Exterior Color Selections - Color Consultations Seattle
The first thing people notice when they visit your home is the exterior. As much as you would like to think differently, people do judge books by their covers and the first impression people have about your home usually stays with them for as long as you live in that house. If you want your home to impress, then you should pay attention to your exterior color selection. This includes the basic color of the home as well as the color of any trim, doors, and decorations. Many Seattle homeowners find that color consultations with Authentic Home to be extremely beneficial in selecting the perfect exterior color for their home.
Color consultations with Authentic Home usually entails making an appointment with the designer to come take a tour of your home. They will assess your personal style, your goals for your home, the area you live in, and your home’s specific needs. For example, homeowner associations in some Seattle neighborhoods prohibit certain colors to be used on the exterior of the home. This is usually to maintain the overall look of the neighborhood. Although you may want your house to be hot pink so you can easily pick it out from the top of the Space Needle, your neighbors might not be as excited about this. Authentic Home can help find a compromise that achieves everyone’s goals.
People who are selling their homes will benefit greatly from color consultations with Authentic Home. This is because they will be able to tell which colors are hot in the King County real estate market. Like most everywhere in the country, Seattle home sales fluctuate between good and bad from month to month. If you want to give your home the best possible chance of being sold, you want to make sure it appeals to potential buyers. This means ensuring that when buyers stop at the curb to your house that the exterior color is warm and inviting.
Before you paint your home, it is a good idea to invest in color consultations with Authentic Home. Even if you know what color you want your home to be, it is always good to get a second opinion to make sure you are creating something that will help you achieve the goals you have set. Additionally, if you choose to change the interior of your home a later date, you can work with Authentic Home to make sure the inside matches the outside.
Authentic Home exterior paint has a lifetime warranty and is a low VOC, very high premium paint formulated for the Great Northwest. You would be hard pressed to find a comparable paint at any price. This is a terrific way to protect your Authentic Home.
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—Kathy Banak, Founder of Authentic Home, Seattle, Washington