Daily News | Home painting tips from how to pick a color to whether to do it yourself
, new coats of paint can change the whole look and feel of a home., especially if homeowners can do the work themselves.
Alex Lewis, a residential specialist for the Montgomery County-based CertaPro Painters, shared some tips for homeowners — those painting on their own and those looking to hire help.Inside a home, a household with young children can expect more scuffs and dings to walls than a household without children.“On exteriors, the south and the west sides age more quickly than the other sides. Just because they get more sun and weather exposure,” Lewis said.
Dark colors can make a space feel cozier, and light colors can brighten a room and make it feel larger. But there’s only so much that paint can do.“We’ve had projects where we completed the project and the color looked off, and it was because of the lightbulbs,” Lewis said. “And we changed the lightbulbs, and it fixed the issue.”Urban Outfitters adds new paint options to its home sectionIn the 1990s and early 2000s, “everyone was using beige and tan,” Lewis said.
Homeowners have been playing with color on their cabinets, going for colors such as dark navy or dark green.» READ MORE:Exterior colors have always been pretty wide-ranging, he said. “We still paint red houses. We still paint blue. We still paint obviously gray as well. It’s common to still paint exteriors really any color.”“If you live in a historic neighborhood, we would recommend you use historic colors. There are specified historic colors to stay with the style of the home.”
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