The Best Exterior Paint Colors for Spring

With spring here and spring cleaning nearly complete, take your decluttering outside and update your house with a fresh paint job. Here are spring house painting tips and the best exterior paint colors for spring from the experts at CertaPro Painters of Oshawa/Pickering.

To choose a color, you should lend your style and personality to the choice. Picking an exterior color for your house can feel overwhelming. Here are the newest trends that will appeal to a wide audience while allowing your house to stand out.

Greige

Beige is back in a gray cousin. This updated and widely sought color takes a bland neutral and makes it trendy. While the beige and gray are paired together, use a version that pops with warm undertones. This color will complete a warm and inviting home look while being on trend and stylish.

Brown

While beige is often viewed as old fashioned, brown is en vogue now. Use the deep color on your exterior and pair it with bright white trim or shutters to lighten the shades. While the brown trend started in the desert, it’s found footing throughout the country in varied settings. It will work equally well against green foliage or a beachfront sand dune.

White

Feeling less than bold? Not sure you can commit to a bright or deep color? Go white! White is never a wrong choice. Make sure you choose pairing colors for fences, trim and architectural elements in bright or trendy colors for a sense of style. Successful colors are deep blues and bright red. The white in your home color allows for a myriad of options.

Baby Yellow

Spring and baby yellow go together like peas and carrots. The color is cheerful against the barren winter. To avoid overwhelming eyes, choose a less saturated version of the color. Soft yellow works well. Pair it with a light green or white for trim.

Green

Green is taking on exteriors across the country. The color is being used in various forms and all work successfully. Green works whether it’s olive or forest, the color is a good color to come home too. To successfully pull off the color, choose a variation that is natural to your landscape. If you’re in a wooded area, choose sage. For a Victorian house, pick dark forest green. Homes with masonry work particularly well with the color with the bricks creating a pop of color differential. No bricks? No problem. Try a deep color like charcoal for shutters or trim.

Blue

Blue is experiencing a renaissance for home exteriors. It’s an inviting color to enhance your home. Light blue works great to lighten up a dark landscape and make a small home seem bigger. Navy works well on a large home, paired with stark white trim. When working with dark colors, remember the sun will leach the color from paint. Try working with these deep colors in less bright environments where the rays won’t take as much toll on your paint.

Tips to Choose a Color:
Check with your HOA or governing body before settling on a color. There could be rules to what colors you can choose from. Some will have specific palettes, others might have general rules.
Consider your landscape. Trees, shrubbery and flowers will all interact with the overall picture of your home.
Asking a color expert is always an option. Most companies and even some retailers will have a color consultant on hand to help with choices.
Try a digital painter app to experiment with colors on an image of your home.