The color you choose for the exterior of your home can have a profound effect on its curb appeal. Good residential painting takes several factors into account, including the type of home and the effect you're trying to achieve. Before you settle on a paint color, make sure to consider all of the following factors.

Permanent Colors

While you can control the color of most of your home through painting, deck staining, and even adjusting your garden, there are a few places where the color is there to stay. The roof, any pavement or paths, and stonework on the house itself won't be painted over, so make sure you match your choices to them.

Home Architecture

The design of your home is a major factor in dictating appropriate paint colors. A bright, modern color can look odd on a historical design, and vice versa. You may want to look at what your residential painting supplier recommends for homes similar to yours, and don't stray too far from those recommendations.

Coordinating Color Schemes

As with interior painting, you aren't really choosing just one color for your home's exterior. You should actually try for three: one for the main field, another for trim, and a third, contrasting color to be used sparingly as an accent.

Test on Your Wall

Sample squares simply aren't enough to tell you what a color will actually look like on your home. Before you commit to a color, get a large enough sample to paint a few square feet of the wall. Paint a section, and see how it looks in the natural light and shadow of your location.

A little forethought when choosing a paint color can make the difference between and elegant new look and a total disaster. Choose your paint wisely, and if you aren't sure about your choice, ask a professional painter for advice.

Suburban Painting Co. in Lexington, KY, provides interior and exterior residential painting for beautiful, coordinated homes. Their experienced painters pride themselves on high-quality, attractive work. To schedule painting or to receive an estimate, call (859) 276-1139 or contact them online.