Ferraro Custom Home Builders Bring You Color Shift
Paint color tips from the leading luxury home builder in northern Michigan
When thinking about color to use in your Grand Traverse area custom home or timber frame home it is essential to understand that colors shift: Depending on what base colors are contained in a particular paint color, that color may look lighter or darker or more or less vibrant when viewed alongside other colors.
When comparing two colors, a helpful hint is to punch holes in opposite ends of a blank, white 3x5 card and view each color through one of these small holes. It helps you to see how warm or cool a color is and what other colors it has in it. It helps you to evaluate the real base of that color and this will help to accent the interior of your new custom built home in northwest Michigan.
Natural light also shifts color. Remember to consider the natural light that comes into an open room like those involved in timber frame constructions. Lots of natural light makes a color appear to have a lighter value. Colors, then, will always appear darkest against the window wall and lightest against the wall opposite a window. The amount and intensity of natural light entering a room varies depending on the orientation of the room, the local climate here in northwest Michigan, and also the time of year.
In addition, colors will change throughout the day, from morning to evening and from season to season. Homeowners have to be happy with a color through all of these changes. To learn more about choosing the right color for your northern Michigan custom built home, contact the knowledgeable designers at Ferraro Builders, northern Michigan’s premier construction company.
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