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COLOR DESIGN |
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you have found us from our new website - exteriorcolordesign.com Welcome!
The Art of Colorful Exterior Design starts with
branding at your doorstep. Your color curb appeal, whether
paint or flowers, degree of paint color tones, all comes in
to play when when setting a look for your image. Color can
cost a business foot traffic & clients or draw traffic in the
door. Color can sell, it's the forgotten amenity for many companies.
What does your exterior say about your company image?
Designing exterior building colors allows me to use my
background in construction & rehab (12 yrs),
Paint (7 yrs) & Color Design (16 yrs) to assist you in
your exterior color design. Whether new construction or
repaint/rehab, color plays an important role in whether
customers, clients or prospects drive in to your location.
My hands on paint background gave me the knowledge of drying effects on substrates
- i.e. - Stucco,
Hardie, Wood, and Metal. These "effects" are very important in the selection
process. Each building substrate reflects light differently.
This is why when
you try and reproduce a color scheme from a building at another location,
it doesn't look the same.
Depth of color is crucial in choosing your design.
Choosing Exterior Colors is challenging
even for those who can envision the full picture. Assisting & educating
Clients about paint
application & color
in a manner for them to comprehend is a gift. Everything has to be taken into
consideration when designing Exterior Schemes: Permanent Colors - Stone, Mortar,
Brick, Wood Finish, Door Design & Hardware,
Pool Furniture, Window Frame, Lighting Finish, Shingles, Signage, amount of landscape & concrete.
Designing Exterior Colors to complement the interior and allow the Property
to flow together requires teamwork between the Designers. The photos, at the
left, display remarkable results from a successful collaboration.
Clients do not realize that the Paint Color Chips or Color Imaging Photographs that look so wonderful in their office will change once the paint is applied to the substrate. This is known as metamerism. Metamerism is a phenomenon that occurs when colors change when viewed in different light sources. When Clients look at the chips & pictures in a room lit by warm incandescent lighting or cool fluorescent lighting, the colors may appear to be exactly what they want. Once applied outside, the paint colors take on a whole new look as you have introduced them to UV rays, along with permanent bouncing colors in concrete, brick, landscaping and shingles.
Owners, Architects, Builders, Paint Companies, Contractors & Designers call on Cooper Stepp & Associates for full project exterior design.
~~~COLOR PALETTES ONLINE~~~
You may search Paint Colors online by Manufacturer :
Here's just a few of my favorite:
Favorite :
BEHR -= http://www.behr.com/behrx/workbook/index.jsp
GLIDDEN -= http://www.glidden.com/colors/selector.jsp
PPG - VIRTUAL PAINTER = http://www.eisoftwareapps.com/PPGv2.0/main.asp
PPG - VOICE OF COLOR- http://www.voiceofcolor.com/en/index.asp
PRATT & LAMBERT COLOR VISUALIZER= http://www.prattandlambert.com/prattapp/color_visualizer/
MARTIN SENOUR = http://martinsenour.com
SEARCH A TINT - Use this handy tool to search major manufacturers colors - you DO need color numbers & not all the palettes are listed - GREAT REFERENCE TOOL = http://www.easyrgb.com/reference.php
SHERWIN WILLIAMS - COLOR VISUALIZER = http://www.sherwin.com/pro/paint_colors/paint_color_samples/
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MULTIFAMILY-COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL
Whether its New Construction, Exterior Repaints, Rehabs or Upgrades, no amount
of schooling
can train a person on how to choose colors. It requires years of on-site knowledge
to understand
the drying effects of paint on substrates, environmental issues and industry
trends.
Additional knowledge from working with paint & understanding the effects
of colorants,
paint bases & depth of color is necessary.
Business & Colors - Knowing what colors will attract potential Buyers/Residents/Clients
(creating traffic) for your business & what offends (less traffic
& vacancy increases/loss
of revenue).
Commercial/Retail Owners - ask yourself - Do you attract customers to your location
with your color design? How does your exterior color design reflect on your image?
Are you losing drive by traffic because of your look? Is your color design targeting
your market?
Increase the perception of Value through Color.
Just a few of our Clients..
AIMCO - ALLIANCE COMMUNITIES - AMLI - ARCHSTONE - BRISTOL DEVELOPMENT
- CREEKWOOD/TONTI - CUMBERLAND ALLEGANCE - CWS - DEC MANAGEMENT - FIRST WORTHING
- GABLES - HALL FINANCIAL - ING CLARION - JPI - LANDMARK RESIDENTIAL - LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY - LUMACORP
- MID AMERICA - MYAN MANAGEMENT - PACE REALTY - PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT - PERFORMANCE
- PRINCIPAL - ROCKWOOD RESIDENTIAL - SHAMROCK - T.F. STONE - TARRAGON - TRAMMELL CROW - TRIVEST REAL ESTATE - WESTDALE ASSET - WEST WORLD |
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