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Great new product that will transform any space, wall or area into a dry erase board.

Think, playroom, office or that wall space heading out the door!

Do's and Don'ts of Choosing a New Exterior House Color

A Major Makeover - Exterior Paint Colors - Bob Vila

When it comes to picking exterior paint colors, a few simple rules will help you find the right hue. Above is a web link that has some great ideas and advice that I really like about colors when painting exteriors. 

Hope it helps.

Mike 

Some of our 2012 Completed Painting Projects

Stain your Concrete - Don't Paint it! - Interior or Exterior

H&C® Concrete Stain Solid Color Water-based

H&C Concrete Stain Solid Color Water-Based (formerly known as Shield Plus Ultra) is a water-based stain that provides long-lasting, durable and a decorative finish to interior or exterior concrete and masonry surfaces.  H&C Concrete Stain Solid Color Water-based is highly resistant to pool chemicals. 

Where to Use

1. Pool decks
2. Patios/Walkways
3. Interior floors (laundry rooms, basement floors)
4. Stadium supports and parking garages
5. Athletic courts
6. Block and stucco walls
7. Asphalt driveways and properly prepared concrete driveways
8. CMU, split face and fluted block
9. Precast, poured in place, and tilt-up concrete

Key Advantages

H&C Concrete Stain Solid Color Water-Based bonds to concrete and forms a tough shield so it doesn't fade, peel or flake like paint.  It is resistant to acids, ultraviolet rays, oil, gas and alkali while maintaining a decorative finish.  Available in a variety of ready-to-use and tintable colors, as well as a clear, this stain is ideal for high pH surfaces.  Fortified with silicone, this easy to apply solid color stain comes in various prepackaged and tintable colors!

Exterior Color Schemes (Thinking Spring)

Exterior Color Schemes  (Yes, spring is just around the corner)

Browse a variety of regional, exterior color schemes below. From coastal to inland, historic to modern, we've got you covered.

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America’s Heritage

Ranging from exuberant hues that adorned ornately appointed Victorians to the softer, restrained shades of Craftsman bungalows, our featured color combinations are based on authentic schemes from their respective areas.

Desert & Southwest Style

The Desert & Southwest Style Palette highlights the warm, earthy tones of sun-baked adobe homes, terra-cotta roof tiles and desert sands with just enough contrasting hues of green and gray to cool you off.

Northern Shores & Seaports

In the Nothern Shores & Seaports Palette, you'll find softened shades of traditional colors found throughout nature. Slate blue, dusty red and subdued gray-green tones offer a calming serenity reflective of a vast, pristine landscape.

Southern Shores & Beaches

Throughout the Southern Shores & Beaches Palette, look for sun-washed tones that are as hospitable and accommodating on a breezy ocean side veranda as they are in a formal parlor served up with sweet tea.

Suburban Modern

Offset the rich ambers, avocado greens and inky blues of the Suburban Modern Palette with neutral tones and aluminum or stainless steel accents for a sleek, contemporary style.

Suburban Traditional

The Suburban Traditional Palette had established color combinations that befit traditional residential architecture and blend well with suburban landscape.

Choosing Interior Color Schemes

Are you unhappy with your home's interior design? If so, you may be the victim of a bad color scheme. It's no secret that color can either make or break a design, but luckily, neither is finding out how to choose the perfect color palette for you.

When the color's right, it can:
• Enhance feelings of health and wellbeing
• Modify perceived temperature — make your space feel warmer or cooler
• Transform perceived space — make your space feel larger, or more cozy and intimate
• Illuminate dark areas
• Create mystery and romance in dull areas
• Energize static areas

But it has to be the right color for you. Color, and the psychology of color, is a big design trend says Barbara Jacobs, principal of Barbara Jacobs Color & Design. "But generalizations — green is relaxing, blue is soothing, red is energizing — only apply when certain hues are used," she says. "A sharp, electric green definitely would not be relaxing; a deep blue-green might feel cold instead of soothing. The wrong red used in an entire room might create the sensation of entrapment rather than energy."

Before planning color in your personal environment, make a mini-questionnaire and poll yourself and your family. Your answers are 50 percent of the project because your color choices depend on them for direction, Jacobs says. She gives her clients a very long questionnaire with hundreds of questions, but you can start with these five. The answers will lead you to your new color scheme.

1. Where is the room?

2. How many windows are there and which direction do they face?

3. Is there landscaping outside that will have an effect on the colors in the room?

4. Who will use the room, and what will they do there? Is it private or community space?

5. Will it be a sociable and active place, or a peaceful place? How do I want it to feel?