Monday, October 27, 2014

Professional Painting Vancouver,BC: Quick Colour Tips when deciding to Paint Your House Exterior

  • always use a colour change that compliments the “given” colours on the house such as brick, roof or stone
  • paint window sashes a light colour. Light windows are sunny and convivial, whereas dark windows look smaller and tend to close up the house.
  • use light colours for overhead surfaces like soffits and porch ceilings. They lift the spirit of the house. Dark colours appear to loom overhead
  • warm colours make a house feel “homier” and provide a cozy appeal
  • use off-whites that are softer than pure white and shadow nicely, showing off curves and details. Whites that are stark and very white can appear harsh and glaring, giving the house a harder, less friendly look
  • use lighter colours to make a small house seem larger and darker colours to make an expansive house or one in tight quarters seem more compact
  • make sure the house’s colours make it look like it belongs in the neighborhood
  • tie in colours from landscaping, such as flowers, into the colour scheme. The trees, flowers, or shrubs may provide you with inspiration for your punch colour
  • Professional Painting in Vancouver, BCt: Colour Is Relatiive

    Colour is perhaps the most relative thing on earth. It will change in relationship to the light in which it is seen. It will also change in comparison with the colours that surround it and the colours being reflected onto it. Colour will change with scale-the amount you see affects how it will appear. It will change depending on the texture of the surface to which it is applied. The smoother the texture,the lighter it will appear; the rougher the texture, the darker it will appear. Colour will change depending on the sheen- flat colours seem to appear lighter, whereas high gloss colours tend to appear darker. To avoid the unexpected test your colour choices first. More to follow…

    Professional Painting in Vancouver : Your Front Door

    The Front door is the entry point of the house, and thus the eye should be directed to it immediately. The door should be quite apparent to a visitor, who should not have to guess which is the main entrance and which is the secondary entrance. Because doorways are where you welcome the world to your home, the front door should set the tone for what to expect when someone enters. Ideally it should be both eye-catching and welcoming

    Doors come in numerous types and sizes. They can be solid, paneled or windowed, and stained or painted. A high-gloss paint finish looks rich and dramatic on a front door. Natural stained wood doors are warm, friendly and welcoming

    Professional Painting in Vancouver: French, Patio & Back Doors

    French and patio doors basically function like windows and are most visually successful when painted the same colour as the windows of the house. As always, there are exceptions to every rule, and here is an area where you can introduce colour if you do not have any other elements that are more interesting. French doors can be treated as a window or as a door. If you choose to treat them as windows, then paint them the same as the other windows on the house. French doors look good accented when they are part of a larger architectural pattern (like an archade) or are a major statement

    Professional Painting in Vancouver : Garage Doors

    A garage door most often comes in one of three common types: panel, flush, ribbed. All too often in new, late-twentieth-century homes, the garage door makes the biggest statement of the entire house, since it usually faces the street and is double the size of the front door area if not triple or even larger. When selecting colours, play down the garage door by painting it the body colour or just a shade lighter or darker. Help to nullify its impact by painting the whole door one colour. Avoid accenting panel details or ridges, because this will attract more attention to the garage door. The challenge is to keep the front door of the house from being overwhelmed by the garage door. If the front and garage doors are not visible at the same time, this is less of an issue and special details can then be incorporated.