

Which side affects YOU the most (ie: you don’t have much road and spend a lot of time in the backyard, not the front – in which case, you might focus on the back.Which side faces the road (curb appeal).So, does that mean you should focus on the FRONT of your home only? No, but you may need to prioritize things, so here are some tips for figuring out which side of your home matters the most. Now, let’s look at the NORTH-facing backside of the same home…Īnd the reality is that SOMETIMES, you can’t make all 4 exposures, AS WELL AS your stone, brick, roof AND yourself 100% happy. This home is south-facing, as you can see by the sunlight and shadows… And not only am I funny (wink wink), I’m also a darned smart cookie when it comes to paint colours. And if you’re new to my blog – yes, this is how my brain thinks. There are ALWAYS exceptions, of course, like unique homes with more modest fronts and more impressive backsides (sounds like a description of me), but generally speaking, orientation refers to the front of the home. Not the indecent kind that can get you thrown in jail, but the DIRECTIONAL kind that can make your exterior paint picking process a HECK of a lot harder than it should be!Īnd while I’ve talked EXTENSIVELY about how exposure can affect your interior paint colour picking, I haven’t dived into the deep end of the pool on exteriors…but today, we’re going swimming, and with reference to OTHER type of exposure – we’re skinny dipping.Įxposure (for painting purposes) refers to the orientation of the FRONT of your home and how that relates to the direction of the sun. North, East, South, West – Which EXTERIOR Paint Colour is the Best?
