How To Pick The Best Colors To Paint Your Commercial Building

Choosing a paint color for your commercial building is a story worth making a play about.

The looks of your property, as well as your color choice, is of utmost importance since it determines the tenants’ interest in your business, as well as how much you can retain them. Actually, some business owners that want to be extra, repaint their commercial building every season, in order to always have it on point.

But, repainting your property every season isn’t the hardest part, choosing the right color is. Especially when there are so many colors to choose from.

That’s why we’ve brought you 5 tips to pick the best color to paint your commercial building, as well as all the factors considered, in order for you to make a color choice that will have a positive impact on both your client’s hearts and in your business’ coffers.

With all that said, let’s get started:

1. Consider the Architecture and Materials of the Building - and even from the entire Block: we know it, you wanna make your building pop. But that doesn’t mean it has to be dissonant with its style and that of the whole block. Historical buildings look better when painted neutral colors, while modern-style rock bolder shades. Besides, certain materials look their best -and also last longer- in certain colors and painting techniques.

1. What do you Want your Building to Say?: the style and colors of your building should match your industry’s. For example, if you're a financial or law firm, painting your facade McDonald’s red and yellow shades may not be the best move. Instead, you want your building to say you’re responsible and trustworthy, by using neutrals, blacks, and browns. But, on the other hand, if you’re in the art, music, or design industry, bold and contrasting shades tell your clients that you’re creative and vibrating.

1. Consider the Atmosphere you Want to Create: sometimes the spatial features of our building don’t match the vibe that we want to evoke in our business. But the good news is that we can contour it and build it up with color, in order to bring it closer to our vision. For example, if you want a very large and open space to feel cozier and more welcoming, deeper and warmer shades are the best choice here. But, on the opposite side, if you want a closed space to look fresher and lighter, opt for whites and light blues.

1. Keep your Users in Mind: who’s gonna use your building? And most importantly, for what purposes? And by this, we don’t just mean your clients, but also your employees - and even yourself. You gotta paint it in order to be pleasant and a productivity-booster for them. Do some research, stay up-to-date with the evidence and studies on colors and their effects on the mind, and use this information in your favor.

1. Stick To The Rules: exterior painting has a very easy-to-follow rule, which is called the 60-30-10 rule, which states that no more than three colors should be on a facade: one shade for the walls, one for the trimmings, and one for the accents. Moreover, you can build up your color combination with complementary or analogous colors (complementary are opposite in the color wheel, while analogous are side by side), depending on whether you want a more impactful or casual first impression. This, of course, is subject to your industry and your business’ persona.

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