Fresh Look Colour Blog

 Hi Everyone Thanks for checking out my blog today.  I recently had the opportunity to be featured in an Redfin article  about choosing exterior paint colors and of course 😀 I wrote about one of my favourite things, painted doors!  Whether it's interior or exterior I love a door that's painted a color other then white.  Today I thought it would be fun, with spring hopefully just around the corner, to talk about painting your exterior door. Painting your exterior door is a quick and inexpensive way to instantly add curb appeal to your home.   If you are painting your front door please PLEASE ensure you also paint the hinged side of the door.  It's a pet peeve of mine 😆 when I see a painted front door and a white strip on the side (hinged side).   There are so many different routes you can go with color.  You can go with a timeless choice such as red, black or navy blue or if you want to inject your personality with a fun pop of color the sky's the limit.  Today I'l

  Expert Advice for Picking the Best Exterior Paint Colors for Your Home A fresh paint job can do wonders for your home, from making your home's features stand out to enhancing your exterior’s curb appeal. Your home’s exterior is a big canvas, which gives you the room to showcase your personality and make you feel content when you pull into your driveway. And, when you land on the best exterior paint color that brings out your home’s architecture, the potential rewards are valuable. But, with an array of colors to choose from, picking the best exterior paint colors can seem like an overwhelming task.  Whether you're ready to tackle an entire upgrade or doing your due diligence before embarking on an exterior paint project, we surveyed paint color experts from Anaheim, CA , to Washington, D.C. for their best advice to help guide you through picking the best exterior paint colors that you - and your neighbors - will love.  Don't jump straight into the painting Start with t

 Hi Everyone Thanks for checking out my blog today.  I wanted to do things a little differently today when talking about how to choose a white paint color for your home.  I could show you a bunch of pretty pictures (which I might do anyways 😉) but that won't help you know how to choose the right white paint color for your home.  So what I wanted to do today is try and break things down a bit so it will give you an understanding of how to choose the right white (or any other color) for your home.   There are three important things to consider when choosing a paint color for your home which are: undertones (paint and existing furnishes), lighting and temperature of colors.  This is a very basic breakdown but will hopefully help you with choosing paint colors or maybe explain why you don't like something you've already painted. Undertones I often hear people referring to gray or brown undertones but that in fact isn't the case.  There may be brown or gray in the paint col

 Hi Everyone Thanks for checking out my blog today.  It looks like we are heading for a deep freeze for awhile, but fortunately we've had a pretty good winter up till now.  Yesterday was such a pretty day but looks like we are not going to see another one for awhile now. 😔 Source If you've had a chance to check out my previous blogs you'll know that I've been taking a closer look at Sherwin Williams' Colormix Forecast for 2021.  So far we've checked out Sanctuary and Encounter and today we'll have a look at Continuum.  As I've mentioned in my prior blogs, while I don't subscribe to the notion that your home needs to be "on trend", I thought it would be fun to take a look at where the color trends are going for 2021.  Unless I've stated otherwise the source for all this information is Sherwin Williams  (including pictures).  Continuum  "The optimism and imagination of mid-century modernists inspired designs that reached high into

 Hi Everyone Thanks for checking out my blog today.  As I mentioned in my previous blog    I want to have a look at the Sherwin Williams Colormix Forecast palettes for 2021 and I'll feature a couple of paint colors from each of those palettes.  The Colormix Forecast is made up of 4 color palettes with a total of 40 hues (each blog will be a different palette).  While I don't subscribe to the notion that your paint colors need to be on trend, I still thought it would be fun to look at where color is going in the next little while - you'll start to notice these colors showing up in home décor and even fashion.  The 2nd palette in the 2021 Colormix Forecast and the one we are looking at today is called Encounter (the  source  for all this information and photos is Sherwin Williams unless I've stated otherwise). Encounter "Layers of local character — rooted in culture and artisan craft — create an authentic sense of place. The rich but muted hues in this palette convey

 Hi Everyone Thanks for checking out my blog today.  Usually about this time of the year we'd be heading south with our trailer for a few months, but for obvious reasons 😔 this year will be different.  Thankfully, so far, we've had a very mild winter but I'm sure that will change soon 😏, after all we do live in the prairies.   In a previous blog  I shared the COTY's for 2021 and I briefly talked about the the Colormix Color Forecast for 2021 by Sherwin Williams.  Over the next four blogs I wanted to dig deeper into the Colormix palettes and I'll share with you some of my favourite paint colors from each of those palettes.  There are 4 color palettes with a total of 40 hues.  While I don't subscribe to the notion that your paint colors need to be on trend, I still thought it would be fun to look at where color is going in the next little while - you'll start to notice these colors showing up in home décor and even fashion.  The first palette I wanted to sha