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FROM PORCH TO SHED

Today, indoor and outdoor boundaries are blurred. As we extend the living space outdoors, we’re finding inspiration from nature and adding comfort and relaxation to those spaces. Whether you’re turning into the driveway, resting on the porch or gazing at the backyard, you know that warm feeling when your home is in sight. Take care of the exterior spaces that first drew you in with a fresh coat of Valspar® paint.

Renew Blue

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The front door is a focal point that welcomes visitors and enhances your home’s aesthetic. It’s the first impression of the home and the family living there. Here, Renew Blue, a blue-green with a gray undertone, connects to nature and pulls in the openness of the sky. Bring in the energy you desire with your color choices on the front entrance.

Brookside

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Extended outdoor living space like a front porch can help build connection with the surrounding community. A mid-tone blue like Brookside on this porch floor harmonizes well with popular exterior colors. A favorite on southern homes, the touch of blue adds a colorful accent that lifts the mood of the home. This blue with a gray undertone is seasonless and timeless — maintaining a home’s harmony within its greater neighborhood for years to come.

Soft Candlelight

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Outdoor hobbies and a search for moments in nature emphasize the importance of color — even on often-overlooked sheds. Inspire fun and joy through the use of expressive color and harmonize with warm and sunny shades. Creamy, optimistic Soft Candlelight adds sunlight to the backyard, connects to natural greens and complements light yellows found in flowers and trees throughout the seasons. A familiar interior paint color, it can be a backyard accent color, welcoming flowers, bees and family.

Dark Fired paint creates a moody and modern aesthetic on a home exterior with a lighter wood door, chair and planter.

Fired Earth

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Dark and moody colors are popular on exteriors for their modern style and elevated look. Fired Earth is almost black with a brown undertone and works well with other natural materials like wood and stone. The warmth of this dark shade makes the color more livable while bringing a refreshed look to even an older home. The brown-black contrasts with the vibrant shades of nature and makes the perfect backdrop for standing out in the neighborhood.

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MAKING IT HAPPEN

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Exterior Painting Basics

Expert Tips

THE KEYS TO CHOOSING EXTERIOR COLORS.

Not sure where to start with choosing exterior paint colors? Here are some of our favorite colors. Some are trendy, some are tried-and-true, but they all can help give your home’s exterior and exterior spaces new life. And don’t stress too much – if you change your mind, we’ve got the Love Your Color Guarantee: if you don’t love your color, we’ll replace it with one you do.

FINDING YOUR COLOR

Choosing a color (or colors) can get overwhelming – but here are a few things that can help narrow down your options.

Doors, Trim and More

Creating an exterior color story for your home usually means choosing more than one color, as you have doors, trim, railings and other exterior elements to consider.

When selecting outdoor colors, consider the dominant color in the space, such as the siding, trim or shutters. From bricks to roofing to landscaping, your home already has a color palette established. Find paint colors with similar undertones, like warm or cool to build on that color harmony. The colors can be layered in and harmonized with existing colors and materials.

Don’t be afraid of change. If you hang a seasonal wreath on the door, why not change your door’s color each season, too?

See the Light

The outdoor environment is influenced by natural light, which changes the direction and intensity of light throughout the day. This natural light can significantly alter the appearance of colors, so it’s important to choose three areas to try the color samples and observe the changes in color throughout the day.

The exterior project handles various substrates, and the color changes depending on the materials, such as wood. It’s best to review a color when it has completely dried.

Start With Chips and Samples

There’s no substitute for seeing paint on your exterior walls – so no matter how much you love a color, you should always take the time to order and use paint chips and samples. Seeing a color with your own eyes and in the context of your space will go a long way toward getting a look you love.

To get the best out of your samples, try to recreate how you’ll typically experience your space. This means using the paint on multiple walls, and architectural elements like trim and shutters. Be sure to check in throughout the day so you get a better sense for the color as lighting conditions change.

Let Your Personality Show Through

Fully embrace the color and express who you are at home. We often get cautious in color selection for outdoors because of the watchful eyes of neighbors and passersby.

As we see the outdoors as the extension of the indoors, don’t shy away from letting your home’s exterior express your family’s personality.

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PICKING THE PAINT SHEEN AND PRODUCTS

Once you’ve got a color, then it’s time to pick a paint. It might not seem as important as color, but the right paint is a crucial part of getting results you love.

We’ve broken down each featured exterior project for you, so you can see our recommended paint, sheens and products.