Gone are the days when your home’s colour palette blended into your home’s architecture, landscaping and surrounding as if the Predator blessed your home with his disappearing act. With advancements into paints, vinyl and Hardie Plank lap siding, making a statement with your home using colour is easier than ever!
In some European and South American countries colour has been a popular way of bringing life to the exterior of the home and neighbourhood for years with bright vibrant colours or more subtle pastels. No one is saying you have to paint your home like an Easter egg, think more, Fabergé without all the sparkle.
An easy way to bring life to your home would be creating mixture of light and dark colours. For example, white trim with grey siding and a bold colour like red on the door. Fans of Feng Shui decorating will be familiar with the use of the red door to accent and bring good energy into the home. Vinyl and Hardie Plank siding advancements have made customizing the exterior colour of your home so much easier than in the past. In many cases, you can pre-order desired colours and save yourself the cost, time and hassle of having to paint it yourself. And in the future if you your tastes change or you want to add a little colour pick-me-up, it’s perfectly safe to paint over the siding without damaging it.
If you’re planning on completely remodelling the exterior of your home, incorporating the earthy tones of brick can easily add a touch of rustic elegance to your landscape along with some brown or cream exterior paint.
A popular trend on the West Coast is a rustic mountain look which incorporates a lot of stone and wood trimming, allowing nature to accent the majestic qualities of your home, giving it a more regal and impressive façade.
Continuing trends over the past few years include durability, eco-friendliness and low maintenance facades. Fibre cement siding such as Hardie Plank is more durable than most woods and stucco, this material can resist insects and rot, is fire resistant, and can even withstand corrosive salt spray near the coastlines. Think of it as your shield against Mother Nature. Requiring very little maintenance, Hardie Plank is non-combustible and will not melt, maintaining its wood-like appearance. A little more costly than vinyl but cheaper than wood, the added benefits protecting your home and keeping your maintenance and energy bills down make this product a definite winner when it comes to home improvement this year. For more questions, pop into Phoenix Siding to speak with one of our installation experts.
