, Rose and Coral Colors: A house painted with pink looks feminine. A combination of yellow and pink can turn in a sunny shade. You can add white, off-white, dusty green and fawn colors that make good combination with pink.

A local paint store can apply any of these exterior paint combinations on the external wall of your house. It can give you an idea of how the combinations will work. Choose two to four colors and stick to them to avoid confusion.

Exterior Paint Combinations for Ranch Style Homes

The exterior may look smaller due to the odd ratio of windows, trim and doors of a ranch-styled home. You can used appropriate combinations of white, beige, pastel and neutral colors to give a fresh and bigger look to it. A darker color to trim with a combination of white color can pop the trim very well. A Few more good combinations for a ranch are:

• Yellow paint with dark brown trim
• Pale yellow paint with dark green trim
• White paint with dark green trim

These combinations give an extra-ordinary look to a ranch house, which is also enhanced by the fact that it is occupied with a beautiful garden, lawn, and a lot of land around it.

Exterior Paint Combinations for a Commercial/Residential Complex

If you have observed carefully, you will see a repetition of color combinations for many commercial projects. A poorly-colored building does nothing to attract its architectural features. You must think what colors you want to use for coloring a commercial building, considering the windows, shutters, columns and trims if any. A commercial or residential building gets a good value in its neighborhood or surroundings when an appropriate exterior paint combination has been applied to it. Painting a building by using historic colors can give a personal pride in ownership. Giving appropriate colors to the building not only enchants the owners, but also the casual observer. At this stage, a building gets a new charm and a new identity, since an exact color scheme is used. Great color combinations can create positive feelings which can be good for business too.

A combination of gray and off-white can give the building that old historic look. Darkish pink too makes the structure look neat while projecting olden times. Brighter colors like blue, green, red, etc., can be used for those newly constructed modern structures. They need to look very attractive from far and thus attract a lot of people. If the building has many windows, then a combination of pale white and brown is best suited. Although, just like small homes, a care should be taken about the surroundings and near-by colors, while choosing a combination for your building.

How to Increase the Life of the Exterior Paint?

Sunlight (UV radiation) and moisture has an adverse effect on exterior paint, and results in chalking and tint loss. But this problem can be overcome by using latex (rubber based) paint instead of oil based or alkyd paints. Sunlight and moisture can cause chalking and tint loss; however, latex paint tends to resist the effects of direct sunlight better than oil-based or alkyd paints. If a building has wooden panels, then there might be a possibility that the wood may expand and cut due to the changes in moisture levels. Due to this, the paint may crack in small pieces. Here, breathable and permeable latex paint can be used which allows the water to evaporate and escape the damage. Read more on:

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We can change the furniture as and when it is possible. But exterior paint combinations can be changed after a long amount of time. Ultimately, few things that one has to keep in mind while planning an exterior paint includes surroundings, location of the house, structure of the house and also how big the house is. After all visitors/clients, etc., will see the outside first and form an opinion at the back of their mind, before actually entering the structure inside and having a look at the interior painting and other home decor items. And lastly, make sure to not to forget about cleaning the painted walls and exteriors regularly to make it last longer with that magnificent look that you have given it.