A Fresh Look: Exterior Home Paint

I am a firm believer that a coat of paint can go a long way. You can transform the look of a room simply with a can of paint and an afternoon of painting.

Master Bedroom before we moved in. Photo courtesy zillow.com listing.







Semi-recent phot of our Master Bedroom with some color on the walls. :)

But when it came time to get out house painted, we knew this wasn't a DIY project we were up for trying! So we hired Arizona Painting Company to do the job with Dunn-Edwards Paint. Overall, we are very happy with the work that was done and the paint as a product.

I told you about how picking out the right shades was a process, made easier by the kind folks at Dunn-Edwards.

Our home was a bright white (inside and out) when we bought it in November of 2008. We've painted just about the entire inside, save the guest room and guest bathroom (we'll get there eventually).  It was now time to give our white home a little warmth on the outside. It was literally a blank slate.

I told you there were lots of shades of beige to choose from!

So after three days of work, our house has a nice, gorgeous coat of paint on it.

House: Rustic Taupe, Garage & Gate: Mesa Tan, Trim: French Silk.



Backyard (obviously)



You can tell that the sunshine will really make the paint look different. The top photo is not in the direct sunlight, the bottom photo (backyard) is getting full sun.